Radio Days (1987)

7.1/10 89 min Comedy Drama

Overview

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

Cast

Danny Aiello

Rocco

Jeff Daniels

Biff Baxter

Mia Farrow

Sally White

Seth Green

Joe

Robert Joy

Fred

Julie Kavner

Mother

Diane Keaton

New Year's Singer

Renée Lippin

Aunt Ceil

Kenneth Mars

Rabbi Baumel

Josh Mostel

Abe

Tony Roberts

"Silver Dollar" Emcee

Wallace Shawn

Masked Avenger

Michael Tucker

Father

David Warrilow

Roger

Dianne Wiest

Aunt Bea

Mike Starr

Burglar

Paul Herman

Burglar

Don Pardo

"Guess That Tune" Host

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