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Radio

  • 2003
  • PG
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
45K
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POPULARITY
3,488
2,047
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris in Radio (2003)
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DocudramaFootballPeriod DramaBiographyDramaSport

The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.

  • Director
    • Michael Tollin
  • Writers
    • Mike Rich
    • Gary Smith
  • Stars
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Ed Harris
    • Debra Winger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    45K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,488
    2,047
    • Director
      • Michael Tollin
    • Writers
      • Mike Rich
      • Gary Smith
    • Stars
      • Cuba Gooding Jr.
      • Ed Harris
      • Debra Winger
    • 224User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos9

    Radio
    Trailer 2:32
    Radio
    Radio Scene: Radio's Teaching Us
    Clip 1:11
    Radio Scene: Radio's Teaching Us
    Radio Scene: Radio's Teaching Us
    Clip 1:11
    Radio Scene: Radio's Teaching Us
    Radio Scene: James Robert Kennedy
    Clip 1:13
    Radio Scene: James Robert Kennedy
    Radio Scene: Why Are You Doing This?
    Clip 1:14
    Radio Scene: Why Are You Doing This?
    Radio Scene: Linda's Advice
    Clip 0:55
    Radio Scene: Linda's Advice
    Radio Scene: Meeting With Coach Jones
    Clip 0:59
    Radio Scene: Meeting With Coach Jones

    Photos140

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    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Radio
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Coach Jones
    Debra Winger
    Debra Winger
    • Linda
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    • Maggie
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Principal Daniels
    Brent Sexton
    Brent Sexton
    • Honeycutt
    Chris Mulkey
    Chris Mulkey
    • Frank
    Sarah Drew
    Sarah Drew
    • Mary Helen
    Riley Smith
    Riley Smith
    • Johnny
    Patrick Breen
    Patrick Breen
    • Tucker
    Bill Roberson
    Bill Roberson
    • Del
    Kenneth H. Callender
    • Don
    Michael Harding
    Michael Harding
    • Irv the Cop
    Charles Garren
    • Clive
    Rebecca Koon
    Rebecca Koon
    • Waitress
    Hi Bedford Roberson
    • School Receptionist
    Michael Kroeker
    • Young Cop
    Mark Robert Ellis
    Mark Robert Ellis
    • Football Referee
    • (as Mark Ellis)
    • Director
      • Michael Tollin
    • Writers
      • Mike Rich
      • Gary Smith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      On September 2, 2016, James Robert 'Radio' Kennedy was inducted into the T. L. Hanna Hall Of Fame.
    • Goofs
      In the barbershop, when the coach resigns, one shot shows a man wearing a John Deere trucker hat. The deer on the hat is jumping upward, which means it was produced in 2000 or later. In 1976, the deer jumped downward.
    • Quotes

      Coach Jones: [at the final confrontation in the barbershop] "... but the truth is,we're not the one been teachin' Radio, Radio's the one been teachin' us - cause the way he treats us all the time is the way we wish we treated each other even part of the time."

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits, clips show the real James Robert 'Radio' Kennedy at Hanna High School football games in the present day.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tosh.0: Life Savings for a Rasta Banana (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Let It Ride
      Written by Randy Bachman and Charles Turner
      Performed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews224

    Featured review
    7/10

    You can have a heart.

    Bouys my heart to watch a movie that spotlights compassion and understanding. Gives hope to the human race for knowing self fulfilling and greed are not paramount.
    • kevinm-4
    • Jan 21, 2019
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Radyo
    • Filming locations
      • Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Revolution Studios
      • Tollin/Robbins Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,333,738
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,303,724
      • Oct 26, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $53,293,628
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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