Hanna High School Questioning the Story:. Radio Starring Cuba Gooding Jr. Reel Face:. Real Face:. Cuba Gooding Jr. Harold Jones Born:? In real life, Coach Harold Jones first lured Radio onto the field with a bottle of soda not a water bottle in The film's story was condensed to take place over the course of one year from to Director Michael Tollin explained, "What we decided to do was to take a year right in the middle of this sweeping four decades, and show the convergence of events that led to Radio becoming an integral part of society in this small town.
We intentionally wanted to be vague about it because the film is loosely inspired by Radio's story, which has gone on for so many years and continues to this day. That gives it a timeless quality and allowed us to focus more on the development of the relationship between the two central characters. Rather than make a biography, I see Radio as a story about two very different men who are united by their humanity.
The folks in his hometown gave him this nickname because of his fascination with the device that he took everywhere with him since he was a little boy. Each year, coach Harold Jones buys him a new radio for Christmas. Like in the film, coach Jones delivers Radio's many Christmas and birthday presents to him using the bed of his pickup truck. Did some of the boys on the team really tie Radio up and lock him in a small storage room next to the field?
No, this likely did not happen. It is however, a variation on equally cruel pranks that some of the students pulled on Radio. Perhaps even worse was the real occasion when a group of kids pulled down Radio's pants and painted his lower backside with paint thinner, which burned him rather severely.
Debra Winger Linda as Linda. Epatha Merkerson Maggie as Maggie. Brent Sexton Honeycutt as Honeycutt. Chris Mulkey Frank as Frank. Riley Smith Johnny as Johnny. Patrick Breen Tucker as Tucker. Bill Roberson Del as Del. Kenneth H. Callender Don as Don. Charles Garren Clive as Clive. Rebecca Koon Waitress as Waitress.
Michael Tollin. Mike Rich Gary Smith magazine article uncredited. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Set in , real life Coach Jones befriends mentally disabled black student, Radio. They then form a friendship and bond over the football season.
Though things take a turn for the worst when certain fans and parents feel that Radio is a distraction, and is getting in the way of the team succeeding. His courage made them champions. Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements. Did you know Edit. Hanna Hall Of Fame. Goofs In the barbershop, when the coach resigns, one shot shows a man wearing a John Deere trucker hat.
The deer on the hat is jumping upward, which means it was produced in or later. In , the deer jumped downward. The movie "Radio," starring Cuba Gooding Jr. The movie was based on a story that originated in the Independent Mail in , and it was expanded for a Sports Illustrated story three years later. They should be respected. They should be loved," Jones said. I believe it really helped. As for Kennedy, he was so proud of the movie, he would often greet people by saying, "Have you seen my movie?
The entryway at T. Hanna High School, which already included tributes to Kennedy, will be reworked to add further honors to Kennedy.
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