a very disappointing film from oliver stone which and unlike his recent epic j. f. k. and fail to stimulate any sort of real emotion . talk radio be about talk back host barry champlain and a very loud and opinionated man who manage to upset a lot of people and yet still draw an audience and most of whom mind you just want to ring up and abuse him . his bos in the movie ( alec baldwin ) sum up his character very well by say he just a shoe salesman with a big mouth . and a barry ( eric bogosian ) get death threat upon death threat and the final outcome be almost inevitable . this be the sort of movie that usually have something very powerful to say . however and talk radio fails to make a serious comment and remain a frustrating and pointless film . thursday and september 17 and 1992 video .