do you remember the time before television when people listen to radio . of course you do not and youre too young . to be quite honest with you and i do not either . i be even young than you be . woody allen radio day ( 1987 ) be a nostalgic look at those time . mr allen isn not see in this movie and only heard . seth green play in a way the young woody allen . only that his name isn not woody but joe . this jewish boy live his life in new york under world war ii . and listen to radio . the acting work be superb in this movie . young seth green be excellent . then there be name like mike starr ( burglar ) and julie kavner ( mother ) and wallace shawn ( masked avenger ) and dianne wiest ( bea ) and mia farrow ( sally white ) and larry david ( communist neighbor ) and danny aiello ( rocco ) and jeff daniel ( biff baxter ) and mercedes ruehl ( ad men ) and diane keaton ( new year singer ) and william h. macy ( radio actor ) . the movie be wonderfully write and by mr. allen naturally . this be a walk down the memory lane . a look at the past and at the 1940 and at the radio day . this be funny and sad movie fill with nostalgia and with memory of woody allen . at the end when there be the new year eve and woody say these word a the narrator while with the passing of each new year eve and those voice do seem to grow dimmer and dimmer .