Radio (2003)

Radio is a film from 2003. It is catalogued under Drama. Its listed tagline is “His courage made them champions.”

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.

TMDB records an audience rating of 7.4/10 based on 924 votes.

Release date: October 24, 2003 · Runtime: 109 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $35,000,000 · Reported revenue: $53,293,628

Director: Michael Tollin · 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

Genres: Drama