Radio Days

Radio Days

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Jan. 30, 1987

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.

Radio Days

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Jan. 30, 1987

Radio Days
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Orion Pictures
Original title Radio Days
Directors Judy Ferguson, Kay Chapin, Ken Ornstein, Ezra Swerdlow, Woody Allen
Writers Woody Allen

Cast

Danny Aiello

as Rocco

Jeff Daniels

as Biff Baxter

Mia Farrow

as Sally White

Seth Green

as Joe

Robert Joy

as Fred

Julie Kavner

as Mother

Diane Keaton

as New Year's Singer

Julie Kurnitz

as Irene

Renée Lippin

as Aunt Ceil

Kenneth Mars

as Rabbi Baumel

Josh Mostel

as Abe

Tony Roberts

as "Silver Dollar" Emcee

Wallace Shawn

as Masked Avenger

Michael Tucker

as Father

David Warrilow

as Roger

Dianne Wiest

as Aunt Bea

Mike Starr

as Burglar

Paul Herman

as Burglar

Don Pardo

as "Guess That Tune" Host

Martin Rosenblatt

as Mr. Needleman

Helen Miller

as Mrs. Needleman

Danielle Ferland

as Child Star

Mick Murray

as Avenger Crook

William Flanagan

as Avenger Announcer

William Magerman

as Grandpa

Leah Carrey

as Grandma

Joy Newman

as Cousin Ruthie

Hy Anzell

as Mr. Waldbaum

Judith Malina

as Mrs. Waldbaum

Oliver Block

as Nick

Maurice Toueg

as Dave

Sal Tuminello

as Burt

Rebecca Nickels

as Evelyn Goorwitz

Mindy Morgenstern

as "Show & Tell" Teacher

David Mosberg

as Arnold

Andrew B. Clark

as Sidney Manulis

Lee Erwin

as Roller Rink Organist

Roger Hammer

as Richard

Terry Lee Swarts

as Nightclub Customer

Margaret Thomson

as Nightclub Customer

Tito Puente

as Latin Bandleader

Denise Dumont

as Latin Singer

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

as Porfirio

Larry David

as Communist Neighbor

Rebecca Schaeffer

as Communist's Daughter

Belle Berger

as Mrs. Silverman

Guy Le Bow

as Bill Kern

Brian Mannain

as Kirby Kyle

Stanley Burns

as Ventriloquist

Todd Field

as Crooner

Peter Lombard

as Abercrombie Host

Martin Sherman

as Mr. Abercrombie

Crystal Field

as Abercrombie Couple

Maurice Shrog

as Abercrombie Couple

Marc Colner

as Whiz Kid

Roberta Bennett

as Teacher with Carrot

Joel Eidelsberg

as Mr. Zipsky

Peter Castellotti

as Mr. Davis

Gina DeAngeles

as Rocco's mother

Shelley Delaney

as Chekhov Actress

Dwight Weist

as Pearl Harbor Announcer

Ken Levinsky

as USO Musician

Ray Marchica

as USO Musician

J.R. Horne

as Biff Announcer

Kuno Sponholtz

as German

Henry Yuk

as Japanese

Sydney A. Blake

as Miss Gordon

Kitty Carlisle

as Radio Singer

Henry Cowen

as Principal

Philip Shultz

as Whistler

Mercedes Ruehl

as Ad Man

Bruce Jarchow

as Ad Man

Greg Gerard

as Songwriter

David Cale

as Director

Ira Wheeler

as Sponsor

Hannah Rabinowitz

as Sponsor's Wife

Edward S. Kotkin

as Diction Teacher

Ruby Payne

as Diction Student

J.E. Beaucaire

as Diction Student

Paul Berman

as "Gay White Way" Announcer

Barbara Gallo

as Dance Palace Musician

Jane Jarvis

as Dance Palace Musician

Liz Vochecowizc

as Dance Palace Musician

Ivan Kronenfeld

as On-the-Spot Newsman

Frank O'Brien

as Fireman

Yolanda Childress

as Polly's Mother

Artie Butler

as New Year's Bandleader

Gregg Almquist

as Radio Voice (voice)

Jackson Beck

as Radio Voice (voice)

Wendell Craig

as Radio Voice (voice)

William H. Macy

as Radio Voice (voice)

Ken Roberts

as Radio Voice (voice)

Norman Rose

as Radio Voice (voice)

Kenneth Welsh

as Radio Voice (voice)

Woody Allen

as Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)

David Bickford

as Silver Dollar Assistant (uncredited)

Sandy Dell

as Crying Woman (uncredited)

Marie Gabrielle

as Young Sailor's Wife (uncredited)

Carson Grant

as Sailor in Coney Island Bumper Car (uncredited)

Zach Grenier

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Ron Leir

as Radio Actor (uncredited)

George Maniere

as "Guess That Tune" Trumpet Player (uncredited)

J.P. McNeely

as Sailor (uncredited)

Fred Melamed

as Bradley (uncredited)

Ilana Rapp

as Counter Girl (uncredited)

Ruth Rugoff

as Rita (uncredited)

Hester Schell

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)