Talk Radio (1988)

Regisseur:

Oliver Stone

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Stephen Singular (book)
Eric Bogosian (play) ...

Premierendatum:

21. Dezember 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

The last neighborhood in America.

Plot:

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Plot Keywords:

Hatred | Telephone | Tragic Ending | Murder | Shot To Death

Filmpreise:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Hugely ignored classic

Besetzung

Eric Bogosian	...	Barry Champlain
Ellen Greene	...	Ellen
Leslie Hope	...	Laura
John C. McGinley	...	Stu
Alec Baldwin	...	Dan
John Pankow	...	Dietz
Michael Wincott	...	Kent / Michael / Joe
Linda Atkinson	...	Sheila Fleming
Robert Trebor	...	Jeffrey Fisher / Francine
Zach Grenier	...	Sid Greenberg
Tony Frank	...	Dino
Harlan Jordan	...	Coach Armstrong
Bill Johnson	...	Fan #1
Kevin Howard	...	Fan #2
Anna Levine	...	Woman at Basketball Game / Denise

Alternativ:

Talk Radio (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

110 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (DeLuxe)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

UK:15 (re-rating: 2005) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:18 (1989-2005) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Drehorte:

Building One, Studios at Las Colinas - 6301 North O'Connor Road, Irving, Texas, USA

Firma:

Cineplex-Odeon Films

Dies und das:

The Playboy that John C. McGinley is reading has an interview with Oliver Stone in it.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: After picking up Ellen from the airport the car that Barry is driving is in "Park." This can be seen in the shots through the windshield.

Dialogzitate:

Stu: Barry and I worked together for over seven years and whenever you threatened him over the air, man he would stick it right back in your face. It was like his dick was flapping in the wind and he'd like to see if he could get an erection. The guy had a little dick but he liked to flap it out there. Then they cut it off, so now he's dead. I don't know if you understand my analogy but it's the clearest one I can make.

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Soundtrack:

Bad to the Bone

Hugely ignored classic

I have seen it a few times and get completely glued to it every time. It is very suspenseful and intense. To describe it sounds boring but it is amazing. It is the kind of movie where you need can't miss a thing, but if you soak it in it sticks with you long after it ends. Now thinking about it I don't even know what Stone was trying to make us see. Just the story of Alan Green? I don't think so. It was a look at ignorance, stupidity, self-absorption, and a guy just loosing his grip. Maybe he had more grip than the listeners though. I didn't like Barry but still seemed worried about him for some reason. I was perplexed at why I couldn't get him out of my mind when the movie ended. I wish I could see inside Olive Stone's mind for this one.