Talk Radio

Pros: Eric Bogosian and his rapid fire intelligent dialog. Ellen Greene.
Cons: Somewhat static. Not really film material.

Norman's memorial service was held yesterday in the 'Our Lady of the Overexposure' chapel at Forest Lawn. It was a lovely little celebration of his life; the Studio Kids turned out in full force to honor one of their own, many giving glowing tributes to...

Pros: Great, creepy sequences invovling the radio show.
Cons: Barry's horrible hair extensions during the flashback scenes.

Would I listen to a radio program like this? It is a show called Night Talk, hosted by Barry Champlain (Eric Bogasian), in which he verbally abuses callers, and gets into rants about politics, bigotry, and the general stupidity of his own callers. It...

Pros: great acting and directing
Cons: none

I've long been a big fan of Eric Bogosian's plays and one-man shows, so I was thrilled when I discovered that a movie had been made of his play "Talk Radio". It's an excellent film, although significantly different from the original...

Pros: Intense, thought provoking, great dialogues
Cons: two main female characters are worthless to the story

Originally written and produced for the stage, Eric Bogosian's "Talk Radio" was turned into a movie staring Bogosian and directed by Oliver Stone. Bogosian and Stone also collaborated on the screenplay.

"Talk Radio" is...

Pros: Vivid, realistic, provocative
Cons: Somewhat sensationalistic

Eric Bogosian stars in "Talk Radio", a movie based on his own play. Bogosian plays Barry Champlain, a radio host who receives many calls from angry, alienated people who feed their own egos by expressing hatred of others. He also receives...

Pros: Interesting premise - very good central performance
Cons: Film has a muddled message, and unsubtle characterisation

When I first watched this film, at the age of 20 or so, I was a lot more naive than I am now and I got off on the whole shock-jock idea: here was this angry guy, ranting at his listeners, saying what he liked, and cutting them off when he felt like it. ...

Pros: Great actors, great writing, great everything
Cons: nothing

What can I say about this movie? Well it can be summed up in one word: “wow”. The main character Barry Champlain, (Eric Bogosian, a great, great actor), is an egotistical talk radio host who, every night is barraged by a wide variety of calls...

Pros: Interesting lead character,very good monologues
Cons: A little over the top, can be slow

If you like movies where the only thing that happens is people talk (I do) then this movie is for you. If you need some action or eye candy, skip Talk Radio.

The movie about a controversial talk show host is focused entirely on Eric...