Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders (1994)

Timing: 1:48 (108 min)

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Release date

1994-10-21

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd.

Genre

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Budget

$15 000 000

Revenue

$1 316 865

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Director

Mel Smith

Actors

Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, Scott Michael Campbell, Brion James, Michael Lerner, Michael McKean, Jeffrey Tambor, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christopher Lloyd
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Scenario

Producer

Fred Roos, Rick McCallum, George Lucas

Operator

David Tattersall

Composer

Joel McNeely

Artist

Audition

Linda Phillips-Palo, Mark Fincannon, Rosalie Joseph

Editing

Paul Trejo
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• The film is dedicated to the memory of Anita Morris (1943-1994), who passed away from ovarian cancer shortly after filming concluded.
• Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (1942-2018) wrote the original screenplay back in 1974. It contained numerous references to stars of past radio shows, starting with the era of the 1930s. The management of Universal Pictures demanded that the script be rewritten and all references removed that the public during the filming period might not recognize. Producer George Lucas later greatly regretted that the demand had been met.
• The film's budget was quite modest, but set designer Gavin Bocquet still managed to create 20 rooms in a honeycomb-like structure. The rest (such as the appearance of the building or the high-voltage power line support on the roof) was added using digital technology under the direction of visual effects specialist Scott Squires.
• According to producer Rick McCallum, the film was shot during a break in filming of the series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1992-1993), and used a significant portion of the series' cast. The crew was preparing to depart for Thailand when an earthquake struck California, and all roads from the filming location were blocked for approximately a week. The crew and cast had plenty of food, as they were expecting the arrival of 400 extras (who, for obvious reasons, did not arrive, but the crew managed to shoot some scenes without them). This meant that everyone had to take insurance break before leaving for Thailand, and George Lucas suggested using the free time to film "Radioland Murders" (1994).