An acerbic radio talk show host based in Dallas starts what could be an important few days when he discovers that his controversial late night show is about to be "picked up" by a nationwide network of radio stations. However, all is not perfect for him, because on top of troubles with his love life and fears that the management of the network will try to alter the content of his show he has to cope with a neo-nazi group who have been angered by his forthright opinions. 你们最好彼此交谈，你们需要互相关心-咆哮播音员 (绝望传道者)。Talk Radio。 奥利弗·斯通拍完两部越战片之后作新尝试，针对电台广播节目的社会效应作深入探讨。男主角巴瑞查伯宁，是一位能言善道而愤世嫉俗的电台抓狂夜谈节目主持人。他善引导打电话进来表达意见的听众侃侃而谈，并且对讲座的热门话题常有一针见血的评论，因此使节目获得很高的收听率，并且使他赢得全国性联播的机会。然而，就在成功与声望唾手可得之际，工作伙伴以及被他激怒的广播听众，一齐进入了不可知的危险状态之中，并且埋下了震撼性的杀机。男主角埃里克．博高桑，同时也是本片的编剧之一。影片的原始构想取自真人真事，描述丹佛市广播节目主持人阿伦伯格由于敢作敢言，于1984年被新纳粹分子所暗杀。编导对一些电台叩应节目哗众取宠，将个人隐私当作娱乐商品来贩卖的歪风提出有力批判，处理扎实有力
