"Tuning in."

1987

1h 25m

7.1(598 votes)

Comedy

Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

109 members

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Danny Aiello

Rocco

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Jeff Daniels

Biff Baxter

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Mia Farrow

Sally White

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Seth Green

Joe

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Robert Joy

Fred

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Julie Kavner

Mother

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Diane Keaton

New Year's Singer

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Julie Kurnitz

Irene

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Renée Lippin

Aunt Ceil

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Kenneth Mars

Rabbi Baumel

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Josh Mostel

Abe

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Tony Roberts

"Silver Dollar" Emcee

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Wallace Shawn

Masked Avenger

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Michael Tucker

Father

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David Warrilow

Roger

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Dianne Wiest

Aunt Bea

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Mike Starr

Burglar

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Paul Herman

Burglar

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Don Pardo

"Guess That Tune" Host

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Martin Rosenblatt

Mr. Needleman

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Helen Miller

Mrs. Needleman

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Danielle Ferland

Child Star

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Mick Murray

Avenger Crook

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William Flanagan

Avenger Announcer

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William Magerman

Grandpa

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Leah Carrey

Grandma

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Joy Newman

Cousin Ruthie

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Hy Anzell

Mr. Waldbaum

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Judith Malina

Mrs. Waldbaum

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Fletcher Farrow Previn

Andrew

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Oliver Block

Nick

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Maurice Toueg

Dave

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Sal Tuminello

Burt

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Rebecca Nickels

Evelyn Goorwitz

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Mindy Morgenstern

"Show & Tell" Teacher

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David Mosberg

Arnold

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Ross Morgenstern

Ross

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Andrew B. Clark

Sidney Manulis

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Sound

Lee Erwin

Roller Rink Organist

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Roger Hammer

Richard

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Terry Lee Swarts

Nightclub Customer

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Margaret Thomson

Nightclub Customer

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Tito Puente

Latin Bandleader

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Denise Dumont

Latin Singer

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Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Porfirio

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Writing

Larry David

Communist Neighbor

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Rebecca Schaeffer

Communist's Daughter

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Belle Berger

Mrs. Silverman

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Guy Le Bow

Bill Kern

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Brian Mannain

Kirby Kyle

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Stanley Burns

Ventriloquist

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Todd Field

Crooner

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Peter Lombard

Abercrombie Host

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Martin Sherman

Mr. Abercrombie

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Crystal Field

Abercrombie Couple

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Maurice Shrog

Abercrombie Couple

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Marc Colner

Whiz Kid

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Roberta Bennett

Teacher with Carrot

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Joel Eidelsberg

Mr. Zipsky

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Peter Castellotti

Mr. Davis

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Gina DeAngeles

Rocco's mother

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Shelley Delaney

Chekhov Actress

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Dwight Weist

Pearl Harbor Announcer

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Ken Levinsky

USO Musician

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Ray Marchica

USO Musician

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J.R. Horne

Biff Announcer

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Kuno Sponholtz

German

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Henry Yuk

Japanese

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Sydney A. Blake

Miss Gordon

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Kitty Carlisle

Radio Singer

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Henry Cowen

Principal

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Philip Shultz

Whistler

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Mercedes Ruehl

Ad Man

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Bruce Jarchow

Ad Man

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Greg Gerard

Songwriter

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David Cale

Director

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Ira Wheeler

Sponsor

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Hannah Rabinowitz

Sponsor's Wife

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Edward S. Kotkin

Diction Teacher

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Ruby Payne

Diction Student

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Production

J.E. Beaucaire

Diction Student

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Paul Berman

"Gay White Way" Announcer

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Richard Portnow

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Barbara Gallo

Dance Palace Musician

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Jane Jarvis

Dance Palace Musician

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Liz Vochecowizc

Dance Palace Musician

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Ivan Kronenfeld

On-the-Spot Newsman

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Frank O'Brien

Fireman

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Yolanda Childress

Polly's Mother

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Sound

Artie Butler

New Year's Bandleader

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Gregg Almquist

Radio Voice (voice)

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Jackson Beck

Radio Voice (voice)

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Wendell Craig

Radio Voice (voice)

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William H. Macy

Radio Voice (voice)

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Ken Roberts

Radio Voice (voice)

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Norman Rose

Radio Voice (voice)

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Kenneth Welsh

Radio Voice (voice)

Directing

Woody Allen

Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)

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David Bickford

Silver Dollar Assistant (uncredited)

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Sandy Dell

Crying Woman (uncredited)

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Marie Gabrielle

Young Sailor's Wife (uncredited)

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Carson Grant

Sailor in Coney Island Bumper Car (uncredited)

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Zach Grenier

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Ron Leir

Radio Actor (uncredited)

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J.P. McNeely

Sailor (uncredited)

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Fred Melamed

Bradley (uncredited)

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Ilana Rapp

Counter Girl (uncredited)

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Ruth Rugoff

Rita (uncredited)

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Hester Schell

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

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