United States / Jan 24, 1987 / United States Film Festival
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1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
| Ruth Rugoff | Rita (uncredited) |
| Hester Schell | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Radio Days |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions |
| Release date | 30 gennaio 1987 |
| Executive producer | Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins |
| Production | Robert Greenhut, Gail Sicilia, Ezra Swerdlow |
| Writer | Woody Allen |
| Casting | Juliet Taylor |
| Editing | Susan E. Morse, Marty Levenstein, Jon Neuburger |
| Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma, Liz Dubelman, Dick Mingalone, Jay Levy, Brian Hamill, Ronald Burke, Robert Ward, Michael Green |
| Assistant directors | Ezra Swerdlow, Ken Ornstein, Woody Allen, Kay Chapin, Judy Ferguson |
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Release dates
Premiere
France / May 16, 1987 / Cannes Film Festival
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 30, 1987 / PG
Italy / May 20, 1987
Brazil / Jun 11, 1987 / 14
Ireland / Jul 31, 1987 / PG
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Portugal / Aug 28, 1987 / M/12
Netherlands / Oct 15, 1987 / 6
Physical media
Netherlands / Oct 10, 2007 / 6 / DVD
Brazil / Aug 26, 2008 / 12
TV
Slovakia / Dec 09, 1996 / 12 / TV Markíza
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