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Radio
Drama
73%
PG
10/24/20031h 49mTheatrical Release (US)
~ His courage made them champions. ~
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.
Director:
Michael Tollin
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$35,000,000.00
Revenue:
$53,293,628.00
Key words:
- 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
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