Talk Radio (1989)

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Talk Radio
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R 1 hr 49 minJan 13th, 1989Drama
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Plot
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 13th, 1989
Movie Budget:$4,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$3,468,572 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Greg Strangis, Sam Strangis
Production Companies:Ten-Four Productions, Cineplex-Odeon Films, Universal Pictures

Talk Radio Quotes

The Complexity of Free Speech in Media

Caller: [hangs up] You're part of the problem. You're another Jew, another weed-eating Jew, in control of the media of this country. And from there, you pass judgment on that which you don't know. And there will come a day for you, Barry, and thousands of others like you who have slept with black women, who have lied to us, when you will hang from your neck with a placard around it saying, "I betrayed my race.
Barry: Well, what can you say to a paranoid schizophrenic who's a coward for hanging up, except that I guess the day that I hang, I'll probably defend the asshole who hung me. Talk radio. Free speech isn't really free at all. It's actually a little bit like Russian roulette. A very expensive commodity. You never know what's gonna come up the next time you push the button.

Confrontation Between Chet and Barry

Chet: So now everyone in the country can hear your big mouth flap.
Barry: Oh, Chet. So nice to hear from you again. Shouldn't you be out burning crosses or molesting children or something?