Radio (2003)

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6.9	IMDB rating

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Michael Tollin

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Cuba Gooding Jr.
Radio

Ed Harris
Coach Jones

Alfre Woodard
Principal Daniels

S. Epatha Merkerson
Maggie

Brent Sexton
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Chris Mulkey
Frank

Sarah Drew
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Riley Smith
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An average movie

9 years, 6 months ago at Nov 14 22:15

johanlefourbe

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Ed Harris, I thought I might as well give it a try. To be honest, I really had a hard time to connect with this story. Basically, it was a typical good-hearted uplifting drama based on a true story but, personally, I thought the whole thing was rather misleading. Indeed, for at least a third of the duration, I t... read more

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Description: Set in South Carolina and spanning almost 40 years time beginning in the 1960s, RADIO is the moving story of the friendship between a mentally disabled man (played by Cuba Gooding Jr. in adulthood) and the high school football coach (Ed Harris) who gives him guidance, hope, and confidence. Growing up in the all-American small town of Anderson, South Carolina, "Radio" is a social outcast who lives a lonely, childish existence. He's obsessed with his transistor radio and wanders the streets with a shopping cart full of collected junk. Because of his mental disability, Radio is misunderstood by the local townspeople and i ... (more)

Release date: 24 October 2003
UPC: 043396013070

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