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Radio Days

Radio Days theatrical poster
Directed by Woody Allen
Produced by Robert Greenhut
Written by Woody Allen
Starring Mia Farrow
Dianne Wiest
Music by Dick Hyman
Cinematography Carlo Di Palma
Editing by Susan E. Moore
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Release date(s) January 30, 1987
Running time 85 min.
Language English
Budget $16,000,000 USD
IMDb profile

Radio Days is a 1987 film directed by Woody Allen. The film looks back on American family life during the Golden Age of Radio. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Robert Greenhut (March 18, 1942) was an American producer. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Mia Farrow (born Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow on February 9, 1945) is an American actress. ... Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is two-time Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning and Bafta Award-nominated American actress in stage, television, and film, and has received several awards in her career. ... Dick Hyman Joke: What is the difference between Dick Hyman, and a regular Hyman? A regular hyman goes away when penetrated by a penis. ... Carlo Di Palma (April 17, 1925, Rome, - July 9, 2004, Rome) was an Italian cinematographer, renowned for his work on both color and black-and-white films, who collaborated with Michelangelo Antonioni (Il deserto rosso (1964); Il provino (1965); Blowup (1966); Identificazione di una donna (1982)), Woody Allen (Hannah and... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ...


Allen narrates the stories of his youth, although he is never seen by the audience. The young Allen is portrayed onscreen by Seth Green as "Joe". Seth Green (born February 8, 1974, Overbrook Park, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and television producer best known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films and Daniel Oz Osbourne in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. ...


It is the only movie to feature both Mia Farrow and Diane Keaton, longtime collaborators and partners of Woody Allen. Mia Farrow (born Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow on February 9, 1945) is an American actress. ... Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. ...

Contents

Featured cast

Actor Role
Danny Aiello Rocco
Woody Allen The Narrator
Leah Carrey Grandma
Jeff Daniels Biff Baxter
Larry David Communist Neighbor
Mia Farrow Sally White
Seth Green Joe
Paul Herman Burglar
Julie Kavner Mother
Diane Keaton New Year's Singer
Judith Malina Mrs. Waldbaum
William Magerman Grandpa
Kenneth Mars Rabbi Baumel
Josh Mostel Abe
Tony Roberts "Silver Dollar" Emcee
Rebecca Schaeffer Communists' Daughter
Wallace Shawn Masked Avenger
Mike Starr Burglar
Michael Tucker Father
Dianne Wiest Bea
Kenneth Welsh Radio voice

Danny Aiello Daniel Louis Aiello, Jr. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton in a scene from the TNT cable network remake of The Goodbye Girl Jeff Daniels (born February 19, 1955 in Athens, Georgia) is an American actor. ... Lawrence Gene Larry David (born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. ... Mia Farrow (born Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow on February 9, 1945) is an American actress. ... Seth Green (born February 8, 1974, Overbrook Park, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and television producer best known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films and Daniel Oz Osbourne in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. ... Paul Herman (born March 29, 1946) is an American actor. ... Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda in the 1970s, as an actress in several Woody Allen-directed films, and for providing the voice of Marge Simpson on the animated television show The... Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. ... Judith Malina (born June 4, 1926) is an American theater and film actor, writer, and director, who is one of the founders and leaders of The Living Theatre. ... Kenneth Mars (born April 14, 1935[1] or 1936) is an American television, movie and voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several Mel Brooks films, the most memorable being the insane Nazi playwright of Springtime for Hitler, Franz Liebkind, in 1968s The Producers and the relentless... Josh Mostel (December 21, 1946, New York, New York) is an American actor who is most known for his roles in Jesus Christ Superstar and two Adam Sandler films. ... Anthony (Tony) Roberts (born August 4, 1969) is a professional Welsh football player. ... Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) was an actress who was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California. ... Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943), sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American actor and playwright. ... Mike Starr (born 1966), is an American musician, and was Alice in Chainss original bassist. ... Michael Tucker is an American actor. ... Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is two-time Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning and Bafta Award-nominated American actress in stage, television, and film, and has received several awards in her career. ... Kenneth Welsh (born 1942, Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian actor. ...

Synopsis

The Narrator (Woody Allen) tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before the TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year of 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the Narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars. Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...


Even though the Narrator's Jewish family lives modestly in the Queens neighborhood of Rockaway Beach, each member finds in radio shows an escape from reality through the gossip of celebrities, sports legends of the day, crooners, etc. For the Narrator, the action adventurers on the radio (one of them based on The Shadow) inspire him, as he daydreams about his attractive replacement teacher, movie stars, and World War II. Meanwhile, the story of an aspiring radio star's (Mia Farrow) career is also told, along with the tale of the Narrator's aunt Bea (Dianne Wiest) and her search for love. Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood in the Rockaways in Queens County, New York in the USA. It is on the south shore of Long Island and is inside New York City. ... The Shadow is a fictional character created by Walter B. Gibson in 1931 with the first story title The Living Shadow. The character is one of the most famous of the pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s -- made even more famous through a popular radio series originally played by... Mia Farrow (born Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow on February 9, 1945) is an American actress. ... Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is two-time Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning and Bafta Award-nominated American actress in stage, television, and film, and has received several awards in her career. ...


The musical score features classic songs from the 1930s and 40s, which play an important part in the plot. Even Orson Welles's famous radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds has an important role in Bea's life. This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The War of the Worlds was an episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. ...


