Talk Radio Page #7

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


This is the Bee Gees, and this|one's going out to you, Cheryl Ann,

singing "Saturday Night Fever"|ten times in a row.

- Best call we've had in|a couple of weeks, I swear.

That was great, honey. We gotta|get Cheryl Ann calling more often.

They're eating this stuff up, Barry.|See that piece in the paper today?

The thing about me looking for|a bodyguard? Great publicity.

You want this ten times|in a row, seriously?

No, make it three times.|I'll be back in a minute.

Three it is.|Beautiful show. I love it.

# Burn, baby, burn #

# Burn, baby, burn #|In here?

Ooh.

That was great.|The kiss or the call?

Dan just gave me|some good news.

I'm getting|the 10:00 a.m. slot.

He's hiring a producer|just for my own show.

Oh, Barry, that's wonderful.|Yeah. You wanna do it?

Huh? You'd be the best person to do it.

You're smart, you're hardworking,|you do everything I tell you to do.

Um, Barry, I think you|better get someone else.

I don't think it's a good|idea. It's a great idea.

Come on.|You gotta do it.

No, I don't think so. Do|it. Come on. I need you.

Barry, if I work for you, the|fun would go out it, you know?

There'd be a lot of tension. It|might even screw up our marriage.

F*** our marriage. Come on.|This is important. I need you.

Don't you want the show to be as good|as it can be? Aren't you behind me?

You gotta be joking.|Of course I'm not joking.

You just said,|"F*** our marriage."

I'm joking.

This is getting really boring.|I'm gonna switch it, all right?

I just thought that...

Forget it.

I'm very proud of you.

It's wonderful for you.

Come on. Okay?

Hmm?|Come on. Okay?

Barry?

Baby, I don't wanna go|in the sink.

Yeah! In the sink!

I don't wanna go|in the sink.

Oh-ho!|Hi, Ellen!

Hi, Stu.

Are you having a party?|Yeah, a sink party.

Oh, uh, hi, hon. My mother wasn't|feeling well, so I decided to come home.

Ellen, I thought you|and your mother were...

uh-|Eh...

Um, what...

what are you two up to?

Look, I better go out and|come back in. Barry, come back.

You cut me off!

Hey, Theresa, come here.|Come with Stuey,

and have a Stuey sandwich|with Mimi and Stuey.

You want one?

No.

He became a millionaire.|How about that?

Brings back memories.

A lot of changes. I'm|nicer, I make more money...

and I only hang up|on one out of seven.

...with Dallas' own Mr.|Popularity, Barry Champlaign.

I'm Sidney Greenberg, reminding|you that it's not how much you take,

it's how much|you take home.

Hey!

How's Chicago? You look great.|Great. You look great too.

Ellen, what are you|doing here?

I couldn't miss|Barry's premiere.

Yeah, we only have a couple of|minutes. You mind if I steal Barry?

You know where the green room is.|Have a cup of coffee. We'll catch up.

Sure. Bye.

Evening, Barry. I have|two minutes. What is it?

I'll make it brief. I know|you've got your show to do.

Barry, we've run into some|slight scheduling problems...

concerning|the national feed.

We're gonna have to delay it|for at least a couple of weeks.

Hi, Stuey.

Ellen! Holy cow!|I knew you'd show up.

Jesus, let me look at you here. Are|you taking young pills or something?

Wanna step into my crib|with me? You must be excited.

Oh, yeah, I'm jumping out|of my skin. You kidding me?

I called my mother and told her we're|gonna broadcast all over the country.

She says, "Stuart, that's|beautiful. What country?"

Good to see you.|It's good to see you.

Hi, I'm Laura Nicholson. I|spoke to you on the phone. Hi.

Oh, it's nice to meet you.|You must be Barry's secretary.

No, actually, I'm his producer. We're|going in a few seconds. Excuse me.

Let's go. From the heart|of the Lone Star state,

it's time for Dallas' most|popular talk show, Night Talk...

- with Barry Champlaign.|- # Bad to bone #

The KGAB phone lines are open|and ready for your call...

at 555-TALK.

Nice to meet you. Nice to|meet you. Isn't this exciting?

I've just received|some terrible news.

Night Talk will not be broadcast|nationally tonight...

due to the usual corporate,|big business, inefficiency,

sloppiness and bureaucracy.

I've just been informed|of a scheduling problem.

Nothing personal, nothing|logical, just business as usual.

Maybe the show will go national|next week, maybe next month.

No one seems to know.|I'm sorry.

I feel I've let you,|the listeners, down.

But I've been in this business long|enough to know you can lose the battle...

and still win the war.

Night Talk still has a purpose,|a standard to which it must rise,

and I will not let you down|on that score.

This show is about saying|what's got to be said.

That's what|we're gonna do here tonight.

Tonight, anything goes.

I wanna hear you. I want you to|tell me what you really think.

No holds barred. Call|555-TALK. I'm sorry.

The door is open.|Hit me with your best shot.

Night Talk.|Jerry from Rockwell.

You're on.|Barry.

Have you ever entertained|one single doubt...

about the truth|of the Holocaust?

I think we've had|this conversation before, sir.

When you make these accusations against Jews,|when you start questioning the Holocaust,

I think you should have some facts|available, and the facts are available.

Well, of course. We'd love to|sit down and debate them with you.

Uh-huh. Well, who's "we"? Am|I talking to a "we" or a "you"?

Well, Barry, we're|organized in our belief...

the same way the Zionists|are organized in their belief.

We could debate it. It would|be very easy and simple.

It would be far more simple and|valuable for you to get in touch with,

let's say, the Holocaust|Museum down in Washington.

Uh-huh. They'll send you|the names of all the Jews...

who died during World War ll.

They have all this information. I mean, the|first one to say if somebody made a mistake...

They say six million died? It could've|been five million or seven million.

It could be two also.

Is that the issue? That two|million innocent people died?

Why should one single innocent|person die, Jew or non-Jew? I agree.

But the Zionists are using this issue|and the guilt on the American public...

to extort from us|our tax dollars.

The figures we have say|every family in Israel...

gets over$10, 000|of our taxes.

Well, you'll never see more|collective poverty than in Israel.

I urge you to take a trip there. All you|got to do, Barry, is go to West Virginia.

What does West Virginia have to|do with it? Or Nebraska or Idaho,

where you'll see farmer after|farmer biting the dust, Mm-hmm.

losing their farms, can't|get decent loans. Yeah.

If we had the loans and grants|that are sent to Israel,

we wouldn't be losing our farms,|which is the backbone of this country.

And what if a woman competes with you|in the marketplace and takes your job?

What if black men start dating|and marrying white women? Oh!

And what if homosexuals|are teaching your children?

And what if you're afraid|to walk the streets at night?

What if you see yuppies getting rich while|you're standing in the unemployment line?

And what if your government|sends you to Vietnam...

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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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