
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

Danny Aiello
Rocco

Jeff Daniels
Biff Baxter

Mia Farrow
Sally White

Seth Green
Joe

Robert Joy
Fred

Julie Kavner
Mother

Diane Keaton
New Year's Singer
Julie Kurnitz
Irene

Renée Lippin
Aunt Ceil

Kenneth Mars
Rabbi Baumel

Josh Mostel
Abe

Tony Roberts
"Silver Dollar" Emcee

The Boy in the Ocean
The Boy in the Ocean

Three Months
Three Months

Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood

Stalag 17
Stalag 17

Soldier of Orange
Soldier of Orange

Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful

The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Downfall
Downfall

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

2046
2046

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story