Wednesday (1974)

Director:

Marvin Kupfer

Writers:

Marvin Kupfer, Barbara Witus

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Biff Elliot, Ronald Gold

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jack Lemmon	...	Jerry Murphy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Biff Elliot	...	Engineer
Ronald Gold	...	Husband
Gene Weed	...	Disc Jockey

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

radio dj | disc jockey | radio talk show | talk radio | independent film

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1974 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Film Institute (AFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Hello, Larry (1979)

User Reviews

Heart-pounding suspense comes in small packages, too

...one of the finest student shorts ever produced. Jack Lemmon plays a radio talk show host (obviously patterned after legendary Los Angeles radio talker Bill Ballance) who airs a suburbanite's confession of an extramarital fling. Problem is, hubby's listening and calls the show to threaten his unfaithful wife, a call that the Lemmon character considers a prank from a competing disc jockey. Will the host accept the reality of the situation in time to prevent the death of a caller? A brilliant little pulp story that's every bit a nail-biter as Lemmon's feature hit of four years later, THE CHINA SYNDROME. And please don't be put off by the idea that this was the officially-cited basis for the '78 McLean Stevenson NBC sitcom "Hello Larry" -- there's absolutely no point of similarity between that series and this film. Any Lemmon fan worth their own salt must see this one...