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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Debra Winger, Chris Mulkey
Crew: Herb Gains (Producer), Michael Tollin (Director), Mike Rich (Writer), Gary Archer (Prosthetics), Margery Simkin (Casting), Chris Lebenzon (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Tollin/Robbins Productions, Revolution Studios, Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 109 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 24, 2003
IMDb: 3.752
Keywords:mentally disabled, high school, friendship, sports, american football, 1970s, american football coach, biography, based on true story, inspiration, kindness, inspiring story, teenage daughter, disability, schoolteacher, mentor protégé relationship, racial issues, based on magazine, newspaper or article, father daughter relationship, uplifting
