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Radio
a.k.a. Someone to Lean On Director: Mike Tollin Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, S. Epatha Merkerson

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  • DVD Release Date: 01/27/2004
  • Original Release: 2003
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 688
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Features

Closed Caption; Director's commentary; Deleted scenes; "Tuning in on Radio" featurette; "The 12-hour Football Games of Radio" featurette; "Writing Radio" featurette; "Someone to Lean On: The Story of Radio" DVD-ROM bonus

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Start [:23]
2. Coach Harold James [3:10]
3. James Robert Kennedy [2:19]
4. Terrified [1:59]
5. Principal Daniels [3:18]
6. Punishment of the Nine [2:31]
7. The Yellow Jackets [3:16]
8. The Post-Game Show [2:51]
9. Radio [4:37]
10. The Kennedy Home [1:36]
11. The New Team Mascot [3:28]
12. "Rubberband Man" [1:38]
13. A Little Slower Than Most [2:04]
14. Principal Concern [2:32]
15. Unsportsmanlike Conduct [4:47]
16. A Great Comeback [:06]
17. A Disgruntled Booster [2:57]
18. Mr. Tucker [2:42]
19. Christmas Spirit [6:55]
20. Under Arrest [3:42]
21. The Girls' Locker Room Incident [6:48]
22. A Death in the Family [7:09]
23. Why He's Doing What He's Doing [6:04]
24. The Bottom Line [4:14]
25. Welcome Back, Johnny [3:42]
26. Setting His Priorities Straight [4:09]
27. Graduation Day [8:31]
28. 26 Years Later [5:45]

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Editorial Reviews

Hollywood filmmaker Michael Tollin directs the sports drama Radio, based on a true story and adapted for the screen by Mike Rich (The Rookie). Set in a small South Carolina town during the '60s, the film stars Ed Harris as Harold Jones, a high school football coach who barely has time to spend with his daughter, Mary Helen (Sarah Drew), or his wife, Linda (Debra Winger). When Coach Jones meets the mentally challenged student who goes by the name of Radio (Cuba Gooding Jr.), he allows him to help out with his football team. While the townsfolk just aren't sure about Radio hanging around the team, the star player Johnny Clay (Riley Smith) is downright mean about it. Nevertheless, Radio continues to support the team for the next three decades. Also starring Alfre Woodard as the principal. Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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I cried so hard...by Dreamer4ever

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October 29, 2008: I must say, when I saw this movie for the first time-I cried so hard-I could not believe it. It is one of the most touching stories I have ever had the priviledge of seeing as a film. Fabulous!
Cuba Gooding Jr. did a wonderful job of playing Radio. I don't think anyone could match his portrayal. He makes you feel as if you are seeing the real Radio, and your heart goes out to him the moment you see him.
Ed Harris did a great job, as well. Not quite the magnificence of Cuba Gooding Jr., but very likeable.
This is one of those edgy, emotional stories that grips your heart in the first few minutes. It draws you in and you begin to feel what the characters are feeling. I don't think that I can even count the number of times that I cried and I'm sure there are other people out there that can say the same. I would suggest this movie to anyone-young or old. This movie really isn't as much about sports as it is the acceptance that the people in the town have to grow for Radio. It is a wonderful story that anyone could enjoy. I loved it and I know you will at least like it!
(The epilogue at the end is cute!)

I Also Recommend: Rudy, Remember The Titans.

It was so amazing that I cried during some of it.by Anonymous

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May 27, 2008: I felt so sorry for Radio when they tied him up in that building.I wanted to go help him, he seems so sweet.


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