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Review

After Platoon and Wall Street, Stone explores yet another kind of jungle in this hard-hitting, explosive look at the world of talk radio, public opinion and social intolerance. Loosely based on slain talk show host Alan Berg (a Denver radio personality killed by a neo-Nazi group), the film stars Bogosian, in a dazzling performance as Barry Champlain, a popular late-nite radio host whose verbal sparrings with his audience, not to mention his unapologetic views spoken in rapid-fire delivery, keep his listeners coming back for more. Through a series of flashbacks chronicling his success on the air, the film examines Champlain's complex psychological makeup and his volatile relationships, both in the present and the past, with those closest to him.