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Radio Days

Radio Days

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1987•1h 29m•7.0/10
ComedyDrama

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7.0/10(628)

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

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Production

Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Rocco

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Biff Baxter

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Sally White

Seth Green

Seth Green

Joe

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Fred

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Mother

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

New Year's Singer

Julie Kurnitz

Irene

Renée Lippin

Renée Lippin

Aunt Ceil

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Rabbi Baumel

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Abe

Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts

"Silver Dollar" Emcee

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Masked Avenger

Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

Father

David Warrilow

David Warrilow

Roger

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Aunt Bea

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Burglar

Paul Herman

Paul Herman

Burglar

Don Pardo

Don Pardo

"Guess That Tune" Host

Martin Rosenblatt

Mr. Needleman

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