Radio (2003)

Directed by

Michael Tollin

Genre

drama film, comedy film, biographical film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 858 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school football coach befriends a young man with an intellectual disability and helps him become part of the team and the community. The story focuses on their friendship and the challenges they face together.

heartfeltupliftinggentlesentimentalslow-pacedwarminspiringsweet

What happens

Radio is a 2003 American biographical sports drama film directed by Mike Tollin. It was inspired by and loosely based on the 1996 Sports Illustrated article "Someone to Lean On" by Gary Smith. The article and the movie are based on the true story of T. L. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) and a young man with an intellectual disability, James "Radio" Kennedy (Cuba Gooding Jr.). The film co-stars Debra Winger and Alfre Woodard. It was filmed primarily in Walterboro, South Carolina, and released by Sony Pictures Releasing on October 24, 2003. Radio received mostly negative reviews and grossed $52.6 million against a $30 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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