Radio [Bilingual]

Director: Michael Tollin Michael Tollin

Overview

Hollywood filmmaker Michael Tollin directs the sports drama Radio, based on a true story and adapted for the screen by Mike Rich (The Rookie). Set in a small South Carolina town during the '60s, the film stars Ed Harris as Harold Jones, a high school football coach who barely has time to spend with his daughter, Mary Helen (Sarah Drew), or his wife, Linda (Debra Winger). When Coach Jones meets the mentally challenged student who goes by the name of Radio (Cuba Gooding Jr.), he allows him to help out with his football team. While the townsfolk just aren't sure about Radio hanging around the team, the star player Johnny Clay (Riley Smith) is downright mean about it. Nevertheless, Radio continues to support the team for the next three decades. Also starring Alfre Woodard as the principal.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/29/2007
UPC:	0043396187672
Original Release:	2003
Source:	Imports
Language:	English
Sales rank:	30,440

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Cuba Gooding Sr.	Radio
Ed Harris	Coach Jones
Alfre Woodard	Principal Daniels
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
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
Rev. Eugene Cryer Jr.	Pastor Wickland
Tammy Arnold	Woman in Stands
Michael Flippo	Bus Driver
Ringo Starr	Stinger the Mascot
Leonard Wheeler	Hoop Referee
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Tollin	Director,Producer
Brian Robbins	Producer
Herb Gains	Producer
Todd Garner	Executive Producer
Caitlin Scanlon	Executive Producer
Dan Hegeman	Sound Effects
Michael Coo	Key Grip

Editorial Reviews

There is no cynicism in Radio, no angle or edge. It's about what it's about, with an open, warm and fond nature. Every once in a while human nature expresses itself in a way we can feel good about, and this is one of those times.