In 1987, Ladd appeared on Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters' second solo album "Radio K.A.O.S.", portraying a fictional disk jockey named DJ Jim who talks to the album's protagonist, a handicapped boy named Billy. Ladd joined Waters on the tour that followed, and appeared in the three music videos for the album. Ladd also played an all-night DJ in Crowe's 1989 film "Say Anything...". Ladd's work has also been featured in major motion pictures such as "Tequila Sunrise", "Rush", "She's Out of Control", and "Defendor" starring Woody Harrelson.