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)
Herb Gains
Producer / Unit Production Manager
Michael Tollin
Director / Producer
Mike Rich
Writer
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Margery Simkin
Casting
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
Clay A. Griffith
Production Design
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Don Burgess
Director of Photography
Denise Wingate
Costume Design
Caitlin Scanlon
Executive Producer
Todd Garner
Executive Producer
Laura Ziffren
Music Supervisor
Vincent Lascoumes
First Assistant Director
Brian Robbins
Producer
Tierre Turner
Associate Producer
Tyler C. Daum
Stunts / Transportation Coordinator
Thomas Minton
Art Direction
Mary Morgan
Location Manager
Sara Flamm
Production Supervisor
Dwight Benjamin-Creel
Property Master
Michael J. Leone
Script Supervisor
Allen E. Taylor
Production Accountant
Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Sandra Collier
Costume Supervisor
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Key Costumer
Patrick B. O'Brien
'B' Camera Operator
Mark Gilmer
Camera Loader
Robert Presley
Steadicam Operator / 'A' Camera Operator
Joseph Thomas
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Omar J. Simmons
Costumer
Jeff Goodwin
Makeup Department Head
Zoran Veselić
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Edward J. Cox
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Michael J. Coo
Key Grip
Rick Pour
Makeup Artist
Eddie Bowlin
Rigging Gaffer
Wyatt Belton
Hairstylist
Karen Keyes
Costumer
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
Steven Cueva
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Lara Grant
Assistant Editor
Steve Eddy
Production Secretary
Meredith Apel
Assistant Editor
Jennifer Martinez
Assistant Editor
Tom Bellfort
Supervising Sound Editor
Keva Keyes
Costumer
Daniel Kupresan
Assistant Editor
Myron Nettinga
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Lane
Assistant Accountant
Michael Brennan
Dolly Grip
Michael Bonsignore
Dolly Grip
Tony Jenzano
Video Assist Operator
Roger Scruggs
Construction Foreman
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Peter Fandetti
First Assistant Editor
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Jo Jo Stephens
Key Hair Stylist
Thomas Kittle
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeffree Bloomer
Production Sound Mixer
Kimberly Jase
First Assistant Accountant
Joanie Selden
Payroll Accountant
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
Karen Chalk Wheeler
Assistant Accountant
Craig Kohtala
Best Boy Grip
Stacye P. Branche
Makeup & Hair
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Rayle
Cableman
Isabel Henderson
Post Production Supervisor
Joel Negron
Additional Editor
Jennifer Corey
Production Coordinator
Kathy Rayle
Assistant Production Coordinator
Tom Jones Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Julia Starr Sanford
Set Designer
Frank M. Fleming
Leadman
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Randall R. Milazzo
Assistant Property Master
Frances Fiore
Unit Publicist
Blanche Sypher
Craft Service
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Larry Kemp
Foley Editor
Randy Kerber
Orchestrator
Alicia Lowe
Art Department Coordinator
Lisa Jaime
Music Editor
Simon Rhodes
Scoring Mixer
Michael Hertlein
Dialogue Editor
Michael J. Broomberg
Foley Artist
Alton McClellan
Standby Painter
Terrence B. Zinn
Production Assistant
Justine Hempe
Casting Associate
Branden Spencer
First Assistant Sound Editor
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Christophe Le Chanu
Second Second Assistant Director
Tona B. Dahlquist
Extras Casting / Local Casting
Lucy Sustar
Foley Mixer
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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