Radioland Murders

            A charming and catchy comedy, with a story by George Lucas (Dir. Star Wars), this piece of film is definitely a 2, with many laugh out loud moments, and a plot that is really quite clever, and at times, very well made.

Meet the Hendersons, Penny (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Roger (Brian Benben). This writer-secretary duo are on the rocks and headed toward divorce, as we enter the scene the night that the radio station they both work for is going public. As the show unfolds, and Roger feverishly re-writes the show while Penny handles the incompetent director.

Soon, however, bodies begin piling up, and the cops suspect Roger. With Penny and Billy the Bellboy (Scott William Campbell) as his only allies, it’s a race for Roger to solve the multiplying bodies and somehow explain the story before he himself is killed, or arrested, or both.

What’s unique is the radio station is live, and must have constant programming, and the style and edits correspond the real life drama to the staged actions of the radio program. It’s very creatively down, and very chaotic and fun to watch.