While having similarities to both Manhattan and Fellini's Amarcord, this film is Woody Allen's homage to his beloved New York City. Manhattan is a 1979 romantic comedy film. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was a famous Italian film-maker and director. ... Amarcord (1973), directed by Federico Fellini, is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale that combines poignancy with bawdy comedy. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...


Awards and nominations

1988 Academy Awards (Oscars)

The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ...

1988 BAFTA Film Awards

  • Won – Best Costume Design : Jeffery Kurland
  • Won – Best Production Design: Santo Loquasto
  • Nominated – Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Dianne Wiest
  • Nominated – Best Editing: Susan E. Morse
  • Nominated – Best Film: Robert Greenhut, Woody Allen
  • Nominated – Best Screenplay Original: Woody Allen
  • Nominated – Best Sound: Robert Hein, James Sabat, Lee Dichter

Santo Loquasto (b. ... Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is two-time Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning and Bafta Award-nominated American actress in stage, television, and film, and has received several awards in her career. ... Robert Greenhut (March 18, 1942) was an American producer. ...

1988 Writers Guild of America Awards

  • Nominated – WGA Screen Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: Woody Allen

External links

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What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) • Take the Money and Run (1969) • Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) • Bananas (1971) • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972) • Play It Again, Sam (1972) • Sleeper (1973) • Love and Death (1975) • Annie Hall (1977) • Interiors (1978) • Manhattan (1979) • Stardust Memories (1980) • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) • Zelig (1983) • Broadway Danny Rose (1984) • The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) • Radio Days (1987) • September (1987) • Another Woman (1988) • New York Stories (1989) • Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) • Alice (1990) • Shadows and Fog (1992) • Husbands and Wives (1992) • Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) • Bullets Over Broadway (1994) • Don't Drink the Water (1994) • Mighty Aphrodite (1995) • Everyone Says I Love You (1996) • Deconstructing Harry (1997) • Celebrity (1998) • Sweet and Lowdown (1999) • Small Time Crooks (2000) • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) • Hollywood Ending (2002) • Anything Else (2003) • Melinda and Melinda (2004) • Match Point (2005) • Scoop (2006) • Cassandra's Dream (2007) • Woody Allen Spanish Project (2008) The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Whats Up, Tiger Lily? is the first film directed by Woody Allen. ... Take the Money and Run is a 1969 comedy film co-written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen. ... Bananas is a film written and directed by Woody Allen in 1971 and starring him and Louise Lasser. ... Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972) is Woody Allens fifth film, consisting of a series of short sequences loosely inspired by the book of the same name. ... Play It Again, Sam was a play and 1972 film written by and starring Woody Allen, originally entitled Aspirins for Three. ... Sleeper (1973) is a futuristic science fiction comedy film, written by, directed by, and starring Woody Allen. ... Love and Death is a 1975 comedy by Woody Allen. ... Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. ... Interiors is a 1978 film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Manhattan is a 1979 romantic comedy film. ... Stardust Memories is a film written and directed by Woody Allen which was released in 1980; Allen considers this to be one of his best films in addition to The Purple Rose of Cairo. ... A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy is a 1982 film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Zelig is a 1983 movie written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Broadway Danny Rose is a 1984 film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen. ... The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 English language film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 romantic comedy film which tells the intertwined stories of an extended family, told mostly during a year that begins and ends with a family Thanksgiving dinner. ... September is a 1987 film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Another Woman is a 1988 Woody Allen film about an emotionally reticent woman. ... New York Stories is an anthology film which was released in the USA in March 1989. ... Crimes and Misdemeanors is a film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Alice is a 1990 motion picture Alice Tate, the mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finding herself falling for the handsome sax player, Joe. ... Shadows and Fog (1992) is a black and white film directed by Woody Allen and based on his one-act play Death. ... Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American film directed and written by Woody Allen. ... Manhattan Murder Mystery is a 1993 film directed by and starring Woody Allen who plays book editor Larry Lipton. ... Poster for the movie Bullets Over Broadway is a 1994 film directed by Woody Allen. ... Dont Drink the Water is a television movie directed by Woody Allen, based on a play he wrote in the 1960s. ... Mighty Aphrodite is a 1995 comedy film, written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen. ... Everyone Says I Love You (1996) is a musical film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Deconstructing Harry is a film by Woody Allen released in 1997. ... Celebrity is a 1998 film written and directed by Woody Allen and shot in black-and-white. ... Sweet and Lowdown is a 1999 film written and directed by Woody Allen which tells the story of a (fictional) arrogant, obnoxious, alcoholic jazz guitarist named Emmett Ray (played by Sean Penn) who may be the best guitarist in the world. ... Small Time Crooks is a Woody Allen comedy starring Woody Allen himself and Tracey Ullman. ... The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 film directed, written by, and starring Woody Allen. ... Hollywood Ending is a film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Anything Else is a 2003 motion picture that tells a story of a young writer who met a dysfunctional young woman in New York City. ... Melinda and Melinda is a 2004 film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Match Point is an Academy Award-nominated 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. ... Scoop is a 2006 UK-set romantic comedy/murder mystery written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane, and Allen himself. ... Cassandras Dream is the next film from the Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen Spanish Project is the upcoming 2008 film by Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen. ...


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