Radio
6.9
“His courage made them champions.”
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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23 people
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Radio
Known for
Boyz n the Hood
What Dreams May Come
Michael Rich
Ed Harris
Coach Jones
Known for
Westworld
The Truman Show
Alfre Woodard
Principal Daniels
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See
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S. Epatha Merkerson
Maggie
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Debra Winger
Linda Jones
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Chris Mulkey
Frank
Known for
Whiplash
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Sarah Drew
Mary Helen Jones
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Brent Sexton
Honeycutt
Known for
The Killing
Deadwood
Riley Smith
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Nancy Drew
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Patrick Breen
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Known for
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Bill Roberson
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Also in
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Michael Tollin Director · Mike Rich Writer James Horner Composer
Worldwide gross $53M · Budget $35M · United States release October 24, 2003
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$53,293,628
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Tollin/Robbins Productions
Production
Revolution Studios
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · October 24, 2003
Physical
United States · October 24, 2003
Theatrical
Czechia
May 31, 2004 · Digital
Germany
May 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 20, 2004 · Digital
Ireland
May 14, 2004 · Digital
Japan
September 25, 2004 · Digital
Netherlands
October 7, 2004 · Physical · DVD
December 16, 2006 · TV · RTL 7
Poland
February 3, 2005 · Digital
Portugal
May 13, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 30, 2004 · Physical
Spain
October 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 24, 2003 · Theatrical
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