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A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, Metacritic 38/100. Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,165 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
921 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael TollinDirector
- Mike RichWriter
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Radio
- Ed HarrisCoach Jones
- Alfre WoodardPrincipal Daniels
- S. Epatha MerkersonMaggie
- Debra WingerLinda Jones
- Chris MulkeyFrank
- Sarah DrewMary Helen Jones
- Brent SextonHoneycutt
- Riley SmithJohnny
- Patrick BreenTucker
- Bill RobersonDel
- Michael HardingIrv the Cop
