Talk Radio 1988 Movie

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

Directors

Oliver Stone

Cast

Eric Bogosian Ellen Greene Leslie Hope

Tags

drama hatred radio station radio talk show anonymity hate speech audience antihero colleague colleague relationship radio studio rant loudmouth radio show host radio host radio program radio broadcast radio call in show telephone conversation kiss on the lips dialogue driven telephone call murder telephone bad to the bone radio dj talk radio death threat radio neo nazi risk strong language listener cry for help racism racial humor corporate control franchising selling out freedom of speech guest host tailor female assistant caller paranoid conspiracy theorist mental issues womanizer love interest ex husband ex wife reconciliation introspection provocative hate mail employer employee relationship night time parking lot coworker relationship fan rapist metal head death of protagonist based on real person actress shares first name with character death tragic event flashback two word title night job hanging up on someone main character shot death of main character ends with death co worker shot in the stomach reflection in a window having picture taken camera flash sticking out one's tongue dead air on the radio radio station manager radio executive radio silence radio producer radio phone in giving the finger reference to the holocaust reference to the vietnam war caught cheating on wife cheating husband store clerk cigarette smoking ex husband ex wife relationship booing dallas texas throwing a drink on someone throwing a drink in someone's face character is recognized by a member of the public being asked for an autograph nazi flag dead rat jewish american reference to ted bundy bomb threat package suspicious package headphones headset racial slur ethnic slur n word reference to adolf hitler hate controversy shock jock crank shot to death hostage cinema verite neo nazism based on novel based on true story based on play independent film reference to the turner diaries name calling reference to the beatles close up of mouth reference to megadeth reference to prince reference to patti smith reference to keith richards reference to mick jagger reference to julianne phillips reference to bruce springsteen male with long hair reference to charles manson reference to john hinkley reference to bernhard goetz reference to david berkowitz reference to william luther pierce reference to the bee gees reference to marie osmond pepsi cola clothing store texas reference to larry king critique of capitalism reference to national enquirer reference to lucille ball actor shares first name with character title spoken by character

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