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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Collector's Edition, Theatrical Version, Trailers
A "richly nostalgic" (Leonard Maltin) and star-studded portrait of the 1940s, Woody Allen's Radio Days weaves together a young boy's comical memories with zany stories from the golden age of radio, to create a delightful tapestry of heartwarming and hilarious vignettes. Expertly rendered and "densely packed with vivid detail" (The New York Times), Radio Days is "one of the loveliest eulogies a filmmaker has ever given to a bygone era" (L.A. Weekly)! Gripped by wild radio stories about bloody wars and beautiful celebrities, 10-year-old Joe Needleman longs for adventure and dreams of the day he'll see enemy spies, German subs--or even his sexy grade-school teacher wearing a smile (and little else). But while Joe's life is filled with fantasies about radio voices, the real people behind the voices have fantasies of their own. And as stars rise, careers fall and a nation hurtles toward the future, only one thing is absolutely certain: The days of radio may finally fade...but the magic of Joe's memories will always endure.
"Memorable! Triumphant!" L.A. Herald-Examiner
Editor's Note
RADIO DAYS is Woody Allen's charming, nostalgic, very funny love letter to growing up in 1940s Brooklyn during the golden age of radio. The setting is the close-knit working-class neighborhood of Rockaway, New York, where a warm, crazy, sprawling Jewish family lives, sharing their happiness as well as their disappointments. The youngest member of the family, Joe (Seth Green, of television's BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), dreams of the glamour and excitement of Manhattan conjured up by the radio programs he and his family listen raptly to each night. Presented in a tapestry of interlocking vignettes, RADIO DAYS weaves tales of everyday family life with glimpses of the glittering--and not so glittering--world of established and aspiring radio celebrities. Allen makes the radio the film's central figure, taking its place as communicator to the world, existing almost as another member of the family. Allen and director of photography Carlo DiPalma capture the look and feel of the time marvelously, and the music is a joy to listen to. The result is a comic, bittersweet, kaleidoscopic look at a long-gone New York that is one of writer-director Woody Allen's most fully realized--and most enjoyable--films.
Plot Summary
Woody Allen's ode to the golden age of radio as seen through the eyes of a working-class Rockaway neighborhood is an utter delight. This star-studded period piece features a terrific soundtrack of the great songs of the day. The casting is terrific, filled with wonderful turns by many familiar faces. New York as seen from a child's perspective has never looked so good.
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Widescreen Version, Enhanced For 16X9 TVs | | Collectible Booklet | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Audio: Englsh, French And Spanish Mono |
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 9/7/2004 |
| Running Time: 88 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1986 | | Catalog ID: 1001748 | | UPC: 00027616860484 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1988) | | | Woody Allen, Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen |
| Memorable Quotes| "You don't like it, take the gas pipe."---- (Josh Mostel) to Ceil | | "You speak the truth, my faithful Indian companion."---- (Seth Green) to (Kenneth Mars) | | "Beware, evildoers, wherever you are!"----The Masked Avenger (Wallace Shawn) | | "That's too good for him----he deserves an enema."----Ceil (Renee Lippin) about Abe (Josh Mostel) | | "You know, this is a funny coincidence. I don't meet anybody from the old neighborhood in years. I finally do and I gotta kill her."----(Danny Aiello) to Sally (Mia Farrow) |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...As free in form as it is generous of spirit....The members of the huge cast are uniformly splendid..." 01/30/1987 p.C1New York Times
Included in the New York Times "10 Best Films of 1987" 12/27/1987 p.II,23 Los Angeles Times
"...Come away to Woody Allen's heartfelt, evocative RADIO DAYS, a movie that draws you close to it like listeners around that glowing radio dial..." 01/30/1987 p.C1 Premiere
"Lavish and colorful, with only a whiff of philosophical despair, it's Allen's AMARCORD..." 07/01/2006 p.108 Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
...so ambitious and so audacious that it almost defies description. It's a kaleidoscope of dozens of characters, settings and scenes--the most elaborate production Allen has ever made--and it's inexhaustible, spinning out one delight after another. - Roger Ebert
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