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Radio

His courage made them champions.

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$35000000

Revenue

$53293628

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.31/10

Release Date

24 October 2003

Country

United States of America

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

Rebecca Koon

Rebecca Koon

Waitress

Hi Bedford-Roberson

Hi Bedford-Roberson

School Receptionist

Michael Kroeker

Michael Kroeker

Young Cop

Mark Robert Ellis

Mark Robert Ellis

Football Referee

Shelley Reid

Shelley Reid

Cop #2

Leonard Wheeler

Leonard Wheeler

Hoop Referee

Bert Beatson

Bert Beatson

Hoop Player

Deborah McTeer

Deborah McTeer

Linda's Friend

Tammy Arnold

Tammy Arnold

Woman in Stands

Michael Flippo

Michael Flippo

Bus Driver

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)

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