Radio
Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr. .... Radio
Ed Harris .... Coach Jones
Alfre Woodard .... Principal Daniels
S. Epatha Merkerson .... Maggie
Brent Sexton .... Honeycutt
Directed by
Michael Tollin
Rater #1 has description and review.
Rater #1
8/10. This is the decades-long story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach (Harris) in a small South Carolina town and the illiterate, mentally-challenged man nicknamed Radio (Gooding) whom he mentors, who before that had always been the target of jokes and teasing by the community. Although their friendship raises some eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk, from 1976 when he first starts helping the Hanna Yellow Jackets football team, through a 27+ career with the school that continues today (2003), including tenures as the head cheerleader, assistant coach and team manager.
This was a good movie, and i think everyone in the movie theater loved it. I just can't understand why people on IMDB.com are only giving it a 6.
Cuba Gooding did a stupendous job making me actually believe he was a retarded boy. He was actually kind of funny, making funny sounds, and just the way he acted. He put on a great scene when the character's mother dies. Ed Harris did a very fine job, and so did the rest of the cast.
Many football movies that are set in the 70's are doing quite well nowadays, and I always enjoy them. I think everyone should go out and enjoy this movie before it's out of the theater.
Rater #2
Has Not seen movie.
Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements.
Running time: 109 minutes
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