Radio Days (1987) on Netflix
In Rockaway Beach in the late 1930s, Joe grows up in a family that always has the radio on. He follows The Masked Avenger and collects stories of the radio stars.
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Plot summary
Joe remembers the years before television, when the house in Rockaway Beach always had the radio on. His mother never misses Breakfast with Irene and Roger, his father keeps his job to himself, and Aunt Bea, a serial dater, keeps looking for a husband. Joe's own hero is The Masked Avenger, and he wants the secret decoder ring the show offers. The airwaves bring sporting heroes, war bulletins, a Martian invasion and a live report of a girl trapped in a well. From the rooftops Joe and his school friends search for German aircraft. Sally White, a cigar salesgirl, dreams of radio fame, though her shrill voice and Brooklyn accent stand in the way.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Radio Days (1987)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The amusement park that young Joe walks past in Radio Days was the real Rockaway Playland in Rockaway Beach, New York. It was in its last year of operation while the film was shooting, and was then closed and demolished.
- Woody Allen's nostalgic 1987 comedy-drama was the most expensive film he had made up to that point in his career.
