
Radio Days
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📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
16,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1987-01-30
⌚ Running Time:
90 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.05
Beloved Cast

Rocco
Danny Aiello

Biff Baxter
Jeff Daniels

Sally White
Mia Farrow

Joe
Seth Green

Fred
Robert Joy

Mother
Julie Kavner

New Year's Singer
Diane Keaton

Irene
Julie Kurnitz

Aunt Ceil
Renée Lippin

Rabbi Baumel
Kenneth Mars

Abe
Josh Mostel

"Silver Dollar" Emcee
Tony Roberts

Masked Avenger
Wallace Shawn

Father
Michael Tucker

Roger
David Warrilow

Aunt Bea
Dianne Wiest

Burglar
Mike Starr

Burglar
Paul Herman

"Guess That Tune" Host
Don Pardo

Mr. Needleman
Martin Rosenblatt

Mrs. Needleman
Helen Miller

Child Star
Danielle Ferland

Avenger Crook
Mick Murray

Avenger Announcer
William Flanagan

Grandpa
William Magerman

Grandma
Leah Carrey

Cousin Ruthie
Joy Newman

Mr. Waldbaum
Hy Anzell

Mrs. Waldbaum
Judith Malina

Andrew
Fletcher Farrow Previn

Nick
Oliver Block

Dave
Maurice Toueg

Burt
Sal Tuminello

Evelyn Goorwitz
Rebecca Nickels

"Show & Tell" Teacher
Mindy Morgenstern

Arnold
David Mosberg

Ross
Ross Morgenstern

Sidney Manulis
Andrew B. Clark

Roller Rink Organist
Lee Erwin

Richard
Roger Hammer

Nightclub Customer
Terry Lee Swarts

Nightclub Customer
Margaret Thomson

Latin Bandleader
Tito Puente

Latin Singer
Denise Dumont

Porfirio
Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Communist Neighbor
Larry David

Communist's Daughter
Rebecca Schaeffer

Mrs. Silverman
Belle Berger

Bill Kern
Guy Le Bow

Kirby Kyle
Brian Mannain

Ventriloquist
Stanley Burns

Crooner
Todd Field

Abercrombie Host
Peter Lombard

Mr. Abercrombie
Martin Sherman

Abercrombie Couple
Crystal Field

Abercrombie Couple
Maurice Shrog

Whiz Kid
Marc Colner

Teacher with Carrot
Roberta Bennett

Mr. Zipsky
Joel Eidelsberg

Mr. Davis
Peter Castellotti

Rocco's mother
Gina DeAngeles

Chekhov Actress
Shelley Delaney

Pearl Harbor Announcer
Dwight Weist

USO Musician
Ken Levinsky

USO Musician
Ray Marchica

Biff Announcer
J.R. Horne

German
Kuno Sponholtz

Japanese
Henry Yuk

Miss Gordon
Sydney A. Blake

Radio Singer
Kitty Carlisle

Principal
Henry Cowen

Whistler
Philip Shultz

Ad Man
Mercedes Ruehl

Ad Man
Bruce Jarchow

Songwriter
Greg Gerard

Director
David Cale

Sponsor
Ira Wheeler

Sponsor's Wife
Hannah Rabinowitz

Diction Teacher
Edward S. Kotkin

Diction Student
Ruby Payne

Diction Student
J.E. Beaucaire

"Gay White Way" Announcer
Paul Berman

Sy
Richard Portnow

Dance Palace Musician
Barbara Gallo

Dance Palace Musician
Jane Jarvis

Dance Palace Musician
Liz Vochecowizc

On-the-Spot Newsman
Ivan Kronenfeld

Fireman
Frank O'Brien

Polly's Mother
Yolanda Childress

New Year's Bandleader
Artie Butler

Radio Voice (voice)
Gregg Almquist

Radio Voice (voice)
Jackson Beck

Radio Voice (voice)
Wendell Craig

Radio Voice (voice)
William H. Macy

Radio Voice (voice)
Ken Roberts

Radio Voice (voice)
Norman Rose

Radio Voice (voice)
Kenneth Welsh

Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)
Woody Allen

Silver Dollar Assistant (uncredited)
David Bickford

Crying Woman (uncredited)
Sandy Dell

Young Sailor's Wife (uncredited)
Marie Gabrielle

Sailor in Coney Island Bumper Car (uncredited)
Carson Grant

Audience Member (uncredited)
Zach Grenier

Radio Actor (uncredited)
Ron Leir

"Guess That Tune" Trumpet Player (uncredited)
George Maniere

Sailor (uncredited)
J.P. McNeely

Bradley (uncredited)
Fred Melamed

Counter Girl (uncredited)
Ilana Rapp

Rita (uncredited)
Ruth Rugoff

Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Hester Schell