His courage made them champions.
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.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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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
Crew
- Michael TollinDirector
- Mike RichWriter
- Don BurgessDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Chris LebenzonEditor
- Harvey RosenstockEditor
- Herb GainsProducer
- Michael TollinProducer
- Brian RobbinsProducer
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