Reception
The film was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Film critic Roger Ebert called it Allen’s answer to Federico Fellini’s Amarcord. In his four-star review, he also referred to it as "so ambitious and so audacious that it almost defies description. It's a kaleidoscope of dozens of characters, settings and scenes - the most elaborate production Allen has ever made - and it's inexhaustible, spinning out one delight after another." It currently holds a 'fresh' 95% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 7.9/10. In a poll held by Empire magazine of the 500 greatest films ever made, Radio Days was voted number 304.
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