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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Stephen Singular (book)
Eric Bogosian (play) ...
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Release Date:
21 December 1988 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The last neighborhood in America.
Plot:
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations more
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(5 articles)
Ta Follows The Stars: Rob, Taylor, Gil And Boo Boo
 (From TwilightersAnonymous. 29 October 2009, 7:45 PM, PDT)

Johansson and Schreiber Have A View From the Bridge
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Interesting Character, But Not A Fun Guy more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eric Bogosian ... Barry
Ellen Greene ... Ellen

Leslie Hope ... Laura

John C. McGinley ... Stu

Alec Baldwin ... Dan
John Pankow ... Dietz
Michael Wincott ... Kent / Michael / Joe
Linda Atkinson ... Sheila Fleming

Robert Trebor ... Jeffrey Fisher / Francine

Zach Grenier ... Sid Greenberg
Tony Frank ... Dino
Harlan Jordan ... Coach Armstrong
Bill Johnson ... Fan #1
Kevin Howard ... Fan #2
Anna Levine ... Woman at Basketball Game / Denise
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110 min
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The radio tower seen at the end of the film is the tower for KDFW, Dallas' Fox affiliate (although at the time of the film, KDFW was the affiliate for CBS). more
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Errors in geography: KGAB's radio tower is shown to be in Downtown Dallas. Most radio stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are in Cedar Hill, in between Dallas and Fort Worth. While there are exceptions depending on the power of the radio station, if KGAB were as large a station as depicted, its tower would be in Cedar Hill. more
Quotes:
Barry: You're fascinated by the gory details! You're mesmerized by your own fear. You revel in floods, car accidents, unstoppable diseases, you're happiest when others are in pain.That's where I come in isn't it? I'm here to lead you by the hand through the dark forest of your own hatred and anger and humiliation! more
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References Easy Rider (1969) more
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Disco Inferno more

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16 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting Character, But Not A Fun Guy, 2 June 2007
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Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

I found this fascinating when it came out. How I would feel about it now might be different, knowing Oliver Stone's beliefs and how he likes to put them on film. Back then, I didn't care. I just looked at this as a character study of a nasty and very disturbed radio talk show host who had nutty callers and was nuts himself.

I have to warn viewers - and this has nothing to do with politics - after the riveting first 30 minutes, this lead character "Barry Champlain" (Eric Bogosian) wears thin big-time. He is so obnoxious that he makes this movie uncomfortable to watch in a number of areas. This is not fun to witness, folks, but Bogosian does a super job in the lead role.

Personally, this story is so full of anger, hatred and sordidness that I wouldn't watch it again. However, if you know all this in advance and appreciate fine acting and different kind of story, it's worth checking out. Just don't expect to be uplifted!

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