Radio (2003)
1h 49m
Running Time
October 24, 2003Release Date
Radio (2003)
1h 49m
Running Time
October 24, 2003Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Radio
Ed Harris
Coach Jones
Alfre Woodard
Principal Daniels
S. Epatha Merkerson
Maggie
Debra Winger
Linda Jones
Chris Mulkey
Frank
Sarah Drew
Mary Helen Jones
Brent Sexton
Honeycutt
Riley Smith
Johnny
Patrick Breen
Tucker
Bill Roberson
Del
Michael Harding
Irv the Cop
Rebecca Koon
Waitress
Hi Bedford-Roberson
School Receptionist
Michael Kroeker
Young Cop
Mark Robert Ellis
Football Referee
Shelley Reid
Cop #2
Leonard Wheeler
Hoop Referee
Bert Beatson
Hoop Player
Deborah McTeer
Linda's Friend
Tammy Arnold
Woman in Stands / Dialect Coach
Michael Flippo
Bus Driver
Ringo Starr
Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)
Michael Tollin
Director / Producer
Herb Gains
Producer / Unit Production Manager
Mike Rich
Writer
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Margery Simkin
Casting
Clay A. Griffith
Production Design
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Don Burgess
Director of Photography
Denise Wingate
Costume Design
Laura Ziffren
Music Supervisor
Todd Garner
Executive Producer
Caitlin Scanlon
Executive Producer
Brian Robbins
Producer
Vincent Lascoumes
First Assistant Director
Tyler C. Daum
Stunts / Transportation Coordinator
Tierre Turner
Associate Producer
Thomas Minton
Art Direction
Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Dwight Benjamin-Creel
Property Master
Michael J. Leone
Script Supervisor
Sara Flamm
Production Supervisor
Allen E. Taylor
Production Accountant
Mary Morgan
Location Manager
Robert Presley
'A' Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Patrick B. O'Brien
'B' Camera Operator
Zoran Veselić
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Joseph Thomas
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Steven Cueva
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Mark Gilmer
Camera Loader
Sandra Collier
Costume Supervisor
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Key Costumer
Omar J. Simmons
Costumer
Karen Keyes
Costumer
Keva Keyes
Costumer
Jeff Goodwin
Makeup Department Head
Rick Pour
Makeup Artist
Stacye P. Branche
Makeup & Hair
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Jo Jo Stephens
Key Hair Stylist
Wyatt Belton
Hairstylist
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
Edward J. Cox
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Eddie Bowlin
Rigging Gaffer
Michael J. Coo
Key Grip
Craig Kohtala
Best Boy Grip
Michael Brennan
Dolly Grip
Michael Bonsignore
Dolly Grip
Jeffree Bloomer
Production Sound Mixer
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
Michael Rayle
Cableman
Tony Jenzano
Video Assist Operator
Thomas Kittle
Special Effects Coordinator
Joel Negron
Additional Editor
Isabel Henderson
Post Production Supervisor
Peter Fandetti
First Assistant Editor
Jennifer Martinez
Assistant Editor
Meredith Apel
Assistant Editor
Daniel Kupresan
Assistant Editor
Lara Grant
Assistant Editor
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Bellfort
Supervising Sound Editor
Jennifer Corey
Production Coordinator
Kathy Rayle
Assistant Production Coordinator
Steve Eddy
Production Secretary
Kimberly Jase
First Assistant Accountant
Karen Chalk Wheeler
Assistant Accountant
Robert Lane
Assistant Accountant
Joanie Selden
Payroll Accountant
Tom Jones Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Roger Scruggs
Construction Foreman
Alton McClellan
Standby Painter
Julia Starr Sanford
Set Designer
Bill King
Graphic Designer
Alicia Lowe
Art Department Coordinator
Frank M. Fleming
Leadman
Randall R. Milazzo
Assistant Property Master
Frances Fiore
Unit Publicist
Michael Tackett
Still Photographer
Christophe Le Chanu
Second Second Assistant Director
Terrence B. Zinn
Production Assistant
Justine Hempe
Casting Associate
Tona B. Dahlquist
Local Casting / Extras Casting
Wayne Jones
Transportation Captain
Blanche Sypher
Craft Service
Branden Spencer
First Assistant Sound Editor
Hugh Waddell
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Hector C. Gika
Sound Designer
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Hertlein
Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly
ADR Editor
Larry Kemp
Foley Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 24, 2003
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingPG
Budget$35,000,000
Box Office$53,293,628
Filming LocationsSouth Carolina, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
biography
friendship
sport
american football
american football coach
disability
mentally disabled
high school
1970s
based on a true story
inspiration
kindness
inspiring story
teenage daughter
schoolteacher
mentor protégé relationship
racial issues
based on magazine, newspaper or article
father daughter relationship
uplifting
Wiki.
Radio is a 2003 American biographical sports drama film directed by Mike Tollin. It was inspired by 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 Robert "Radio" Kennedy (Cuba Gooding Jr.). The film co-stars Debra Winger and Alfre Woodard. It was filmed primarily in Walterboro, South Carolina.
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