Radio Inside (1994)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Jeffrey Bell

Writer (WGA):

Jeffrey Bell (written by)

Release Date:

1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A year after their pious dad's death, just graduated bright, erudite but distracted Matt Anderson, an...

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Lifeguard | Pool | Ménage À Trois | Teenager Nudity

Cast

William McNamara	...	Matthew Anderson
Elisabeth Shue	...	Natalie
Dylan Walsh	...	Michael Anderson
Peewee Love	...	T.J. (as Pee Wee Love)
Steve Zurk	...	Father Anderson
Ilse Earl	...	Mrs. Piccalo
Ara Madzounian	...	Jesus
Tony Fabozzi	...	Ford
Brett Murray	...	Young Matthew
Justin Taylor	...	Young Michael
Jonathan Groves	...	Leonard
Sandra Thigpen	...	Gina
Glen Trotiner	...	Dwight
Jennifer Thompson	...	Crystal
Jessica Elizabeth Forres	...	Nadine

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Burnside Distribution Company

Soundtrack:

ONE DAY THIS WORLD WILL BE KIND

strangely, one of my top five favorites

It's hard to put my finger on exactly what I liked about this movie. The three lead actors, especially McNamara and Shue are certainly a big part of it. The interesting locations (Miami Beach). On-screen exploration of a person's rather eccentric religious beliefs in a very creative way. Some very creative daydream/mood-setting scenes. I really connected with certain elements of the plot: a person's feelings of loss/guilt over the death of a family member, the big-brother/little-brother relationship, along with a few more standard movie plot elements like "love triangle", etc. Overall, the movie has a sort of slow, dreamy quality. Not a good movie to watch if you're in the mood for action, car chases, gunfights, etc. Overall, not a whole lot happens in the movie. It is largely a character study and is tightly tied to McNamara's character's perspective. I am generally conservative with my ratings, but I rated this movie very highly. I have seen it several times and i find myself thinking about it a lot, even though it has been quite a long time since the last time I saw it. Not having heard anything about it or seen a preview, this is one of a very, very rare category of movies for me that i selected off the rack at the video store (probably when they were out of the other five movies i wanted to get) and ended up being blown away. Now I feel lucky for having found it. I only wish it would come out on DVD (as of 6/01, it is only available on VHS).