Talk Radio
The last neighborhood in America.
1988 | 109m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Oliver Stone |
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| Writer: | Oliver Stone, Eric Bogosian, Stephen Singular |
| Staring: |
| A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 1988 |
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| Director: | Oliver Stone |
| Writer: | Oliver Stone, Eric Bogosian, Stephen Singular |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | anonymity, radio presenter, success, radio transmission, jewish american |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films, Ten-Four Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,468,572
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 Thomson | Woman at Basketball Game / Denise |
| Bruno Rubeo | Tony |
| Pirie MacDonald | Judge Willard |
| Allan Corduner | Vince / Morris |
| Mimi Cochran | Girl #1 |
| Rockets Redglare | Killer / Redneck Caller |
| Angus G. Wynne III | Engineer |
| Chip Moody | Announcer |
| David Poynter | Engineer |
| Peter Zapp | Josh / Vincent (voice) |
| Carl Kissin | Glen (voice) |
| Park Overall | Debbie / Agnes / Theresa (voice) |
| Michele Mariana | Rhonda / Elderly Woman / Julia (voice) |
| Earl Hindman | Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice) |
| John Seitz | Bob (voice) |
| Kyle McClaran | Arnold (voice) |
| Dee Pyland | Nancy (voice) |
| Daniel Escobar | Frank (voice) |
| William De Acutis | John the Rapist / Ralph (voice) |
| Frederica Meister | Sexy Woman (voice) |
| Luis Barajas | Fred (voice) |
| Vernie Bailey | Jackie (voice) |
| Martin Rayner | Arnold (voice) |
| Alan Clark | Larry (voice) |
| John B. Wells | V.O. (voice) |
| Leigh French | Newscaster (voice) |
| Walter Lynn | Newscaster (voice) |
| Theresa Bell | Lucy (uncredited) |
| Kim Gelvin | Basketball Game Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Wayne Shannon | Basketball Game Photographer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Oliver Stone | Screenplay, Director |
| Eric Bogosian | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Derek R. Hill | Set Decoration |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Carlton Kaller | Music Editor |
| Tod A. Maitland | Sound Mixer |
| Budd Carr | Music Supervisor |
| Bruno Rubeo | Production Design |
| Stephen Singular | Book |
| Joyce Rudolph | Still Photographer |
| Nicola Freegard | Music Coordinator |
| Joseph A. Mayer | ADR Supervisor |
| Susan Malerstein | Script Supervisor |
| Lon Bender | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Joe Hutshing | Co-Editor |
| Milo | Art Direction |
| Mike Parsons | Property Master |
| Tad Savinar | Theatre Play |
| Martha Marek Beresford | Hairstylist |
| Sharon Ilson | Makeup Artist |
| Jane Bartelme | Unit Manager |
| Michael Flynn | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Vebe Borge | Second Assistant Director |
| Chris Henry | Construction Foreman |
| Barry Phillips | Assistant Art Director |
| Craig Pittman | Set Dresser |
| Joe Sharber | Props |
| J. Grey Smith | Leadman |
| Floyd Gentry | Scenic Artist |
| Johnny Gutierrez | Rigging Gaffer |
| Stewart Copeland | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Richardson | Director of Photography |
| David Brenner | Editor |
| Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Design |
| Risa Bramon Garcia | Casting |
| Scott Martin Gershin | Sound Designer |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Clayton Townsend | Production Manager |
| Joseph P. Reidy | First Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Strangis | Executive Producer |
| Greg Strangis | Executive Producer |
| Diane Schneier | Associate Producer |
| Neal Weisman | Associate Producer |
| A. Kitman Ho | Producer |
| Edward R. Pressman | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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This is typical Oliver Stone...no, wait, I didn't mean that in a bad way. I actually meant that in a very positive way. Our protagonist is a Glenn Beck type, overly opinionated, thuggish, personality meets the shock jock ratings whore...and, in a way that only Stone can achieve, he is treated pre ... tty fairly. In fact, just about everyone in the film right down to the Neo Nazis are treated pretty fairly. But this was the man, with traditionally liberal values, that was able to make Nixon look sympathetic and gave W a fair shake. Obscene Racists are treated like humans. Gotta love Stone. Any other director would have made them a walking stereo-type with no personality. So what you have here is a wonderfully unique film that, despite it being Stone, really feels honest and unbiased. It's an INSANELY UNDER-RATED FILM.