Radioland Murders (1994)
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Cast
as Roger
as Penny
as Gen. Whalen
as Milt
as Billy
as Bernie
as Lt. Cross
as Rick
as Walt Whalen Junior
as Max Applewhite
as Zoltan
as Katzenback
as Claudette
as Dexter Morris
as Anna
as Wild Writer
as Tommy
as Jasper
as Himself
as Herself
as Billy's Mom
as Female Writer
as Deidre
as Billy's Father
as Father Writer
as Jules Cogley
as Frankie Marshall
as Son Writer
as Organist
as Soap Box Girl
as "Tortured" Actor
as Difficult Actor/Interrogator
as Jack Granite
as Mildred's Mom/Ma
as Gork, Son of Fire
as "In the Mood" Bandleader
as Upside Down Yodeller
as "Lt. Cross" Actor/Pa
as Ben Butter
as Ruffles Reedy
as Cop #1
as Cop #4
as Cop #7
as Affiliate
as Laughing Man
as Revolving Stage Operator
as Nerdy Stagehand
as Dottie
as "The Miller Sisters" Member
as Cop #10
as Cop #14
as Loud Affiliate
Critic Reviews for Radioland Murders
All Critics (17) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (13) | DVD (3)
See it with low expectations, this is an uncomplicated film that's not as bad as it looks. [Full review in Spanish]
What an inglorious pity.
What were they thinking?
The cast must get an A for effort.
Not the slightest bit funny. Annoying and obnoxious attempt at retro '30s humor.
The bottom line: If you can get past that sagging first third, there are some laughs to be had.
Audience Reviews for Radioland Murders
It does come across that everything Mr Lucas has put his chubby finger to since Star Wars doesn't quite turn out so well (apart from 'Indy'), the recent 'Red Tails' for example. This goofy slapstick comedy on paper had promise and I was quite excited to watch it as the period setting plus the 'who dunnit' murder aspect I like. The whole thing sounded like a kind of 'Clue' or 'Haunted Honeymoon' type venture, that nice dated 30's to 50's setting with smart suits with well spoken chaps n dames all set within a spooky atmosphere. Unfortunately this film is really quite boring and insanely stupid, there is way too much slapstick in your face screwball comedy...and its not even very good, just forced. Everyone is falling arse over tit every five minutes and the editing is so damn choppy, you zip from one pratfall to the next as if they were individual sketches pasted together. Awesome cast line up, every well known character actor in Hollywood has been stuck in this but that can't save the film. Brian Benben was for me a bad choice of lead for the story, he's one of those guys that just fits TV roles better and he's also annoyingly unstable here with the most lame physical comedy display. Good ideas with a great era and concept to homage but this falls flat on its face, it should of been a classic but somehow its been fudged well and truly, damn it Lucas!
Super Reviewer
Gosh, almost as pedantic as a Woody Allen movie. The characters are cardboard cutouts against the CGI backgrounds, which were a test-phase for Star Wars prequels. It's claustrophobic and annoying. I didn't want to be there.
Super Reviewer
Radioland Murders Quotes
| Max Applewhite: | I could yell fire over the intercom and we could call it a night. |
| Max Applewhite: | I could yell 'Fire' into the intercom and we could call it a night. |