Radio Days
1987The 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.
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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
Fletcher Farrow Previn
as Andrew
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
Ross Morgenstern
as Ross
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
Richard Portnow
as Sy
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)