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New movie about the life of radio host Art Bell may be in the works

By T.K. Randall
February 16, 2025 · Comment icon 1 comment
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Art Bell hosted the show for many years. Image Credit: CC 2.0 Curtis Kennington
The late, legendary host of the Coast to Coast AM radio show could soon be the subject of a new biopic.
According to reports, several big names - including Amazon and Warner Bros - have been bidding on a pitch for a biopic movie about the life of Art Bell with Paul Giamatti set to star as the man himself.

Born in 1945, Bell developed an interest in radio from a young age and became a fully licensed amateur radio operator at just 13. He served as a medic during the Vietnam War and operated a pirate radio station at Amarillo Air Force Base during his spare time.

After leaving the military, he moved to the Japanese island of Okinawa where he worked as a DJ for KSBK - a non-military english-speaking station. During this time he earned a Guinness World Record and raised money to help Vietnamese orphans by staying on air for 116 hours and 15 minutes.

After returning to the United States, he studied engineering at the University of Maryland for a time before dropping out and returning to radio.
In 1978 he started a new political call-in show known as West Coast AM. In 1988, he and Alan Corberth rebranded the show Coast to Coast AM and the rest, as they say, is history.

The show itself focused on numerous alternative topics including the paranormal, UFOs, conspiracy theories, psychic readings, cryptozoology and many more.

Over the years, Bell talked to numerous controversial guests including alleged Area 51 worker Bob Lazar, conspiracy theorist David Icke and UFO abductee Stan Romanek.

No doubt his remarkable life and career would make for a fascinating movie.

A biopic would also serve as a fitting tribute to Bell who sadly died back in 2018.



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Comment icon #1 Posted by OverSword 1 month ago
I used to stay up as late as I was able with the radio on in my bedroom and go to school or work with only a few hours of sleep too many times listening to Art interview people or take calls about the paranormal phenomena and UFO’s. I’ll look forward to seeing this film.


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