A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
Cast
Eric Bogosian
Barry Champlain
Ellen Greene
Ellen
Leslie Hope
Laura
John C. McGinley
Stu
Alec Baldwin
Dan
John Pankow
Dietz
Michael Wincott
Kent / Michael / Joe
Linda Atkinson
Sheila Fleming
Robert Trebor
Jeffrey Fisher / Francine
Zach Grenier
Sid Greenberg
Tony Frank
Dino
Harlan Jordan
Coach Armstrong
Bill Johnson
Fan #1
Kevin Howard
Fan #2
Anna Thomson
Woman at Basketball Game / Denise
Bruno Rubeo
Tony
Pirie MacDonald
Judge Willard
Allan Corduner
Vince / Morris
Mimi Cochran
Girl #1
Rockets Redglare
Killer / Redneck Caller
Angus G. Wynne III
Engineer
Chip Moody
Announcer
David Poynter
Engineer
Peter Zapp
Josh / Vincent (voice)
Carl Kissin
Glen (voice)
Park Overall
Debbie / Agnes / Theresa (voice)
Michele Mariana
Rhonda / Elderly Woman / Julia (voice)
Earl Hindman
Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice)
John Seitz
Bob (voice)
Kyle McClaran
Arnold (voice)
Dee Pyland
Nancy (voice)
Daniel Escobar
Frank (voice)
William De Acutis
John the Rapist / Ralph (voice)
Frederica Meister
Sexy Woman (voice)
Luis Barajas
Fred (voice)
Vernie Bailey
Jackie (voice)
Martin Rayner
Arnold (voice)
Alan Clark
Larry (voice)
John B. Wells
V.O. (voice)
Leigh French
Newscaster (voice)
Walter Lynn
Newscaster (voice)
Theresa Bell
Lucy (uncredited)
Kim Gelvin
Basketball Game Audience Member (uncredited)
Wayne Shannon
Basketball Game Photographer (uncredited)
Crew
Oliver Stone
Director, Screenplay
Eric Bogosian
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Stephen Singular
Book
David Brenner
Editor
Joe Hutshing
Co-Editor
Michele Perrone
Assistant Editor
Marcelo Sansevieri
Assistant Editor
Pietro Scalia
Assistant Editor
Emmy Scharlatt
Assistant Editor
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Bob Hagans
Color Timer
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Vebe Borge
Second Assistant Director
Leeann Stonebreaker
Production Coordinator
Greg Strangis
Executive Producer
Sam Strangis
Executive Producer
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
A. Kitman Ho
Producer
Neal Weisman
Associate Producer
Diane Schneier
Associate Producer
Layne Teaff
Production Assistant
Christina Stauffer
Production Assistant
Bruno Rubeo
Production Design
David Rudd
First Assistant Camera
Sharon Alley
Second Assistant Camera
Fred L. McLane
First Assistant "B" Camera
Jerry G. Callaway
Aerial Camera
Bill Pierson
Dolly Grip
Toby Phillips
Steadicam Operator
John Patrick Smith
Camera Trainee
Matthew W. Davis
Casting Assistant
Carl Scaglione
Casting Assistant
Katherine Venti
Casting Associate
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Ed Johnston
Casting
Sawnie Baldridge
Costume Supervisor
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Mayes C. Rubeo
Costume Assistant
Barbara B. Baker
Wardrobe Assistant
Stephen M. Chudej
Costumer
Martha Marek Beresford
Hairstylist
Sharon Ilson
Makeup Artist
Philip C. Pfeiffer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Floyd Gentry
Scenic Artist
Barry Phillips
Assistant Art Director
Scott Martin Gershin
Sound Designer
Tom Dionne
Sound Effects Editor
Ann Scibelli
Sound Effects Editor
R. Russell Smith
Sound Effects Editor
Stephen Toback
Sound Effects Editor
Harry Cohen
Sound Effects Designer
Lon Bender
Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Cathie Speakman
Sound Editor
Sherry Klein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ken Teaney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tod A. Maitland
Sound Mixer
Kim Maitland
Sound Recordist
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
T.J. O'Mara
Boom Operator
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Jerry Trent
Foley Artist
Gerry Lentz
Foley Editor, Foley Recordist
Jeff Vaughn
Foley Editor, Foley Recordist
Joseph A. Mayer
ADR Supervisor
William Purcell
Special Effects Technician
Stewart Copeland
Original Music Composer
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Nicola Freegard
Music Coordinator
Carlton Kaller
Music Editor
Billy Milliken
Transportation Coordinator
Terry Lynn Allen
Dialogue Editor
Lorna Anderson
Dialogue Editor
Neal Burger
Dialogue Editor
Avram D. Gold
Dialogue Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Dialogue Editor
Victor Grodecki
Dialogue Editor
Kevin Hearst
Dialogue Editor
Dan M. Rich
Dialogue Editor
Penny Lee Hallin
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Kelly Oxford
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Johnny Gutierrez
Rigging Gaffer
Derek R. Hill
Set Decoration
Craig Pittman
Set Dresser
Don 'Tex' Clark
Set Dresser
Phil Shirey
Set Dresser
Chris Henry
Construction Foreman
Joe Sharber
Props
Joyce Rudolph
Still Photographer
Susan Malerstein
Script Supervisor
Jon Guerra
Electrician
John Shoemaker
Electrician
Sean Cohen
Electrician
Frank Scheidbach
Best Boy Electric
Alvin Milliken
Driver
Ray Forrest Barrow
Stunt Coordinator
Mike Parsons
Property Master
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Mark Shane Davis
Key Grip
Dennis Haden
Grip
Steve Lang
Grip
Mark A. Hatley
Grip
Reinhart Peschke
Gaffer
Clayton Townsend
Production Manager
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Deborah Lupard
Key Production Assistant
Jane Bartelme
Unit Manager
Michael Flynn
Executive In Charge Of Production
Dianne E. Collins
Publicist
Tad Savinar
Theatre Play
Milo
Art Direction
Sandra Maltz Saccio
Production Secretary
David M. Roberts
Utility Sound
J. Grey Smith
Leadman
