Talk Radio Page #10

Synopsis: An acerbic radio talk show host based in Dallas starts what could be an important few days when he discovers that his controversial late night show is about to be "picked up" by a nationwide network of radio stations. However, all is not perfect for him, because on top of troubles with his love life and fears that the management of the network will try to alter the content of his show he has to cope with a neo-nazi group who have been angered by his forthright opinions.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Oliver Stone
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
R
Year:
1988
110 min
1,942 Views


I mean, I don't know.|She could be black or white,

Hispano, Japanese,|pretty, fat, ugly.

I wanna rape them all!

All right, John, calm down. I|wanna help you. I'm your friend.

Are you my buddy, Barry?

I'm your buddy, John.

I can't help myself.|I gotta go do it.

You can help yourself. You're not|gonna do it, John. No, I gotta do it.

No, you're not|gonna do it, John.

Now, listen to me.|I'm gonna go do it.

No, no, no. Think about|what you're saying, John.

John?

He's gone.

Another lost soul|goes into the Dallas night.

We-We have a police trace|on this.

If anybody knows|anything about this man...

or is in Turtle Creek or|sees someone in a phone booth,

please call us here|at KGAB.

The number to call is,|is 555-TALK.

Uh, let's hear|from our sponsors...

Pasty Mate Roach|and Termite Cleaners.

Listen closely.

The sound|of cockroaches mating...

enhanced 500 times.|They couldn't trace it.

Right, I should've kept him on|for another three hours.

You know, I once had|a cup of Humphrey's coffee.

I was spitting blood|for three weeks.

You should try|the decaffeinated, Barry.

This is great.|Oh, wait. Don't tell me.

He seems|pretty harmless.

Come on, kid, sit down.|This is your chair.

This is your microphone.|Speak directly into it.

Keep your mouth about|six inches away from it.

These are your headphones so you can|hear the show. These are the ground rules.

What?|The ground rules.

No last names, no brand names,|no phone numbers over the air.

Other than that, act and speak|normally. This is Mr. Barry Champlaign.

You're Barry.

You got him.|All right.

What's wrong with him?|He's star struck.

Hey, kid, say something. I need|a level. Check, check. Check one.

Here we go on five,

four, three, two, one.|Stu.

Strap in, b*tch.|Here we go.

We're back. I'm Barry Champlaign.|You're listening to Night Talk.

We have a very special guest|with us tonight.

Kent. Say hello|to everybody, Kent.

All right.

My sentiments exactly.

We've brought Kent on board to get an|inside look at the future of America.

Kent is the classic|American youth...

energetic and resourceful,|spoiled, perverse and disturbed.

Would you say that's an accurate|description, Kent? Yep, sure.

What do you call that haircut?|I don't know. Rock and roll!

Are you high right now,|Kent?

Am I high?|Are you on drugs,

or is this your naturally|moronic self?

Watch the drool. You're|getting it all over the console.

I can't believe|I'm here, man.

Hey. Wow. Does this thing really work?

You're sitting in|a radio station, Kent.

You're sitting in front|of a live mike.

When you speak, thousands|of people hear your voice.

It penetrates their minds.

Okay, okay.|No, listen.

I wanna send that one out to Diamond|Dave and Billy the bass player...

and all the babes|at the Valley View Mall.

We're discussing|America here tonight, Kent.

Do you have any thoughts|on that subject?

Yeah.|Oh, I'm sorry.

I broke your train of thought. Please,|keep going. This is exhilarating.

No, I know.

It's not like I'm not political|or nothin'. You know, I mean...

I like Bruce.|He's political.

Bruce Springsteen, yes.|A very deep, political thinker.

He's a communist, isn't he?

No, he's from New Jersey.

His ex is pretty nice.|Mm-hmm. Whose ex?

Bruce's. Bruce Springsteen's|wife. Yes, what about her?

Julienne.|Hi, Julienne.

She was a model.|You know that, Bar?

All those guys|got models, Bar.

I mean, Mick and Jerry,|Keith and Patty,

Prince and...

Prince.

You know, Bar,|Bingo.

models only hang around with|guys they think are coolest.

Look at you, man. You're a|big guy, famous star and all.

I mean, you got that fine babe|right over there...

who works for you, man.

So hey, if you got some|cash and you're cool,

you get to have a model.

So you wouldn't call yourself a|women's libber then, Kent, huh?

Yeah, I would, Bar. I mean,|everybody being liberated, you know.

Women, South Africans, all|those kind of people, you know.

I saw a show|about all that stuff...

about how revolution's|a pretty important thing.

We're gonna have a lot more|revolutions where people get together,

solidarity and that|and...

You know,|like that song by Megadeath.

# Peace sells|but who's buying #

# Peace sells but who's|buying # Ah, come on!

Hey, plus-|Oh, I saw this other show...

about how in the future they're|gonna have these two-way TV sets.

People will be able to see|each other and everything.

And then there's, like, no way they're|gonna be able to stop the revolution.

Who won't be able|to stop it, Kent?

Big Brother, the government,|corporations.

They're a bunch of fascists. They|wanna control everybody's mind.

But, hey, freedom's|an important thing,

just like you|always say, Bar.

You say|the best things, Bar.

I listen to you|all the time.

You're great.|Kent, you're an idiot.

I sincerely hope you do not|represent the future of this country,

because if you do|we are in sad shape.

Bar, man,|you're so funny, man.

That's why I love to listen to your show.|That's why all the kids listen to you, man.

Plus, these goons|push you around, you know.

All the kids|listen to you, Bar.

You are the best thing|on the radio!

Kent, we discuss a lot of|serious subjects on this show...

sad things, frightening|things, tragic things.

Doesn't any of that|bother you?

Nope.

Why not?

It's just a show. It's one|big rock video, huh, Kent?

Yeah!

No.|Come on, Bar.

It's your show.

Yeah, that it is, that it is.|It's my show.

Let's go back to the callers|on my show.

Uh, Julia,|you're on Night Talk.

Barry, hello.|Now, you know, darlin',

I think these people who've|been callin' you tonight...

are a bunch of|I don't know what's.

It's crazy. And that crazy kid you|got on there, now, that's terrible.

I've been listenin' to your show|for five years straight, Barry,

and I love you and your show.

I think it's terrific that more|folks are gonna be listenin'.

I just hope you have time for|your longtime friends there, Bar.

I always have time|for my friends, Julia.

Aw, you're terrific.

Your show's terrific.|I don't know what else to say.

Well, tell me something, Julia,|since you listen all the time.

What is it|you like about the show?

Well, I don't know.

A lot of things.

Well, what, for instance?|Well, I love you, Bar.

Uh-huh, that's a given. Okay,|what about me do you love?

Well, you're very funny.|Uh-huh.

And I love to hear you talk about|all the things you have to say.

Yeah, yeah, okay.|Let's get back to the show.

The show must serve|some kind of purpose for you.

Well, now, I wouldn't say that.|What would you say?

Well, I don't know. What|do you mean, you don't know?

You said that at least five times|already. What don't you know?

You've been listening to this show for five|years. You don't know why you listen to it?

Well, I just said-|I heard what you just said.

You said you don't know why you listen|to this show. Why don't I tell you why.

You listen so that you can feel|superior to the other losers who call in!

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Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologuist, novelist, and historian. more…

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