A controversial talk show host becomes involved in the murder of a beautiful woman in a war for ratings.
Bill Pullman, aka President Whitmore from Independence Day, reveals what the movie studio wanted to call the film.
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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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Eric Roberts is the new shock jock brought in to revive a flagging radio station. His Howard Stern antics are encouraged to get the station the ratings.
He and Jason Gedrick team up to deliver. Things start to go strange when someone calls the station and confesses to murder. Jon (Gedrick) jumps into a new BMW and calls Cynthia (Leonora Scelfo) for some hot sex after his fiancée (Jennie Garth) gives him grief over the car. Soon, Jon is in over his head and Karlin (Roberts) is over the edge.
Not a complete waste of an hour and a half, but the only great treat came from Scelfo.