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Radio On

1979 film by Chris Petit

This article is about the 1979 film. For the Kylie Minogue song, see Golden (Kylie Minogue album). For the book by Sarah Vowell, see Radio On: A Listener's Diary.

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]

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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

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


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