Radioman
With a filmography that includes some of the finest Hollywood films of the past three decades, Radioman is one of the best-known stars of New York film sets and is on first name terms with movie giants, legends and Hollywood A-listers, including Robin Williams, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott and Ron Howard.
Directed by Mary Kerr, Radioman is the story of an extraordinary eccentric, a former homeless man whose unparalleled obsession with the movies has taken him from sleeping on the streets to becoming a New York City movie legend more than 100 small parts in films to his name, it comes to UK cinemas on 12 October 2012.
Featuring interviews with celebrities such as George Clooney, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Tilda Swinton, Robin Williams, Jude Law, Josh Brolin, Whoopi Goldberg, Shia LaBeouf, Paul Giamatti, Johnny Depp, Eva Mendes and more, the film is a funny, heartwarming, insightful look into a memorable character full of contradictions, of bitterness but also of hope.
A down and out sleeping rough on the streets of New York Radioman, picked up his moniker because of the trademark boombox radio he wears around his neck.
In 1990 on one of his walkabouts in the city, he chanced upon a film set and chatted to someone he thought was a fellow bum, offering him a swig of his booze.
The film was Bonfire of the Vanities, the 'tramp' was Bruce Willis... Radioman’s rise to stardom started there.
Now in his early 60s, he spends his days and nights cycling around the city from one film set to another, hanging out with the cast and crew between takes, collecting autographs from the stars, who are the closest thing Radioman has to a family.
A good-luck charm on New York film sets, Radioman is hidden in every film and TV show shot in the city, appearing in everything from Spiderman 3, Wall Street 2, The Departed, Shutter Island to Backdraft and Godzilla, he even has a regular part in TVs 30 Rock, but he has dreams of being a serious actor.
The film follows him as he tries to get bigger speaking roles, make a reputation for himself as an actor and delves into the past that lead him to where he was and where he is now.
Radioman is the story of addiction, homelessness, of individuality and unconventionality, of celebrity obsession, and the true nature of friendship.