talk radio be of course and probably not the most well know of stone film and but do not let that put you off and this film be ripe for discovery and i defy anyone not to be entrance by it . along with the best performance of 80 cinema by eric bogosian and for me ( along with jfk ) this remain stone fine moment . stone doesn not seem to comment much on it these day and do not do a director commentary on dvd like all his other film . stone have nothing to be ashamed of and most director would kill to get a shot @ a film like this . the claustrophobia of the studio be intense and the opinion of champlain be still very crucial argument for today . the legalise all drug speech be powerful and you might find yourself agree with him . in my opinion the film be about freedom of speech and how sometimes people do not like hear thing they do not agree with . the speech and conversation with the listener be very compelling and even disturb and a chill run down my spine when a crazed man call champlain say he have to rape again because the city drive him crazy be totally shock . the tension be sometimes unbearable with a scene when heavy metaller kent become unhinged and of course champlain do himself no favour by ridicule him . champlain ( or should i say bogosian ) be fearless in film and performance and totally mesmerising and a shame th @ bogosians other big role be the villain in under siege 2 ( dear god . ) one scene th @ do not ring true be when barry bos dan ( alec baldwin ) get him to calm down and barry doesn not seem to be the kind of person who shut up and do a he tell and it seem a bit contrived and clichéd . the scene outside the studio be criticise for be too formulaic and it true because stone be try to make the film more cinematic and allow the viewer to see champlain beginning but it doesn not entirely work . it be a brilliantly cinematic film with extreme close ups and deep focus and extremely fast cut a fantastic 360 set which be use for the final breathtaking monologue . must see cinema and it make it rare because it be ignore @ the time but be now receive attention again which it so richly deserves . a classic th @ should be study by generation of film student . positive for inventive use of bad to the bone before t2 and brilliant support cast include john c mcginley ( dr cox from scrub ) a the sleazy stu and leslie hope ( 24 ) a champlain girlfriend and john pankow and alec baldwin a the suit and micheal wincott who play three role ( a very underrated actor ) and the tension between the listener and champlain which be very heart race @ time and of course kudos to the star bogosian and stone for such a fantastic piece of cinema . enjoy .