Handle with Care (1977)

Original title

Citizens Band

Directed by

Jonathan Demme

Genre

comedy film, independent film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy follows a group of people in a small Nebraska town who communicate using CB radios. It shows their everyday lives and interactions through these radio conversations.

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What happens

Handle with Care (also released as Citizens Band) is a 1977 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme. It takes place in a small town in Nebraska and is based on the wide popularity of citizens band radio, widely known as CB at the time. The film was originally released as Citizens Band and was later released in an edited version as Handle with Care. A paperback novelization of the film written by E.M. Corder was published by Pocket Books in 1977 as "Citizen's Band". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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