James Robert Kennedy--nicknamed 'Radio' because of his vintage radio collection and his love of music--is a loner in Anderson, South Carolina, pushing his ever-present grocery cart up and down the streets. He speaks to no one and is rarely spoken to, until one day, Coach Harold Jones, one of the town's most respected men, and .. Read more
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, Debra Winger |
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| Director | Michael Tollin |
| Genres | Drama |
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James Robert Kennedy--nicknamed 'Radio' because of his vintage radio collection and his love of music--is a loner in Anderson, South Carolina, pushing his ever-present grocery cart up and down the streets. He speaks to no one and is rarely spoken to, until one day, Coach Harold Jones, one of the town's most respected men, and coach of the popular high school football team, befriends him. Radio is suspicious at first. But Coach Jones is persistent, even enlisting the help of Radio's mother. Jones' friends and family are taken aback as well since, until he met Radio, all his energies were poured exclusively into football. Slowly, Coach Jones earns Radio's trust and opens up a new world to him. He invites Radio to help out at football practice and during games and to sit in on his classes at school, despite the initial misgivings of Principal Daniels. He also champions him to the football players, the students and faculty. Coach Jones' life is also enriched by Radio, from whom he learns to value friendship and family ties as much as he does coaching football. Still, there are those in town who believe that Coach Jones' devotion to the young man is distracting him from his duties as head coach of the football team. There are several attempts to have Radio barred from the classroom and, after his mother's untimely death, remanded to a mental-health facility. Coach Jones valiantly fights off these efforts, but he is finally forced to make a difficult decision, which will impact both his growing friendship with Radio and his career as a football coach.
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, Debra Winger, Chris Mulkey |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Tollin |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 20 Sep 2004 |
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Radio- a cuba gooding masterclass
written and acted in a forrest gumpesque kind of way this will not dissapoint. If only for the pure reason that you dont really expect too much before you have ... read more »
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Magical moments
I really enjoyed this film and especially as it was based on a true story.
It was fascinating to watch the development of the relationship between ... read more »
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feelgood charmer
WOW where was all the fuss and press about this one?!
This was one of those movies that has it all,drama,tenderness,humour,inspiring characters,... read more »
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