Howard Stern - Talk Radio (1989) Discussion

[–] MisterWhiplash 20 years ago

. The screenplay was almost entirely based on Bogosian's original play and some biographical information about Alan Berg, a talk show host in Denver who was murdered in 1984 by white supremacists.

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[–] perc2100 19 years ago

I agree about the uncanny similarity! Obviously this movie/play was written well before Stern was a blip on the national scene (as stated in Bogosian's book). But it is odd who closely the two personalities resemble one another.
I wonder if Stern has seen this, and I wonder what his thoughts on the movie are.

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[–] doomsday_defense2k4 19 years ago

National scene? He didn't need to be on the national scene. By 1984 he was simply already had a leading radio program in the media capital of the USA NYC. Maybe there was some influence in the book and the movie.

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[–] scott-880 18 years ago

Hoo Hoo Robin, I invented the year 1984. Tell'em Fred.

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[–] pcf9909 18 years ago

Head back to Dopey and Aintfunny. Theyre the "originals". Speaking of thier "creativity" hows that film festival going?

Oliver Stone sat in Howard studio and watched the show for two days right before filming started on Talk Radio.

Fanboys just make me laugh at thier sad pitifulness

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[–] Dre3293 18 years ago

In response to to pcf 9909, hey dumbass, there is no film festival, so whatever the hell you're talking about check your facts before you open your mouth. And, secondly your hero Howie sold away all his fame, so he's done, some "Revolution". But, maybe you got your "film festival" confused with the comedy tour that when in NJ broke ticket selling records that haven't been that high since Jay Leno was there in the 80's, so check the books you douche. I don't remember your hero Howie being in the news lately. O&A, have a better platform and more listeners by the numbers. O&A in no way talk about the same things as Howard, all you have to do is listen. YOU SUCK AND SO DOES HOO HOO!!!

By the way, nice spelling retard.

Opie and Anthony on XM Satellite Radio
SPREAD THE VIRUS!!!!

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[–] jonebskiny 18 years ago

OA Party Rock

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[–] rjbxxx 18 years ago

Opie and Anthony kick Hoo-Hoo's boring behind.
Just thought I'd throw that in.
Also, Stern stole all of his early material from Steve Dahl in Chicago (who is now irrelevant and boring as well).
Also, as a former Stern listener and current O and A listener, I do not see ANY similarity between the two shows.

Anyway, the movie itself is very dated. It's well made, but you can tell it was made 20 years ago. Nice smoking in the studio!

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[–] pcf9909 18 years ago

Just wondering how you and your douche "army" with thier two unemplyed generals.

Shove your "Hoo Hoo somewhere" your head usually is.

Fanboys just make me laugh at thier sad pitifulness

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[–] speedolitec 14 years ago

Head back to Dopey and Aintfunny.

"Dopey and Aintfunny"? Are there actually still dumbasses who think that's clever?

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[–] paulg99 18 years ago

On March 17, 1988, on his show, Stern claimed that Oliver Stone's people had contacted his agent at some time in the past about a role as a "disc jockey" in a movie.

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[–] repairman_jack 18 years ago

I think Eric Nagle was fantastic in this film

"Only the Simian can have the divine spark!"

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[–] juanmonge69 18 years ago

I used to listen to Stern years ago and I seem to remember him trying to take some credit for the character but mostly for the Robin Williams "Good Morning,Vietnam".

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[–] thepeoplesjay 18 years ago

You can look at the cover and tell it is based on Stern.

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[–] l1-1 17 years ago

yes, of course it is, anyone with ears can hear Howard in this movie.

but whatever, its a great movie.

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[–] FangsFirst 17 years ago

Yes, because Eric Bogosian, author of the play the movie is based on, had his genes changed to match those of Stern!
Stunning! What devotion to the art!

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[–] slacking101 14 years ago

lol. Actually, his parents had genetic modifications done while he was still in the womb. So the devotion goes all the way back to his parents.

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[–] SN51431 12 years ago

I think it was inspired by Alan Berg, a radio talk show host who was shot to death in 1984.

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[–] kylopod 12 years ago

In some of the flashback sequences, Champlain is seen with a Stern-like hairdo, which I'm sure was intentional, though I've read that Champlain is primarily a composite of Alan Berg and Tom Leykis. I don't think the character seems all that much like Stern, beyond being a sort of shock jock; Stern is more unabashedly an entertainer, whereas this guy had a certain serious edge.

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[–] salz4life78 11 years ago

I heard it was based on Lyle Chipperson.

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[–] JayRolo 11 years ago

It's been proven that it was based on Lyle.

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[–] jim_burt 10 years ago

It's been proven that it was based on Lyle.

Well, given the inclusion of the biography of Berg (Talked to Death) in the writing credits of the movie, seems pretty clear that Berg was a major influence, if not the key one. The suntan lotion bit, btw, is verbatim off a Berg show I heard live on KOA a couple weeks before he was killed. Damn near ran off the road, I was laughing so hard. At the time, I was contracting to KOA, and had the chance to watch several of his shows from the control room. Both the voice and the mannerisms are so close to Berg as to make the hairs raise on the back of my neck even 30 years later. Also, the ex-wife relationship was, in many ways, lifted directly from Berg's life as well.

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