A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
Mick Murray
- Avenger Crook
- (as Michael Murray)
Renée Lippin
- Ceil
- (as Renee Lippin)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Joe sees a German U-Boat at the beach has some basis in fact. Some U-Boats were sent to America on secret missions and had to enter New York harbor through the Rockaway inlets to get into Lower New York bay.
- GoofsIn one scene, a pack of Camel cigarettes lies on a table, with a clearly visible bar code on the side of the package. The Universal Product Code would not be introduced until the 1970s.
- Quotes
[Last lines]
Narrator: I never forgot that New Year's Eve when Aunt Bea awakened me to watch 1944 come in. I've never forgotten any of those people or any of the voices we would hear on the radio. Though the truth is, with the passing of each New Year's Eve, those voices do seem to grow dimmer and dimmer.
- SoundtracksThe Flight of the Bumblebee
(1899-1900)
Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by Harry James
Courtesy of CBS Records
Played during the opening credits
Featured review
This movie shouts one word: WARMTH. The colors, the plot, the characters, they are all wonderfully warm.
I've watched this movie with senior citizens who were around in the forties. I once watched it with a Jewish guy who grew up on Long Island (albeit in the early 30's, not the 40's). All comments were the same: THIS was life in New York during wartime.
Vietnam was my war, so this era was a mystery to me. However, any time a genius like Woody Allen can create a film that not only makes me and my rowdy friends laugh, but gets guffaws from my dear old Mom as well, it deserves a little fanfare.
I didn't even mention the solid gold music.
See this film at once!
I've watched this movie with senior citizens who were around in the forties. I once watched it with a Jewish guy who grew up on Long Island (albeit in the early 30's, not the 40's). All comments were the same: THIS was life in New York during wartime.
Vietnam was my war, so this era was a mystery to me. However, any time a genius like Woody Allen can create a film that not only makes me and my rowdy friends laugh, but gets guffaws from my dear old Mom as well, it deserves a little fanfare.
I didn't even mention the solid gold music.
See this film at once!
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Días de radio
- Filming locations
- Radio City Music Hall - 1260 6th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Joe, his Aunt Bea and her date see a movie there)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,792,779
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,522,423
- Feb 1, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $14,792,779
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