Just don't get caught.
A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.
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Kevin Bacon
Billy Magic
Brad Renfro
Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart
Diney Majeski
Tony Devon
Danny Hogan
Paul Dooley
Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson
Henry
Damen Fletcher
Amos
Jerry Swindall
Andy "Croak" Stas
K.K. Dodds
Justine
James Kisicki
Cecil Simms
J.J. Horna
The Blind Kid
Ben Saypol
Timmy Morelli
Rohn Thomas
Sgt. Disapri
Guy Ferland
Director
Joe Eszterhas
Screenplay
Mickey Liddell
Executive Producer
Brian Swardstrom
Executive Producer
Naomi Eszterhas
Executive Producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Producer
Ben Myron
Producer
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography
Nicholas Pike
Original Music Composer
Jill Savitt
Editor
Laura Bauer
Costume Design
James A. Gelarden
Production Design
