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Writer:
Woody Allen (written by)
Release Date:
30 January 1987 (USA)
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Plot:
A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium. full summary | add synopsis
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Radio
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Beach
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Working Class
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Cigarette Girl
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Conga
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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7 nominations
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(6 articles)
Goy damage control: Shmuley takes on Jon Gosselin
(From Monsters and Critics. 31 October 2009, 1:30 PM, PDT)
Tiff Auteur Round-up: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Todd Solondz, Werner Herzog
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(From Monsters and Critics. 31 October 2009, 1:30 PM, PDT)
Tiff Auteur Round-up: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Todd Solondz, Werner Herzog
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Nice Piece Of Nostalgia
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mike Starr | ... | Burglar |
 | Paul Herman | ... | Burglar |
 | Don Pardo | ... | 'Guess That Tune' Host |
| Martin Rosenblatt | ... | Mr. Needleman |
| Helen Miller | ... | Mrs. Needleman |
| Danielle Ferland | ... | Child Star |
| Julie Kavner | ... | Mother |
| Julie Kurnitz | ... | Irene |
| David Warrilow | ... | Roger |
 | Wallace Shawn | ... | Masked Avenger |
| Mick Murray | ... | Avenger Crook (as Michael Murray) |
| William Flanagan | ... | Avenger Announcer |
 | Seth Green | ... | Joe |
| Michael Tucker | ... | Father |
| Josh Mostel | ... | Abe |
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88 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Canada:PA (Ontario) |
Netherlands:6 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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The amusement park young Joe walks by in the film is old Rockaway Playland located in Rockaway Beach, New York. The park was in its last year of operation when the film was being made in 1987 and was subsequently closed and demolished. After remaining an empty lot for many years the property, in the late nineties, had been developed with houses built on it. Ironically the Beach 98th train station on the IND A train still holds the name PLAYLAND in its station name.
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Anachronisms: In one scene, a pack of Camel cigarettes lies on a table, with a clearly visible bar code on the side of the package. The Universal Product Code would not be introduced until the 1970s.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Roseanne: Radio Days (#1.5)" (1988)
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Frenesi
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Was the little girl getting trapped in a well based a true Story?Where else I have seen Seth Green?
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If you are looking for the normal amount of big laughs from a Woody Allen film, then you will be disappointed here. It's not that kind of film.
I was anything but disappointed, but I knew what the film was all about before I saw it. Actually, what drew me to it was that I had read where this was a wonderful visual film, filled with rich colors and great set designs. It did not let me down. This is a great visual tribute to the 1940s, to be exact from 1938 to 1944. A real treat for the eyes.
The story centers around a Jewish family in Queens and the importance that radio shows had in that day-and-age. Also profiled in here are some of those radio performers.
It does have laughs but not as many as the normal Allen movie because the idea of this is simply to be a nostalgic piece, mainly Allen's tribute to his own family days of growing up, what it was like around his house.
It was interesting to see Seth Green playing Woody as a youngster with flaming red hair. The most interesting person, however, was Diane Wiest who played a man-chasing sister-in-law. The film gives you a real flavor of the period, of New York and of a Jewish family.
Overall, it's simply a nice film....and gorgeous to look at. Sometimes I think some of Allen's work is overrated but, boy, here is one that is definitely underrated.