Radio (2003) Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Hollywood filmmaker Michael Tollin directs the sports drama Radio, based on a true story and adapted for the screen by Mike Rich (The Rookie). Set in a small South Carolina town during the '60s, the film stars Ed Harris as Harold Jones, a high school football coach who barely has time to spend with his daughter, Mary Helen (Sarah Drew), or his wife, Linda (Debra Winger). When Coach Jones meets the mentally challenged student who goes by the name of Radio (Cuba Gooding Jr.), he allows him to help out with his football team. While the townsfolk just aren't sure about Radio hanging around the team, the star player Johnny Clay (Riley Smith) is downright mean about it. Nevertheless, Radio continues to support the team for the next three decades. Also starring Alfre Woodard as the principal. - Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brent Sexton
Theatrical Release Date:
10/24/2003
DVD Release Date:
01/27/2004
Rating:
PG
MPAA Reasons:
for mild language and thematic elements.
Run Time:
109 min.
Distributor(s):
Sony
Director(s):
Mike Tollin
Genre(s):
Horror
Themes:
Underdogs, Race Relations, Living With Disability, Saintly Fools, Football Players
Tone:
Affectionate, Compassionate, Sentimental, Sweet, Gentle, Heartwarming, Tearjerking
Keywords:
Civil-Rights, discrimination, disenfranchized, football-team, high-school, mental-retardation, racial-tension, small-town
Country of Origin:
USA (10-24-2003)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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