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2003 American film directed by Michael Tollin

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In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

Released: 2003-10-24109 minDir: Michael TollinDramaBudget: $35.0MBox office: $53.3M

Cast

  • Cuba Gooding Jr. as Radio
  • Ed Harris as Coach Jones
  • Alfre Woodard as Principal Daniels
  • S. Epatha Merkerson as Maggie
  • Debra Winger as Linda Jones
  • Chris Mulkey as Frank

Themes

  • mentally disabled
  • high school
  • friendship
  • sports
  • american football
  • 1970s
  • american football coach
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • inspiration

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

47,899 votes

Year
2003
Runtime
109 min
Genres
Biography, Drama, Sport

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Official website

RADIO | Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Mike Rich
Cast member
Patrick Breen
Composer
James Horner
Cinematographer
Don Burgess
Narrative location
South Carolina
Filming location
South Carolina
Duration
109
FilmAffinity ID
655284
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2004-05-06
title
Radio
film editor
Chris Lebenzon
distributed by
Netflix
review score
38/100
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