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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.
Language
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue $53,293,628
English
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue $53,293,628
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
Casts
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
Ringo Starr
Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)
Crews
Michael Tollin
Director
Herb Gains
Producer
Mike Rich
Writer
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
Clay A. Griffith
Production Design
Margery Simkin
Casting
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Don Burgess
Director of Photography
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Michael Tollin
Producer
Denise Wingate
Costume Design
Laura Z. Wasserman
Music Supervisor
Brian Robbins
Producer
Todd Garner
Executive Producer
Vincent Lascoumes
First Assistant Director
Herb Gains
Unit Production Manager
Caitlin Scanlon
Executive Producer
Tyler C. Daum
Stunts
Thomas Minton
Art Direction
Allen E. Taylor
Production Accountant
Dwight Benjamin-Creel
Property Master
Sara Flamm
Production Supervisor
Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Michael J. Leone
Script Supervisor
Mary Morgan
Location Manager
Tierre Turner
Associate Producer
Patrick B. O'Brien
"B" Camera Operator
Robert Presley
Steadicam Operator
Robert Presley
"A" Camera Operator
Zoran Veselić
First Assistant "A" Camera
Rick Pour
Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Eddie Bowlin
Rigging Gaffer
Mark Gilmer
Camera Loader
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Edward J. Cox
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Wyatt Belton
Hairstylist
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
Michael J. Coo
Key Grip
Jeffree Bloomer
Production Sound Mixer
Jennifer Corey
Production Coordinator
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
Karen Keyes
Costumer
Jeff Goodwin
Makeup Department Head
Myron Nettinga
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Key Costumer
Karen Chalk Wheeler
Assistant Accountant
Omar J. Simmons
Costumer
Thomas Kittle
Special Effects Coordinator
Daniel Kupresan
Assistant Editor
Joseph Thomas
First Assistant "B" Camera
Jo Jo Stephens
Key Hair Stylist
Michael Rayle
Cableman
Isabel Henderson
Post Production Supervisor
Keva Keyes
Costumer
Tom Jones Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Joanie Selden
Payroll Accountant
Tony Jenzano
Video Assist Operator
Peter Fandetti
First Assistant Editor
Steven Cueva
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Stacye P. Branche
Makeup & Hair
Lara Grant
Assistant Editor
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sandra Collier
Costume Supervisor
Joel Negron
Additional Editor
Jennifer Martinez
Assistant Editor
Kathy Rayle
Assistant Production Coordinator
Craig Kohtala
Best Boy Grip
Michael Bonsignore
Dolly Grip
Kimberly Jase
First Assistant Accountant
Robert Lane
Assistant Accountant
Meredith Apel
Assistant Editor
Tom Bellfort
Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Terrence B. Zinn
Production Assistant
Michael Brennan
Dolly Grip
Roger Scruggs
Construction Foreman
Steve Eddy
Production Secretary
Frank M. Fleming
Leadman
Lisa Jaime
Music Editor
Tona B. Dahlquist
Local Casting
Julia Starr Sanford
Set Designer
Bill King
Graphic Designer
Alton McClellan
Standby Painter
Michael Hertlein
Dialogue Editor
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Alicia Lowe
Art Department Coordinator
Randall R. Milazzo
Assistant Property Master
Frances Fiore
Unit Publicist
Blanche Sypher
Craft Service
Simon Rhodes
Scoring Mixer
Tona B. Dahlquist
Extras Casting
Tyler C. Daum
Transportation Coordinator
Randy Kerber
Orchestrator
Michael Tackett
Still Photographer
Wayne Jones
Transportation Captain
Christophe Le Chanu
Second Second Assistant Director
Hugh Waddell
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Larry Kemp
Foley Editor
Hector C. Gika
Sound Designer
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Lucy Sustar
Foley Mixer
Jim Passon
Color Timer
Michael J. Broomberg
Foley Artist
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Frederick H. Stahly
ADR Editor
Diane Marshall
Foley Artist
Justine Hempe
Casting Associate
Tammy Arnold
Dialect Coach
Branden Spencer
First Assistant Sound Editor
Paula Case
Second Assistant Director
Andrew Shulkind
Assistant Camera
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