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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

1601

Name

Radio

Genre

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Leads

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Rating

7

Content Advisory

Parental guidance, Bad Language

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama

Id

13920

Title

Radio

Popularity

4.3263

Release Date

2003-10-24

Softcore

False

Vote Average

7.32

Vote Count

822

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$53,293,628

Runtime

109 minutes