| Radio Inside | |
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| Directed by | Jeffrey Jackson Bell |
| Written by | Jeffrey Jackson Bell |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. John Fiedler Mark Tarlov |
| Starring | William McNamara Elisabeth Shue Dylan Walsh |
| Cinematography | Brian Capener |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
| Music by | Gil Goldstein |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | 1994 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Radio Inside is a 1994 American drama film, written and directed by Jeffrey Jackson Bell. [1]
Having graduated from college, Matthew Anderson travels to Florida to spend some time with his older brother while deciding what career to pursue. He is not motivated by money or desire for worldly success; he spends a great deal of time observing marine creatures at the local marine life observation station, and successfully defends his right (against the landlady) to have a small aquarium in the rented apartment. He also earns a significant paycheck by writing radio advertisements, but that sort of work repels him. Urged by his brother to get a job, he becomes a lifeguard at the municipal swimming pool.
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