Radio (2003 film)
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| Radio | |
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 His courage made them champions. |
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| Produced by | Herb Gains Brian O'keefe Michael Tollin |
| Written by | Mike Rich |
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr. Ed Harris S. Epatha Merkerson Brent Sexton Riley Smith Debra Winger Alfre Woodard |
| Music by | James Horner India.Arie Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, James "Big Jim" Wright |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Editing by | Chris Lebenzon Harvey Rosenstock |
| Studio | Revolution Studios |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 24, 2003 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Radio, released October 2003, is a film directed by Mike Tollin that is based on the true story of T. L. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) and a mentally challenged young man James Robert "Radio" Kennedy (Cuba Gooding, Jr.). Also starring Debra Winger and Alfre Woodard, it was inspired by the 1996 Sports Illustrated article "Someone to Lean On" by Gary Smith.[1]
James Robert Kennedy (born October 14, 1946 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA), grew up fascinated by radios. His nickname, Radio, was given to him by townspeople because of the radio he carried everywhere he went. He still attends T. L. Hanna High School and helps coach the football team and the basketball team. He is known to ask students before football games, "We gonna get that quarterback?"
This movie was filmed primarily in Walterboro, South Carolina because its buildings and downtown areas still fit the look of the era the film depicted.
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[edit] Cast and characters
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. - James Robert "Radio" Kennedy
- S. Epatha Merkerson - Mama Kennedy
- Ed Harris - Coach Jones
- Debra Winger - Mrs. Jones
- Sarah Drew - Mary Helen Jones
- Alfre Woodard - Principal Daniels
- Riley Smith - Johnny Clay
- Chris Mulkey - Frank
- Patrick Breen - Tucker
- Brent Sexton - Honeycutt
[edit] Reception
The film was poorly received by most critics. On review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 36% "Rotten" rating[2] and holds a score of 38 out of 100 on MetaCritic.[3] Common points of criticism included the excessively sentimental screenplay and music as well as the formulaic plot. However, the film found an audience, grossing $52,333,738 with a budget of approximately $35 million.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Richard Perez-Pena (2008-09-15). "The Sports Whisperer, Probing Psychic Wounds". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/books/16smit.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/radio/
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/radio
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=radio.htm
[edit] External links
- Radio (2003 film) at the Internet Movie Database
- "Someone to Lean On" by Gary Smith - the magazine article that inspired Mike Tollin to make the film.
- Filming Locations from MoviePlaces.tv
- Answers some questions about the factual accuracy of the movie
- The official website of Radio and Coach Jones
- T.L. Hanna High School's page about Radio
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