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Radio

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.

2003 |1h 49m |  Drama

Videos

Cast

cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Radio

cast

Ed Harris

Coach Jones

cast

Alfre Woodard

Principal Daniels

cast

S. Epatha Merkerson

Maggie

cast

Debra Winger

Linda Jones

cast

Chris Mulkey

Frank

cast

Sarah Drew

Mary Helen Jones

cast

Brent Sexton

Honeycutt

cast

Riley Smith

Johnny

cast

Patrick Breen

Tucker

cast

Bill Roberson

Del

cast

Michael Harding

Irv the Cop

cast

Rebecca Koon

Waitress

cast

Hi Bedford-Roberson

School Receptionist

cast

Mark Robert Ellis

Football Referee

cast

Shelley Reid

Cop #2

cast

Tammy Arnold

Woman in Stands

cast

Ringo Starr

Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$53,293,628.00