Talk Radio

A shock jock’s ratings hit stratospheric heights but his edgy schtick curdles into real-world poison in Oliver Stone’s steam-pipe thriller. A ratings hungry host turns his microphone into a Molotov cocktail only to discover the studio door won’t lock behind him. Stone’s pre-cable blast prophecies the now.

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Oliver Stone directed Talk Radio in 1988. See Oliver Stone's full filmography, where to start with Oliver Stone, or where to go after you've seen everything by Oliver Stone.

Talk Radio was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.