Talk Radio [Blu-ray]

Talk Radio Blu-ray brings Oliver Stone’s intense, dialogue-driven thriller to the screen, capturing the volatile energy of late-night radio and the dangerous line between performance and reality.

Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian) thrives on confrontation, using his talk show to provoke, challenge and expose the voices of his audience. When an opportunity for national syndication arrives, the pressure only intensifies, pushing Barry deeper into a spiral of obsession and self-destruction. As his broadcasts grow more reckless, the divide between host and listener begins to collapse, revealing just how powerful and unpredictable words can be.

Driven by rapid-fire exchanges and a commanding central performance, the film unfolds with mounting tension, turning a confined setting into a psychological battleground where ego, anger and vulnerability collide.

directed by: Oliver Stone
starring: Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow
1988 / 109 min / English