Radio (film)
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| Radio | |
 His courage made them champions. |
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| Directed by | Mike Tollin |
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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 |
| Release date(s) | October 24, 2003 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| 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 most of his life carrying the fascination of radios. His nickname, Radio, was given to him by the townspeople because of the radio he carried around with him everywhere he went. He still attends T. L. Hanna High School and coaches the football team. He is known to ask students before football games, "We gonna get that quarterback?"
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[edit] Cast and characters
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. - James "Radio" Robert Kennedy
- Ed Harris - Coach Jones
- S. Epatha Merkerson - Mama Kennedy
- Alfre Woodard - Principal Daniels
- Debra Winger - Linda
- Riley Smith - Johnny
- Chris Mulkey - Frank
- Patrick Breen - Tucker
[edit] Reception
Radio made $52,277,485 dollars in the box office total. On Rotten Tomatoes[2] it received mixed reviews with 34% negative and 37% positive reviews.
[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 on 2008-09-23.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes entry
[edit] External links
- Radio (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- "Someone to Lean On" by Gary Smith - the magazine article that inspired Mike Tollin to make the film.
- 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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