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Radio Days (1987)

DVD

Drama/Comedy · 1h 25m

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A "richly nostalgic" (Leonard Maltin) and star-studded portrait of the 1940s, Woody Allen's 'Radio Days' weaves together a young boy's comical memories with zany stories from the golden age of radio, to create a delightful tapestry of heartwarming and hilarious vignettes. Expertly rendered and "densely packed with vivid detail" ('The New York Times'), 'Radio Days' is "one of the loveliest eulogies a filmmaker has ever given to any bygone era" ('L.A. Weekly')! Gripped by wild radio stories about bloody wars and beautiful celebrities, 10-year old Joe Needleman longs for adventure and dreams of the day he'll see enemy spies, German subs -- or even his sexy grade-school teacher wearing a smile (and little else). But while Joe's life is filled with fantasies about radio voices, the real people behind the voices have fantasies of their own. And as stars rise, careers fall and a nation hurtles toward the future, only one thing is absolutely certain: The days of radio may finally fade... but the magic of Joe's memories will always endure.

Release Country

United States

Barcode

828706545461

Media Type

Movie

Video Format

NTSC

Discs

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Cast

Mike Starr

Burglar

Paul Herman

Burglar

Don Pardo

'Guess That Tune' Host

Martin Rosenblatt

Mr. Needleman

Helen Miller

Mrs. Needleman

Danielle Ferland

Child Star

Julie Kavner

Mother

Julie Kurnitz

Irene

David Warrilow

Roger

Wallace Shawn

Masked Avenger

Mick Murray

Avenger Crook (as Michael Murray)

William Flanagan

Avenger Announcer

Seth Green

Joe

Michael Tucker

Father

Josh Mostel

Abe

Renée Lippin

Aunt Ceil (as Renee Lippin)

William Magerman

Grandpa

Leah Carrey

Grandma

Joy Newman

Ruthie

Hy Anzell

Mr. Waldbaum

Judith Malina

Mrs. Waldbaum

Dianne Wiest

Bea

Fletcher Farrow Previn

Andrew

Oliver Block

Nick

Maurice Toueg

Dave

Sal Tuminello

Burt

Rebecca Nickels

Evelyn Goorwitz

Mindy Morgenstern

'Show & Tell' Teacher

David Mosberg

Arnold

Ross Morgenstern

Ross

Kenneth Mars

Rabbi Baumel

Andrew B. Clark

Sidney Manulis (as Andrew Clark)

Mia Farrow

Sally White

Lee Erwin

Roller Rink Organist

Roger Hammer

Richard

Terry Lee Swarts

Nightclub Customer

Margaret Thomson

Nightclub Customer

Tito Puente

Latin Bandleader

Denise Dumont

Latin singer "Tico-Tico no Fubá"

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Perfirio

Larry David

Communist Neighbor

Rebecca Schaeffer

Communists's Daughter

Belle Berger

Mrs. Silverman

Guy Le Bow

Bill Kern

Brian Mannain

Kirby Kyle

Stanley Burns

Ventriloquist (as Stan Burns)

Todd Field

Crooner

Peter Lombard

Abercrombie Host

Martin Sharman

Mr. Abercrombie

Crystal Field

Abercrombie Couple

Maurice Shrog

Abercrombie Couple

Marc Colner

Whiz Kid

Roberta Bennett

Teacher with Carrot

Joel Eidelsberg

Mr. Zipsky

Danny Aiello

Rocco

Peter Castellotti

Mr. Davis

Gina DeAngeles

Rocco's Mother (as Gina DeAngelis)

Shelley Delaney

Chekhov Actress

Dwight Weist

Pearl Harbor Announcer

Ken Levinsky

USO Musician

Ray Marchica

USO Musician

Jeff Daniels

Biff Baxter

J.R. Horne

Biff Announcer

Kuno Sponholz

German

Henry Yuk

Japanese

Sydney A. Blake

Miss Gordon

Kitty Carlisle

Radio Singer (as Kitty Carlisle Hart)

Robert Joy

Fred

Henry Cowen

Principal

Philip Shultz

Whistler

Mercedes Ruehl

Ad Men

Bruce Jarchow

Ad Men

Greg Gerard

Songwriter

David Cale

Director

Ira Wheeler

Sponsor

Hannah Rabinowitz

Sponsor's Wife

Edward S. Kotkin

Diction Teacher

Ruby Payne

Diction Student

J.E. Beaucaire

Diction Student (as Jaqui Safra)

Paul Berman

'Gay White Way' Announcer

Richard Portnow

Tony Roberts

'Silver Dollar' Emcee

Barbara Gallo

Dance Palace Musician

Jane Jarvis

Dance Palace Musician

Liz Vochecowizc

Dance Palace Musician

Ivan Kronenfeld

On-the-Spot Newsman

Frank O'Brien

Fireman

Yolanda Childress

Polly's Mother

Artie Butler

New Year's Bandleader

Diane Keaton

New Year's Singer

Gregg Almquist

Radio Voice (voice)

Jackson Beck

Reporter In Disaster Sequence (voice)

Wendell Craig

Radio Voice (voice)

William H. Macy

Radio actor (as W.H. Macy)

Ken Roberts

Radio Voice (voice)

Norman Rose

Radio Voice (voice)

Kenneth Welsh

Radio Voice (voice)

Mark Patterson

Nightclub Orchestra Trombonist

Woody Allen

The Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Bonnie Lee Bakley

(uncredited)

Crew

Woody Allen

Director

Woody Allen

Writer

Dick Hyman

Music

Carlo di Palma

Cinematograpy

Susan E. Morse

Editor