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Directed by | Oliver Stone |
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Based on | Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian Ted Savinar Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular |
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Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
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Music by | Stewart Copeland |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Box office | $3,468,572 |
Talk Radio is a 1988 American drama thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene, and Leslie Hope. The film was based on the play of the same name by Bogosian and Tad Savinar. Portions of the film and play were based on the assassination of Denver radio host Alan Berg in 1984[1] and the book Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular.[2] The film was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear.[3]