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"Radio Days" quotes

Radio Days poster
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama, music
Year: 1987
MetaScore: 74/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: $14,792,779
Released: 30 Jan 1987
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 11 nominations total

60 video clips

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You must know I have a little crush on you - Radio Days 01:14 You must know I have a little crush on you I never forgot that New Year's Eve - Radio Days 00:15 I never forgot that New Year's Eve Who is Pearl Harbor - Radio Days 00:04 Who is Pearl Harbor It's been such a long period of grief - Radio Days 00:06 It's been such a long period of grief I don't know what to do Rabbi - Radio Days 00:34 I don't know what to do Rabbi I hope 1944 turns out well - Radio Days 00:15 I hope 1944 turns out well And then there were my father and mother - Radio Days 00:17 And then there were my father and mother You know this is a funny coincidence - Radio Days 00:09 You know this is a funny coincidence I wonder if future generations - Radio Days 00:17 I wonder if future generations Despite his bravado all evening - Radio Days 00:28 Despite his bravado all evening I do I think you have these qualities that you demand - Radio Days 00:15 I do I think you have these qualities that you demand Boy that was fast - Radio Days 00:07 Boy that was fast Don't you want to hit the hot spots - Radio Days 00:08 Don't you want to hit the hot spots For some miraculous reason - Radio Days 00:09 For some miraculous reason Hark I hear the cannons roar - Radio Days 00:18 Hark I hear the cannons roar His wife Ceil adored a very prominent ventriloquist - Radio Days 00:15 His wife Ceil adored a very prominent ventriloquist Oh God we're all going straight to hell - Radio Days 00:05 Oh God we're all going straight to hell I found this on my parents' night table - Radio Days 00:04 I found this on my parents' night table You're lucky I love you you old goose bag - Radio Days 00:05 You're lucky I love you you old goose bag One of many - Radio Days 00:36 One of many My most vivid memory connected with an old radio song - Radio Days 00:21 My most vivid memory connected with an old radio song Abe have you seen Mama's teeth - Radio Days 00:15 Abe have you seen Mama's teeth Just a minute And besides only creeps and crazy people - Radio Days 00:09 Just a minute And besides only creeps and crazy people Oh wait - Radio Days 00:10 Oh wait It's nothing personal - Radio Days 00:15 It's nothing personal I found the show silly - Radio Days 00:35 I found the show silly What Aunt Bea did with the rest of the money - Radio Days 00:36 What Aunt Bea did with the rest of the money Mrs Waldbaum had a steel plate in her head - Radio Days 00:07 Mrs Waldbaum had a steel plate in her head Now I love old radio stories - Radio Days 00:25 Now I love old radio stories Next there was Grandpa and Grandma - Radio Days 00:13 Next there was Grandpa and Grandma All right all right - Radio Days 00:05 All right all right Tess I can't decide - Radio Days 00:18 Tess I can't decide Pay more attention to your schoolwork - Radio Days 00:12 Pay more attention to your schoolwork You think I want you working at the job I do - Radio Days 00:06 You think I want you working at the job I do You know when we were younger of the 3 sisters - Radio Days 00:07 You know when we were younger of the 3 sisters Cigars Cigarettes - Radio Days 00:22 Cigars Cigarettes I look at you and I'm aflame with longing - Radio Days 00:25 I look at you and I'm aflame with longing The daughter believes in free love - Radio Days 00:37 The daughter believes in free love French fries You ate french fries - Radio Days 00:13 French fries You ate french fries Why can't you be like that huh - Radio Days 00:08 Why can't you be like that huh Why'd you have to turn off - Radio Days 00:31 Why'd you have to turn off Nah she was nothin' special - Radio Days 00:13 Nah she was nothin' special Oh Abe how come you never take me - Radio Days 00:19 Oh Abe how come you never take me What do they want those Nazis - Radio Days 00:19 What do they want those Nazis Just once I'd like to eat at the Stork Club - Radio Days 00:10 Just once I'd like to eat at the Stork Club If it's a girl I thought we could name it Lola - Radio Days 00:06 If it's a girl I thought we could name it Lola Martin are you sure you want to call the baby Ellen - Radio Days 00:11 Martin are you sure you want to call the baby Ellen Roger and Irene are rich and famous - Radio Days 00:16 Roger and Irene are rich and famous You'd be so nice to come home to - Radio Days 00:32 You'd be so nice to come home to What no date tonight - Radio Days 00:08 What no date tonight Fred you must know I have a little crush on you - Radio Days 00:31 Fred you must know I have a little crush on you My heart is full of grief - Radio Days 00:11 My heart is full of grief Sally hung around the Broadway area - Radio Days 00:18 Sally hung around the Broadway area There are those who drink champagne at nightclubs - Radio Days 00:15 There are those who drink champagne at nightclubs The other 3 were so sophisticated - Radio Days 00:08 The other 3 were so sophisticated

