Radio
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Cast & Crew
Michael Tollin
Eugene Cryer
William Lykes
Therond Justin Adams
Michael Kroeker
Michael Flippo
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James Robert Kennedy--nicknamed 'Radio' because of his vintage radio collection and his love of music--is a loner in Anderson, South Carolina, pushing his ever-present grocery cart up and down the streets. He speaks to no one and is rarely spoken to, until one day, Coach Harold Jones, one of the town's most respected men, and coach of the popular high school football team, befriends him. Radio is suspicious at first. But Coach Jones is persistent, even enlisting the help of Radio's mother. Jones' friends and family are taken aback as well since, until he met Radio, all his energies were poured exclusively into football. Slowly, Coach Jones earns Radio's trust and opens up a new world to him. He invites Radio to help out at football practice and during games and to sit in on his classes at school, despite the initial misgivings of Principal Daniels. He also champions him to the football players, the students and faculty. Coach Jones' life is also enriched by Radio, from whom he learns to value friendship and family ties as much as he does coaching football. Still, there are those in town who believe that Coach Jones' devotion to the young man is distracting him from his duties as head coach of the football team. There are several attempts to have Radio barred from the classroom and, after his mother's untimely death, remanded to a mental-health facility. Coach Jones valiantly fights off these efforts, but he is finally forced to make a difficult decision, which will impact both his growing friendship with Radio and his career as a football coach.
Director
Michael Tollin
Cast
Eugene Cryer
William Lykes
Therond Justin Adams
Michael Kroeker
Michael Flippo
Benjamin L Peters
Charles Garren
Chris Mulkey
Patrick Breen
Kasheem J Peterson
Joseph Barrett
Othello Coleman Iii
Brent Sexton
Cuba Gooding
Bill Roberson
Harold Jones
S. Epatha Merkerson
Leonard Wheeler
Tammy Arnold
Riley Smith
Sarah Drew
Alfre Woodard
Rebecca Koon
Ty O'farrell
Jamie Murdaugh
Dorothy Mcdowell
Frank M Fleming
Mark Ellis
Deborah Mcteer
Ed Harris
Mike Anthony
Hi Bedford Roberson
Shelly Reid
Bert Beatson
Evan Aldrich
Michael Harding
James Robert 'radio' Kennedy
James Gooden
Kate Powell
Debra Winger
Kenneth H Callender
Megan Coffman
Crew
Carrie Angland
Mike Anthony
Meredith Apel
Tammy Arnold
Randy Bachman
Gerry Beckley
Ramiro Belgardt
Thomas Bell
Tom Bellfort
Wyatt Belton
Dwight Benjamin-creel
Jeffree Bloomer
Michael Bonsignore
Bob Bornstein
Eddie Bowlin
Stacye Branche
Stacye Branche
Michael W Brennan
Don Brewer
Chuck Brodsky
Chuck Brodsky
Arthur Brooks
Richard Brooks
Michael Broomberg
Don Burgess
Don Burgess
Gary Burritt
Jerry Butler
Victor Carstarphen
Karen Chalk
Sandra L Collier
Michael Coo
Russell D Cook
William Cook
Jennifer Corey
Geoffrey Cormier
Edward J Cox
E Langston Craig
Ryan Crawford
Linda Creed
Steven Cueva
Tona B. Dahlquist
Tona B. Dahlquist
Tyler Daum
Tyler Daum
Sandy De Crescent
D. Tobias Denney
Elizabeth A Dennis
William Devaughn
William Devaughn
Andre W Duncan
Angeline Duran
Steve Eddy
Jack Elliott
Mark Ellis
Natasha Fairchild
Peter Fandetti
Allyn Ferguson
Sara Flamm
Pam Frazier
Herb Gains
Herb Gains
Kenneth Gamble
Todd Garner
Hector Gika
Mark Gilmer
Steven Goldfried
Jeff Goodwin
Hugh Tim Grady
Lara B Grant
Al Green
Al Green
Robert Greenfield
Clay A. Griffith
Paula Harris
Dan Hartman
Dan Hegeman
Justine Hempe
Isabel Henderson
Jim Henrikson
Michael Hertlein
James Horner
James Horner
James Horner
Leon Huff
Donte R Hunter
Phil Hurtt
John P Husky
Ernie Isley
Marvin Isley
O'kelley Isley
Ronald Isley
Rudolph Isley
Burl Ives
Lisa Jaime
Jimmy Jam
Kimberly Jase
Chris Jasper
Tony Jenzano
Tom Johnston
Harold Jones
Tom Jones
Wayne Jones
Kenneth Karman
Larry Kemp
James Robert 'radio' Kennedy
Chris Kenner
Randy Kerber
Karen Keyes
Keva Keyes
Bill King
Thomas Kittle
Craig Kohtala
Daniel Kupresan
Robert Lane
Vincent Lascoumes
Christophe Le Chanu
Chris Lebenzon
John Lennon
Michael Leone
Terry Lewis
Alicia Lowe
Johnny Marks
Diane Marshall
Jennifer Martinez
Lowell Mason
Clarence E Mays
Paul Mccartney
Alton Mcclellan
Gene Mcfadden
Steven C. Mcgee
Randall R Milazzo
Michael Minkler
Cheri Minns
Thomas Minton
Mary Morgan-kerlagon
Jack Munn
Joel Negron
Myron Nettinga
Patrick B. O'brien
Kenny O'dell
Jim Passon
Marc Pattavina
Jerry Peters
Michael Piotrowski
Anita Poree
Rick Pour
Kate Powell
Robert Presley
Robert Presley
Kathy Rayle
Michael Rayle
Otis Redding
Mark A Reich
Simon Rhodes
Charlie Rich
Michael Rich
Brian Robbins
Harvey Rosenstock
Julie Saegert
Julia Starr Sanford
Larry Sauls
Caitlin Scanlon
Roger Scruggs
Joanie Selden
Margery Simkin
Omar Simmons
Paul A Simmons
Carter Skjelset
Gary Smith
Branden Spencer
Ric Spencer
Frederick H Stahly
Trish Stanard
Jo Jo Stephens
Brian Stultz
Lucy Sustar
Blanche Sypher
Ian Sypher
Michael Tackett
Jennifer Taginski
Bruce Tannis
Allen E Taylor
The Isley Brothers
Dascious Thomas
Joseph Thomas
Timothy Jamahli Thomas
Timothy Jamahli Thomas
Michael Tollin
Charles Turner
Tierre Turner
Zoran Veselic
Hugh Waddell
Toni-ann Walker
Laura Z. Wasserman
Isaac Watts
John Whitehead
Denise Wingate
Edgar Winter
Little Stevie Wonder
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Released in United States Fall October 24, 2003
Released in United States on Video January 27, 2004
Project previously in development at Warner Bros.
Article first appeared in Sports Illustrated in 1996.
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Released in United States Fall October 24, 2003
Released in United States on Video January 27, 2004
