Talk Radio (1988)


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Shock-jock Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian) receives the biggest break of his career when his local radio show is targeted to become nationally syndicated. Glib, cynical, cruel but often very funny, Champlain is skilled in pushing people's buttons and touching callers' raw nerves. But with fame and success literally knocking at the door to his studio, Champlain does not relax or celebrate. Instead, he sweeps up his ex-wife (Ellen Green), his co-workers and his unstable radio audience into a darkly comic marathon bout of compulsive risk taking.
Shock radio is "just a job", Champlain is told, just a form of entertainment, a show. But both he and his fans - the marginal, the pathetic, the angry, the lost, the confused, the extreme, the desperate and the dangerous - know better. They know that talk radio is not cheap and they know that words can kill...

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Rated: 3.6 stars out of 5 from 46 ratings
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Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Release Date: Unknown
Production Year: 1988
Run Time: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Format: Pal
Colour: Colour

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  • Original Theatrical Trailer
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