Cast

Burglar - Mike Starr
Burglar - Paul Herman
'Guess That Tune' Host - Don Pardo
Mr. Needleman - Martin Rosenblatt
Mrs. Needleman - Helen Miller
Child Star - Danielle Ferland
Tess, the mother - Julie Kavner
Irene - Julie Kurnitz
Roger - David Warrilow
Masked Avenger - Wallace Shawn
Avenger Crook - Mick Murray
Avenger Announcer - William Flanagan
Joe - Seth Green
Martin, the father - Michael Tucker
Abe - Josh Mostel
Ceil - Renée Lippin
Grandpa - William Magerman
Grandma - Leah Carrey
Ruthie - Joy Newman
Mr. Waldbaum - Hy Anzell
Mrs. Waldbaum - Judith Malina
Bea - Dianne Wiest
Andrew - Fletcher Previn
Nick - Oliver Block
Dave - Maurice Toueg
Burt - Sal Tuminello
Evelyn Goorwitz - Rebecca Nickels
'Show & Tell' Teacher - Mindy Morgenstern
Arnold - David Mosberg
Ross - Ross Morgenstern
Rabbi Baumel - Kenneth Mars
Sidney Manulis (as Andrew Clark) - Andrew B. Clark
Sally White - Mia Farrow
Roller Rink Organist - Lee Erwin
Richard - Roger Hammer
Nightclub Customer - Terry Lee Swarts
Nightclub Customer - Margaret Thomson
Latin Bandleader - Tito Puente
Latin singer 'Tico-Tico no Fubá' - Denise Dumont
Perfirio - Dimitri Vassilopoulos
Communist Neighbor - Larry David
Communist's Daughter - Rebecca Schaeffer
Mrs. Silverman - Belle Berger
Bill Kern - Guy Le Bow
Kirby Kyle - Brian Mannain
Ventriloquist (as Stan Burns) - Stanley Burns
Crooner - Todd Field
Abercrombie Host - Peter Lombard
Mr. Abercrombie - Martin Sharman
Abercrombie Couple - Crystal Field
Abercrombie Couple - Maurice Shrog
Whiz Kid - Marc Colner
Teacher with Carrot - Roberta Bennett
Mr. Zipsky - Joel Eidelsberg
Rocco - Danny Aiello
Mr. Davis - Peter Castellotti
Rocco's Mother - Gina DeAngeles
Chekhov Actress - Shelley Delaney
Pearl Harbor Announcer - Dwight Weist
USO Musician - Ken Levinsky
USO Musician - Ray Marchica
Biff Baxter - Jeff Daniels
Biff Announcer - J.R. Horne
German - Kuno Sponholz
Japanese - Henry Yuk
Miss Gordon (as Sydney A. Blake) - Sydney Blake
Radio Singer (as Kitty Carlisle Hart) - Kitty Carlisle
Fred - Robert Joy
Principal - Henry Cowen
Whistler - Philip Shultz
Ad Man - Mercedes Ruehl
Ad Man - Bruce Jarchow
Songwriter - Greg Gerard
Director - David Cale
Sponsor - Ira Wheeler
Sponsor's Wife - Hannah Rabinowitz
Diction Teacher - Edward S. Kotkin
Diction Student - Ruby Payne
Diction Student - J.E. Beaucaire
'Gay White Way' Announcer - Paul Berman
Sy - Richard Portnow
'Silver Dollar' Emcee - Tony Roberts
Dance Palace Musician - Barbara Gallo
Dance Palace Musician - Jane Jarvis
Dance Palace Musician - Liz Vochecowizc
On-the-Spot Newsman - Ivan Kronenfeld
Fireman - Frank O'Brien
Polly's Mother - Yolanda Childress
New Year's Bandleader - Artie Butler
New Year's Singer - Diane Keaton
Radio Voice (voice) - Gregg Almquist
Radio Voice (voice) - Jackson Beck
Radio Voice (voice) - Wendell Craig
Radio Voice - William H. Macy
Radio Voice (voice) - Ken Roberts
Radio Voice (voice) - Norman Rose
Radio Voice (voice) - Kenneth Welsh
Crying Woman - Sandy Dell
Joe, the Narrator - Woody Allen
- Bonnie Lee Bakley
Silver Dollar Assistant - David Bickford
Ventriloquist - Stan Burns
Mrs. Riley - Kitty Felde
Young Sailors Wife - Marie Gabrielle
Sailor in Coney Island bumper car - Carson Grant
Audience Member - Zach Grenier
Radio Actor - Ron Leir
Guess That Tune Trumpet Player in Band - George Maniere
Bradley - Fred Melamed
Classroom student - Scott Meyer
Nightclub Orchestra Trombonist - Mark Patterson
Conductor in 'Guess That Tune' Scene - Maurice Peress
Counter Girl - Ilana Rapp
Gym Trainer - Tommy Roeder
Rita - Ruth Rugoff
- Christine Scheier
Girl at the Cafe - Hester Schell