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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eric Roberts | ... | Karlin Pickett | |
| Lisa Thornhill | ... | Vivian Porter | |
| Jason Gedrick | ... | Jon Price | |
| Jack Betts | ... | Waldo Marcel | |
| Michael Mantell | ... | Lester Correl | |
| Jennie Garth | ... | Sharon Penn | |
| Jim Fyfe | ... | Roger Zalman | |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Rick Harris | |
| Sadie Stratton | ... | Joy (as Sadie Kratzig) | |
| Leslie Bega | ... | Denise | |
| Kristin Dattilo | ... | Betsy (as Kristin Dattilo-Hayward) | |
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Leonora Scelfo | ... | Cynthia Berkley |
| James Pickens Jr. | ... | Det. Wilkinson | |
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Tara Ellison | ... | Poker Woman |
| Kimberly Flynn | ... | Rosie | |
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Karlin Pickett is a Los Angeles disc jockey who shocks his audience with outrageous stunts and crude jokes. Jon Price is a young DJ who joins the show. When women start turning up dead and the alleged killer keeps calling the station, the ratings go sky high and the cops begin looking for clues on Power 98. Written by Anonymous
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17 May 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Extremely tepid and predictable, "Power 98" has Eric Roberts at his slimy best, manipulating fellow DJ Jason Gedrick for his own purposes. Seeing Roberts sporting a short haircut, instead of his usual mane, is probably the most shocking element of the film. For Eric Roberts fans this might be tolerable entertainment, all others should steer clear. The conclusion especially is a real stretch, and what precedes it not much better. There is brief nudity, very little action, and a story that lacks momentum and credibility. For me, the best part was in the beginning with Roberts and Gedrick doing there "shock jock" routine, after that, it is a steady slide downhill. - MERK