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Radio Days
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Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$16000000
Revenue
$14792779
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
1987-01-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
600
Vote Average
7.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Danny Aiello
Rocco
Jeff Daniels
Biff Baxter
Mia Farrow
Sally White
Seth Green
Joe
Robert Joy
Fred
Julie Kavner
Mother
Diane Keaton
New Year's Singer
Julie Kurnitz
Irene
Renée Lippin
Aunt Ceil
Kenneth Mars
Rabbi Baumel
Josh Mostel
Abe
Tony Roberts
"Silver Dollar" Emcee
Wallace Shawn
Masked Avenger
Michael Tucker
Father
David Warrilow
Roger
Dianne Wiest
Aunt Bea
Mike Starr
Burglar
Paul Herman
Burglar
Don Pardo
"Guess That Tune" Host
Martin Rosenblatt
Mr. Needleman
Helen Miller
Mrs. Needleman
Danielle Ferland
Child Star
Mick Murray
Avenger Crook
William Flanagan
Avenger Announcer
William Magerman
Grandpa
Leah Carrey
Grandma
Joy Newman
Cousin Ruthie
Hy Anzell
Mr. Waldbaum
Judith Malina
Mrs. Waldbaum
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
Andrew B. Clark
Sidney Manulis
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
Dimitri Vassilopoulos
Porfirio
Larry David
Communist Neighbor
Rebecca Schaeffer
Communist's Daughter
Belle Berger
Mrs. Silverman
Guy Le Bow
Bill Kern
Brian Mannain
Kirby Kyle
Stanley Burns
Ventriloquist
Todd Field
Crooner
Peter Lombard
Abercrombie Host
Martin Sherman
Mr. Abercrombie
Crystal Field
Abercrombie Couple
Maurice Shrog
Abercrombie Couple
Marc Colner
Whiz Kid
Roberta Bennett
Teacher with Carrot
Joel Eidelsberg
Mr. Zipsky
Peter Castellotti
Mr. Davis
Gina DeAngeles
Rocco's mother
Shelley Delaney
Chekhov Actress
Dwight Weist
Pearl Harbor Announcer
Ken Levinsky
USO Musician
Ray Marchica
USO Musician
J.R. Horne
Biff Announcer
Kuno Sponholtz
German
Henry Yuk
Japanese
Sydney A. Blake
Miss Gordon
Kitty Carlisle
Radio Singer
Henry Cowen
Principal
Philip Shultz
Whistler
Mercedes Ruehl
Ad Man
Bruce Jarchow
Ad Man
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
Paul Berman
"Gay White Way" Announcer
Richard Portnow
Sy
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
Gregg Almquist
Radio Voice (voice)
Jackson Beck
Radio Voice (voice)
Wendell Craig
Radio Voice (voice)
William H. Macy
Radio Voice (voice)
Ken Roberts
Radio Voice (voice)
Norman Rose
Radio Voice (voice)
Kenneth Welsh
Radio Voice (voice)
Woody Allen
Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)
David Bickford
Silver Dollar Assistant (uncredited)
Sandy Dell
Crying Woman (uncredited)
Marie Gabrielle
Young Sailor's Wife (uncredited)
Carson Grant
Sailor in Coney Island Bumper Car (uncredited)
Zach Grenier
Audience Member (uncredited)
Ron Leir
Radio Actor (uncredited)
J.P. McNeely
Sailor (uncredited)
Fred Melamed
Bradley (uncredited)
Ilana Rapp
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Rugoff
Rita (uncredited)
Hester Schell
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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