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Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, Martin Mull ... see more see more... , Cassie Yates , Norman Lloyd , Jay Fenichel , James Keach , Joe Smith , Tom Tarpey , Linda Ronstadt , Jimmy Buffett , Janet Brandt , Peter Fox , Bruce Hall , Terry Jastrow , David Matthau , Robert Patten , Tom Petty , REO Speedwagon , Brenda Venus , Roberta Wallach , Kevin Cronin , John Larson , Paul Menzel , Karen Ciral , Don Dolan , Cissy Wellman

When a radio station's management announces that there's going to be an upswing in commercials on the air, with a strong emphasis on ads for the U.S. Army, the anti-establishment deejays form a united... read more read more... front against the "suits." With station manager Jeff Dugan's (Michael Brandon) unofficial approval, the other employees hijack the station, playing the kind of music they like before the authorities can arrive. Martin Mull appears in his feature-film debut as a zoned-out record spinner. In addition, the film includes live appearances by the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Tom Petty, and REO Speedwagon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: John A. Alonzo

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DVD Release Date: January 11, 2000

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Richard T. Jameson
April 21, 2010
Richard T. Jameson, Parallax View

FM, for all its ingratiating players, is an unredeemable mess that can't even make it to simplistic. Full Review

Ken Hanke
April 24, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Completely of its time.

Janet Maslin
May 9, 2005
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Philip Martin
November 7, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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June 10, 2004
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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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May 30, 2001
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