Radio On

1979 film by Chris Petit

  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
104 minutesCountriesUnited Kingdom
West GermanyLanguageEnglish

Radio On is a 1979 British road mystery drama film directed by Christopher Petit. It is a rare example of a British road movie, shot in black and white by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schäfer and featuring music from a number of new wave bands of the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk, Devo and David Bowie.[1]

Plot

The film is a journey through late 1970s Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol, with Robert, a DJ (played by David Beames) attempting to investigate the suicide of his brother.

Cast

  • David Beames as Robert
  • Lisa Kreuzer as Ingrid
  • Sandy Ratcliff as Kathy
  • Andrew Byatt as Deserter
  • Sue Jones-Davies as Girl
  • Sting as Just Like Eddie
  • Sabina Michael as Aunt
  • Katja Kersten as German Woman
  • Paul Hollywood as Kid
  • Adrian Jones
  • Cyril Kent
  • Bernard Mistovski
  • Nina Pace
  • Joseph Riordan
  • David Squire
  • Kim Taylforth as Girl Playing Pool

Trivia

  • The radio station where Robert is a disc jockey was based on the United Biscuits Network, which broadcast to factories owned by United Biscuits.
  • In his 2022 book Roadrunner[2] Nick Gilbert revisits the film, the route and its resonances 43 years later and includes contributions from Petit and others involved in the film.

References

  1. ^ "Radio On (1979) | Soundtracks", IMDb.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Nick (2022). Roadrunner: Radio On, Road Movies and the A4. Independently published. ISBN 979-8840703106.

External links


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  1. ^ "Classic Film Club: 'Radio On'". Archived from the original on 12 June 2016.