Joe (Woody Allen), the narrator, explains how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. The young Joe (Seth Green) lives in New York City in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The tale mixes Joe's experiences with his remembrances and anecdotes, inserting his memories of the urban legends of radio stars, and is told in constantly changing plot points and vignettes.
So much greatness in this film. An impressive ensemble cast (between this and "Midsummer Night", Tony Roberts really blossomed under Allen's direction). Great music, excellent stories. And a very young Seth Green, around the same time he appeared on "Amazing Stories". Who would ever have thought he was going to be huge within a decade? Ebert calls the film "so ambitious and so audacious that it almost defies description. It's a kaleidoscope of dozens of characters, settings and scenes - the most elaborate production Allen has ever made - and it's inexhaustible, spinning out one delight after another." Well said, Roger.
So much greatness in this film. An impressive ensemble cast (between this and "Midsummer Night", Tony Roberts really blossomed under Allen's direction). Great music, excellent stories. And a very young Seth Green, around the same time he appeared on "Amazing Stories". Who would ever have thought he was going to be huge within a decade? Ebert calls the film "so ambitious and so audacious that it almost defies description. It's a kaleidoscope of dozens of characters, settings and scenes - the most elaborate production Allen has ever made - and it's inexhaustible, spinning out one delight after another." Well said, Roger.