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Radioland Murders

  • 1994
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.1K
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Mary Stuart Masterson and Brian Benben in Radioland Murders (1994)
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ParodyWhodunnitComedyCrimeDramaMusicalMysteryRomance

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

  • Director
    • Mel Smith
  • Writers
    • George Lucas
    • Willard Huyck
    • Gloria Katz
  • Stars
    • Brian Benben
    • Mary Stuart Masterson
    • Ned Beatty
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mel Smith
    • Writers
      • George Lucas
      • Willard Huyck
      • Gloria Katz
    • Stars
      • Brian Benben
      • Mary Stuart Masterson
      • Ned Beatty
    • 57User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Brian Benben
    Brian Benben
    • Roger Henderson
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    • Penny Henderson
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • General Walt Whalen
    George Burns
    George Burns
    • Milt Lackey
    Scott Michael Campbell
    Scott Michael Campbell
    • Billy
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Bernie King
    Michael Lerner
    Michael Lerner
    • Lieutenant Cross
    Michael McKean
    Michael McKean
    • Rick Rochester
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Walt Whalen, Jr.
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Max Applewhite
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Zoltan
    Larry Miller
    Larry Miller
    • Herman Katzenback
    Anita Morris
    Anita Morris
    • Claudette Katsenback
    Corbin Bernsen
    Corbin Bernsen
    • Dexter Morris
    Rosemary Clooney
    Rosemary Clooney
    • Anna
    Bobcat Goldthwait
    Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Wild Writer
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • Tommy
    Dylan Baker
    Dylan Baker
    • Jasper
    • Director
      • Mel Smith
    • Writers
      • George Lucas
      • Willard Huyck
      • Gloria Katz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      George Lucas has stated that the two main characters, Roger and Penny Henderson, are actually the parents of Richard Dreyfuss' character Curt Henderson from American Graffiti (1973); making this film a bit of a semi-prequel.
    • Goofs
      The portrait in Gen. Whalen's office shows the general wearing a service dress green uniform which was not adopted by the U.S. Army until the mid-1950s. In 1939, when the movie is set, the general would have worn a khaki uniform.
    • Quotes

      Penny Henderson: I told Dexter not to smoke. If you ask me, they oughta put warning labels on those packages.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Love Affair/Wes Craven's New Nightmare/Exit to Eden/Hoop Dreams/The Specialist/Little Giants (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      That Old Feeling
      Written by Lew Brown and Sammy Fain

      Performed by Rosemary Clooney

      Courtesy of EMI Feist, Inc. and Bienstock Publishing Co.

    User reviews57

    Featured review
    7/10

    Extremely Undervalued

    If you're looking for a serious mystery--or for that matter, a serious anything--don't watch this movie.

    If you just want a fun movie that you can watch again and again, this one is for you! It takes place in the studios of radio station WBN on the night of its national debut. The station managers, directors, writers, and actors, already stressed with the debut and pleasing the affiliates, are shocked when a trumpet player in the orchestra is poisoned and killed. The station crew then has to keep the programs going while the police investigate and the writers go on strike. After more murders are committed, writer Roger Henderson, the innocent prime suspect, has to simultaneously evade the police, rewrite scripts for shows about to air, and solve the crime to prove his innocence.

    There are some discrepancies and parts I'm sure critical people split hairs over. Don't expect a masterpiece, just some good fun.
    • TheMrFrog
    • Jul 14, 2006
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 幕後殺手
    • Filming locations
      • EUE/Screen Gems Studios - 1223 N 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Lucasfilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,316,865
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $835,570
      • Oct 23, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,316,865
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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