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Talk Radio

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

Release Date: January 13, 1989

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Oliver Stone

Writers: Stephen Singular

, Eric Bogosian

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: R

Production: Cineplex Odeon Films, Ten-Four Productions, Cineplex Odeon Films

Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, TGG Direct, Twilight Time, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), Warner Home Video

Countries: United States, Canada

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 4,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,468,572

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

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