Radio (2003)

October 24, 2003 (US) • Drama • 109m

Overview

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.

Director

Michael Tollin

Writer

Mike Rich

Top Billed

Cuba Gooding Jr.

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

Where to watch

Rent

Buy

Top Billed Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Radio

Ed Harris

Coach Jones

Alfre Woodard

Principal Daniels

S. Epatha Merkerson

Maggie

Debra Winger

Linda Jones

Chris Mulkey

Frank

Sarah Drew

Mary Helen Jones

Brent Sexton

Honeycutt

Riley Smith

Johnny

Patrick Breen

Tucker

Bill Roberson

Del

Michael Harding

Irv the Cop

Rebecca Koon

Waitress

Hi Bedford-Roberson

School Receptionist

Michael Kroeker

Young Cop

Mark Robert Ellis

Football Referee

Shelley Reid

Cop #2

Leonard Wheeler

Hoop Referee

Bert Beatson

Hoop Player

Deborah McTeer

Linda's Friend

Tammy Arnold

Woman in Stands

Michael Flippo

Bus Driver

Crew

Herb Gains

Producer

Michael Tollin

Director

Mike Rich

Writer

Gary Archer

Prosthetics

Margery Simkin

Casting

Chris Lebenzon

Editor

Harvey Rosenstock

Editor

Clay A. Griffith

Production Design

James Horner

Original Music Composer

Don Burgess

Director of Photography

Denise Wingate

Costume Design

Caitlin Scanlon

Executive Producer

Todd Garner

Executive Producer

Laura Z. Wasserman

Music Supervisor

Vincent Lascoumes

First Assistant Director

Michael Tollin

Producer

Brian Robbins

Producer

Herb Gains

Unit Production Manager

Tierre Turner

Associate Producer

Tyler C. Daum

Stunts

Thomas Minton

Art Direction

Mary Morgan

Location Manager

Sara Flamm

Production Supervisor

Dwight Benjamin-Creel

Property Master

Michael J. Leone

Script Supervisor

Allen E. Taylor

Production Accountant

Robert Greenfield

Set Decoration

Sandra Collier

Costume Supervisor

Paul A. Simmons Jr.

Key Costumer

Patrick B. O'Brien

"B" Camera Operator

Mark Gilmer

Camera Loader

Robert Presley

Steadicam Operator

Joseph Thomas

First Assistant "B" Camera

Carrie Angland

Makeup Artist

Omar J. Simmons

Costumer

Jeff Goodwin

Makeup Department Head

Robert Presley

"A" Camera Operator

Zoran Veselić

First Assistant "A" Camera

Edward J. Cox

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Michael J. Coo

Key Grip

Rick Pour

Makeup Artist

Eddie Bowlin

Rigging Gaffer

Wyatt Belton

Hairstylist

Karen Keyes

Costumer

Steven C. McGee

Chief Lighting Technician

Steven Cueva

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Lara Grant

Assistant Editor

Steve Eddy

Production Secretary

Meredith Apel

Assistant Editor

Jennifer Martinez

Assistant Editor

Tom Bellfort

Supervising Sound Editor

Keva Keyes

Costumer

Daniel Kupresan

Assistant Editor

Myron Nettinga

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Lane

Assistant Accountant

Michael Brennan

Dolly Grip

Michael Bonsignore

Dolly Grip

Tony Jenzano

Video Assist Operator

Roger Scruggs

Construction Foreman

Toni-Ann Walker

Hairstylist

Peter Fandetti

First Assistant Editor

Cheri Minns

Makeup Artist

Jo Jo Stephens

Key Hair Stylist

Thomas Kittle

Special Effects Coordinator

Jeffree Bloomer

Production Sound Mixer

Kimberly Jase

First Assistant Accountant

Joanie Selden

Payroll Accountant

Michael Piotrowski

Boom Operator

Karen Chalk Wheeler

Assistant Accountant

Craig Kohtala

Best Boy Grip

Stacye P. Branche

Makeup & Hair

Michael Minkler

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Rayle

Cableman

Isabel Henderson

Post Production Supervisor

Joel Negron

Additional Editor

Jennifer Corey

Production Coordinator

Kathy Rayle

Assistant Production Coordinator

Tom Jones Jr.

Construction Coordinator

Julia Starr Sanford

Set Designer

Frank M. Fleming

Leadman

Jim Henrikson

Music Editor

Randall R. Milazzo

Assistant Property Master

Frances Fiore

Unit Publicist

Blanche Sypher

Craft Service

Dan Hegeman

Sound Effects Editor

Larry Kemp

Foley Editor

Randy Kerber

Orchestrator

Alicia Lowe

Art Department Coordinator

Lisa Jaime

Music Editor

Simon Rhodes

Scoring Mixer

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

Michael J. Broomberg

Foley Artist

Alton McClellan

Standby Painter

Terrence B. Zinn

Production Assistant

Justine Hempe

Casting Associate

Tammy Arnold

Dialect Coach

Branden Spencer

First Assistant Sound Editor

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Christophe Le Chanu

Second Second Assistant Director

Tyler C. Daum

Transportation Coordinator

Tona B. Dahlquist

Extras Casting

Lucy Sustar

Foley Mixer

Hugh Waddell

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Hector C. Gika

Sound Designer

Kenneth Karman

Music Editor

Michael Tackett

Still Photographer

Tona B. Dahlquist

Local Casting

Wayne Jones

Transportation Captain

Bruce Tanis

Sound Effects Editor

Frederick H. Stahly

ADR Editor

Diane Marshall

Foley Artist

Jim Passon

Color Timer

Bill King

Graphic Designer

Paula Case

Second Assistant Director

Andrew Shulkind

Assistant Camera

Reviews

No reviews available.

Recommended Movies

Forrest Gump

The Green Mile

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Rain Man

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$53,293,628

Loading…

Radio (2003)

Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

Crew

Reviews

Recommended Movies

Forrest Gump