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Talk Radio is a american film of genre Drama directed by Oliver Stone released in USA on 21 december 1988 with Eric Bogosian

Talk Radio (1988)

Talk Radio
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Released in USA 21 december 1988
Length 1h50
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating71% 3.598383.598383.598383.598383.59838

Talk Radio is a 1988 American drama film, starring Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, and Leslie Hope. Directed by Oliver Stone, the film was based on the play by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar. Portions of the film and play were based on the assassination of radio host Alan Berg in 1984 and the book Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular. The film was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear.

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Barry Champlain, a Jewish radio personality in Dallas, Texas, is a host with a caustic sense of humor and a knack for cutting people down with his controversial politically liberal views.

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