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Radio (Dol Slip)
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781404935808
Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404935800
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: April 27, 2004
Running Time: 109 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 24, 2003
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Editorial Review:
Since winning an Academy Award for his exuberant performance in Jerry Maguire, Cuba Gooding Jr. has gotten little but static from critics for a spate of calamitous career choices not seen since '80s-vintage Burt Reynolds. But he triumphantly returns to Oscar-worthy status with his moving performance as Radio, a mentally challenged young man, whom South Carolina high school football coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) takes under his nurturing wing. This does not play well with the school's patient but questioning principal (Alfre Woodard); the school's biggest athletic booster, who views Radio as a distraction; the man's son, the team's star player, who plays cruel pranks on the trusting Radio; and the Coach's teenage daughter, who feels neglected. Almost all will be won over by Radio's trusting and good nature. Based on a Sports Illustrated story, Radio was adapted for the screen by Mike Rich, screenwriter of The Rookie, and as in that superior family film, the heroics are mostly off the field. As Coach says, with all the subtlety of a blitz, "We're not the ones been teaching Radio; he's the one been teaching us." The ending, in which we see the actual Radio, still cheering his team on 26 years later, will melt the most cynical hearts. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Radio was faking it
First, let me say that I loved the movie. It's incredibly touching in many ways, and there are several reviews on Amazon that detail the movie. On the other hand, I think Radio was probably faking it.
Who wouldn't like to be the Big Man on Campus for the rest of their life?
Kid 1: "Whos that?"
Kid 2: "Dude, c'mon! How lame are you? You dont friggin' know Radio?!"
It would be a constant walk through the hallways, getting shout-outs, high-fives, and all sorts ... Read More
Rating: - Radio DVD
Extremely well acted and written, with a great story line. Cuba Gooding Jr. does an exceptional job. Worth buying and watching several times.
Rating: - Rave reviews for Radio
Wonderful movie; excellent story. This movie is based on a true story and Cuba Gooding, Jr. does a great job of providing a funny and emotional depiction of "Radio."
Rating: - A Tribute To Compassion
This is a wonderful movie that demonstrates how one person's compassion for a "misfit in society" was able to transform, not only the life of Radio, but also the heart and soul of an entire community.
Rating: - It's a good movie.
I am a Taiwanese. In Taiwan, some organizations take care of children with special needs like Radio, but not all of them are luck like Radio. Some children with special needs died in street. Let me ask you guys a question. What if Radio does not meet coach Jones, maybe he is a dead person now. This movie is a true story. I strongly suggest you should watch this good film especial you're a coach or a teacher.
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