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Radio Days (1987)
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Synopsis
Woody Allen
's gentle and nostalgic tribute to the glory days of radio and coming-of-age during World War II plays like Fellini's
Amarcord
filtered through
Neil Simon
. The nominal star is
Seth Green
as Joe, a teenage Jewish boy, growing up with a house full of relatives in Brooklyn. Allen cuts between Joe's working class neighborhood of Rockaway Beach, Queens, and the glittery and glamorous world of radio in Manhattan. Joe's favorite radio hero is The Masked Avenger (
Wallace Shawn
), and he dreams of getting The Masked Avenger Secret Decoder Ring. Using all the money they have collected for Israel, Joe and his friends buy the ring, much to the shock of his mother (
Julie Kavner
) and the local rabbi. His father (
Michael Tucker
), a business failure embarrassed to be seen driving a taxi, is an ineffective and distant man. His uncle Abe (
Josh Mostel
) is obsessed with eating. His Aunt Bea (
Dianne Wiest
) is obsessed with getting married. All together, these relatives make up a rather chaotic life in Brooklyn for Joe. Interspersed with these family relations are vignettes of radio lore --from the cigarette girl (
Mia Farrow
) who wants to strike it big in radio, to the "Name That Tune" jackpot telephone call answered by a burglar, who guesses the right answer and wins the victimized homeowners a cornucopia of valuable prizes. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cast
Danny Aiello
Rocco
Jeff Daniels
Biff Baxter
Gina de Angelis
Rocco's Mother
Mia Farrow
Sally White
Seth Green
Little Joe
Julie Kavner
Mother
Julie Kurnitz
Irene
Tony Roberts
"Silver Dollar" MC
Wallace Shawn
Masked Avenger
Michael Tucker
Father
David Warrilow
Roger
Dianne Wiest
Aunt Bea
Diane Keaton
New Year's Singer
Josh Mostel
Uncle Abe
Tito Puente
Latin Band Leader
Production Crew
George De Titta, Jr.
Art Director
Speed Hopkins
Art Director
Ezra Swerdlow
Associate Producer
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Carlo Di Palma
Cinematographer
Dick Hyman
Composer (Music Score)
Jeffrey Kurland
Costume Designer
Woody Allen
Director
Susan E. Morse
Editor
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Jack Rollins
Executive Producer
Al Dexter
Featured Music
Arthur Schwartz
Featured Music
Cole Porter
Featured Music
Frank Loesser
Featured Music
Gordon Jenkins
Featured Music
Gus Kahn
Featured Music
Harry Warren
Featured Music
James Eaton
Featured Music
Jerry Livingston
Featured Music
Jimmy McHugh
Featured Music
Kurt Weill
Featured Music
Larry Clinton
Featured Music
Lew Brown
Featured Music
Ned Washington
Featured Music
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Featured Music
Rudolf Friml
Featured Music
Sammy Fain
Featured Music
Vincent Youmans
Featured Music
Ezra Swerdlow
First Assistant Director
Fern Buchner
Makeup
Dick Hyman
Musical Direction/Supervision
Robert Greenhut
Producer
Santo Loquasto
Production Designer
Thomas A. Reilly
Production Manager
Woody Allen
Screenwriter
Carol Joffe
Set Designer
David Weinman
Set Designer
Les Bloom
Set Designer
A. Dominguez
Songwriter
Al Dexter
Songwriter
Al Hoffman
Songwriter
Al Stillman
Songwriter
Alexis Dubin
Songwriter
Aloysio Oliveira
Songwriter
Arthur Altman
Songwriter
Arthur Schwartz
Songwriter
Atos Rodriquez
Songwriter
Cole Porter
Songwriter
Dick Hyman
Songwriter
Don Reid
Songwriter
Edward Heyman
Songwriter
Ervin Drake
Songwriter
Ervin Willson
Songwriter
F.W. Meacham
Songwriter
Frank Eyton
Songwriter
Frank Loesser
Songwriter
Frank Strayer
Songwriter
Frank Strayer
Songwriter
George Bassman
Songwriter
George Forrest
Songwriter
Gordon Jenkins
Songwriter
Gus Kahn
Songwriter
Harry Warren
Songwriter
Howard Deitz
Songwriter
Jack Fulton
Songwriter
Jack Lawrence
Songwriter
James Eaton
Songwriter
Jean Schwartz
Songwriter
Jerry Livingston
Songwriter
Jimmy McHugh
Songwriter
John W. Green
Songwriter
Johnny S. Black
Songwriter
Joseph Garland
Songwriter
Jule Styne
Songwriter
Kurt Weill
Songwriter
Larry Clinton
Songwriter
Mack Gordan
Songwriter
Margarita Lecuona
Songwriter
Milton Drake
Songwriter
Moe Jaffe
Songwriter
Nat Bonx
Songwriter
Nat Burton
Songwriter
Ned Washington
Songwriter
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Songwriter
Robert Hargreaves
Songwriter
Robert Sour
Songwriter
Robert Wright
Songwriter
Rudolf Friml
Songwriter
S.K. Russell
Songwriter
Sammy Fain
Songwriter
Sammy Kaye
Songwriter
Stanley J. Damerell
Songwriter
Sy Oliver
Songwriter
Terry Shand
Songwriter
Tolchard Evans
Songwriter
Vincent Youmans
Songwriter
Walter Kent
Songwriter
William Jerome
Songwriter
Xavier Cugat
Songwriter
Zequinha Abreu
Songwriter
James J. Sabat
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1987
Runtime: 96
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Color type
Duart color
Produced by
Orion
Release
January 30, 1987 (USA)
by Orion
Awards
1987 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
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