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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 01/11/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 15 Genres: Comedy, Workplace Comedy, Ensemble Film, Showbiz Comedy, Media Satire

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 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, All Movie Guide

Michael Brandon - Jeff Dugan
Eileen Brennan - Mother
Alex Karras - Doc Holiday
Cleavon Little - Prince
Martin Mull - Eric Swan

This comedy about the misadventures of a team of L.A. disc jockeys gets a simple but well-executed presentation for its DVD release, which features two different transfers of the film -- a widescreen version letterboxed in the film's original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 (and enhanced for playback on 16 x 9 monitors) and a pan-and-scanned transfer at the full-frame ratio of 1.33:1. FM's soundtrack has been remixed for Dolby Digital 5.1, and the original theatrical trailer is included as a bonus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide