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Radioland Murders

Brian Benben (Actor), Mary Stuart Masterson (Actor), Mel Smith (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Despite George Lucas's name in the credits (as executive producer) and several experiments in computer-generated imagery (seamlessly included but to little avail), this film qualifies as a major dog, a door-slamming farce in which the doors are funnier than the people slamming them. Set in a radio studio on a night in 1939 that a new radio network is being launched, the frenetic and scattered story blends a growing pile of corpses, network and sponsor politics, the crazed efforts involved to put on radio shows, and the on-again, off-again marriage of head writer Roger (Brian Benben) and secretary Penny (Mary Stuart Masterson), the only one who seems to have it together. Benben has a Groucho-like sense of timing and delivery, but he can't elevate surprisingly weak comic material. --Marshall Fine

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4.0 out of 5 stars Highly under rated April 29 2013
By Danny Kid
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Funny movie! The film deserves more prominence than it has.
A hilarious and fun murder mystery full of plot twists and slap stick
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5.0 out of 5 stars What's TV got to do with it? Oct 14 2010
By bernie TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
This movie is very dynamic. There is no pausing or reflecting juts good drop-dead comedy.

It is opening night for a new radio station. A mysterious voice brakes in periodically to give a riming riddle. Each time someone dies in a unique way. Will the culprit be caught before no one is left and what is the motive?

The actors have been seen before and will be again except Anita Morris (Date of death 3 March 1994) as Claudette. She was really superb in Ruthless People (1986) ASIN: 6300276570 as Carol the girlfriend that knew she was next to die.

There were a lot of great sounds in this movie including:

"Love is on the Air Tonight"
"That Old Feeling"
"What'll I Do" Written by Irving Berlin. Hear it again The Butcher's Wife (1991) ASIN: 6302289025
"Crazy People"
"Big Noise From Winnetka"
"Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong"
"I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)"
"The Green Hornet Theme"
"In the Mood"
"I Miss You So"
"I Love a Mystery 'Valse Triste'"
"Java Jive"
"Back in the Saddle Again" Hear it again in Sleepless in Seattle (Special Edition) (1993) ASIN: B00003Q42R
"Tico Tico"
"Let's Face the Music and Dance"
"A Guy What Takes His Time"
"And the Angels Sing"
"That Old Black Magic"
"Saber Dance"
"Flight of the Bumblebee"
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5.0 out of 5 stars shows how radio was done Jan 16 2010
By Tara Langevin
Format:DVD
this is one of my favorite movies i love it,i love old time radio and this movie just made me laugh it may not be a movie that stands out like most of the movies out there but it is a movie that is great for a rainy day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to critics...
This is a manic, crazy and fun film, largely due to the Keaton-like performance of Brian Benben. Mary Stuart Masterson is known for great dramatic talent, but this is the first... Read more
Published on Nov 2 2003 by R. Gawlitta
5.0 out of 5 stars A Misunderstood Masterpiece
Since George Lucas had enough money from his "Star Wars" empire not to care what critics would say, he wrote the story and produced this affectionate nod to old time radio and the... Read more
Published on Sep 8 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Remember?
I'm conducting a wake for Rosemary Clooney (Born May 23, 1928 . Died June 30, 2002.) I read "Girl Singer:an autobiography" and got the conveniently packaged "Songs from the Girl... Read more
Published on Aug 28 2002 by TundraVision
3.0 out of 5 stars Radioland Murders
I thought this movie was not main stream, and was well written. If you hate those movies that crittics and main stream Hollywood try to slam down your throats and call it a... Read more
Published on May 21 2002 by Isha Hicks
4.0 out of 5 stars Satiringly Funny
I've rented this movie so many times that I thought I should buy it. The satire is great with the slap stick comedy. I loved the setting in a radio station during post WWI. Read more
Published on Oct 19 2001 by Cynthia A. Sharrow
5.0 out of 5 stars Bad start that gets great fast.
I'll admit, at first I really didn't like this movie, about 10 minutes in and I was tempted to turn it off, however I decided to continue just for the sake of it. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars A cult classic, of sorts
As he did with "Raiders of the Lost Ark", boy-man George Lucas pays tribute to the entertainments of his childhood with a fiendishly clever movie that is paced like a... Read more
Published on April 6 2001 by Eric Krupin
5.0 out of 5 stars A Comedy thats never stops !!! :}
The moment I (age25) saw it in the theater I loved it. It's an upbeat fast paced movie that never slows down. Read more
Published on Jan 29 1999 by HYDEANSEEK@spydee.net
5.0 out of 5 stars A very funny movie!
Well, okay, so sometimes it's a little frantic, and maybe the end's a little odd. But I just loved this movie! It's funny all the way through to the end! Read more
Published on Jan 9 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful,old-fashioned comedy/mystery for all ages.
The story takes place on the opening night of a new radio station in 1939; the height of radio when everything was done with live performances. Read more
Published on Jan 1 1999
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