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prisonpit

How much of the film Talk Radio is based on Howard?

I know it's based on Alan Berg, (for those of you who are HS fans who don't know Alan Berg, look him up. His story is really interesting, especially considering today's political climate.) But I see a lot of (old) Howard in the film.

Anyway, I can't help but draw parallels from the film to Howard, especially the early days and the relationship with his first wife and how he got famous. I remember reading that Oliver Stone made the film after both Howard and Limbaugh went national.

If you haven't seen it I highly recommend it. Awesome film.

Posted Dec 19, 2018, 1:43 PM UTC

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SamuraiSwordSalesman•

None as far as I can tell. Bogosian used other jocks as a basis.

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prisonpitOPFuck you, spaghetti!!•

Interesting. Morton Downey Jr. then? Remember when he drew the backwards swastika on his face? 😂

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SamuraiSwordSalesman•

Bogosian spent time observing Tom Leykis.

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No_Drink•

I think the part where he gets shot at the end was based on Howard

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prisonpitOPFuck you, spaghetti!!•

You mean when he gets shot in the face with jizz by an angry midget from Texas named Derick? Yes...I can see the correlation.

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SaveTheBlockPartyT-O-P-L-E-S-S•

Took your advice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Berg

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peacelovebliss1979•

I got to see Eric Bogosian do a Q and A about 20 years ago. They filtered us into a huge arena and it looked like there were thousands of people there to see him. It turns out they were there for a separate event and only about a dozen people were there to see him. It was still cool though. I wish I'd asked him about Dice's "urine colored people" comments.

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Awkwardmoment22Shoo shoo retarded flu•

Watch it at night in the dark

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thisguysuks•

It was mediocre at best. Another Oliver Stone conspiracy induced fantasy. It barely made it's budget back. I'd rather watch Pump up the volume on loop

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joomommyhappymakin' small talk by the keg•

You sound like a retarded faggot.

Which is it?

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