Radio backdrop
Radio poster

"His courage made them champions."

Radio (2003)

★★★½☆ 7.3/10 (865)
⏱ 1h 49m Released
Drama

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.

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Release Date
2003-10-24
Budget
$35.0M
Box Office
$53.3M
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Director: Michael Tollin
mentally disabled high school friendship sports american football 1970s american football coach biography based on true story inspiration kindness inspiring story teenage daughter disability schoolteacher mentor protégé relationship

Tollin/Robbins Productions · Revolution Studios

🎭 Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Radio
Ed Harris
Ed Harris
Coach Jones
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Principal Daniels
S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson
Maggie
Debra Winger
Debra Winger
Linda Jones
Chris Mulkey
Chris Mulkey
Frank
Sarah Drew
Sarah Drew
Mary Helen Jones
Brent Sexton
Brent Sexton
Honeycutt
Riley Smith
Riley Smith
Johnny
Patrick Breen
Patrick Breen
Tucker
Bill Roberson
Bill Roberson
Del
Michael Harding
Michael Harding
Irv the Cop

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