Radio

Oct 24, 2003

1h 49m

★ 7.3

His courage made them champions.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tollin/Robbins Productions

Revolution Studios

Columbia Pictures

Radio Trailers

Cast

Radio

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Coach Jones

Ed Harris

Principal Daniels

Alfre Woodard

Maggie

S. Epatha Merkerson

Linda Jones

Debra Winger

Frank

Chris Mulkey

Mary Helen Jones

Sarah Drew

Honeycutt

Brent Sexton

Johnny

Riley Smith

Tucker

Patrick Breen

Del

Bill Roberson

Irv the Cop

Michael Harding

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