Disability in Film: Radio (2003) An inspiring film about a young man with an intellectual disability and the unlikely football coach who changed his life for the better, Radio is almost guaranteed to leave any viewer in tears not once, but several times throughout its run time. James, known in the movie as Radio, the protagonist, begins as a. Dec 06, 2012 Radio 2003. TENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE. Radio, tENTATIVELY a cONVENIENCE, KALX, Guitarists Anonymous. Radio 2003: In San Francisco to present 2 screenings, one of these was to have a performance of my 'Guitarist Anonymous Withdrawal Aids' as part of it. It'd been arranged for me to promote that show on an arts program on KALX. A mentally challenged boy nicknamed 'Radio' who, despite being able to barely write or speak, transforms himself, with the help from a high school football c. Radio is a 2003 American semi-biographical sports drama film directed by Mike Tollin, written by Mike Rich, and inspired by the 1996 Sports Illustrated article 'Someone to Lean On' by Gary Smith. The article and the movie are based on the true story of T. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) and a mentally disabled young. Coach Jones approaches Radio.
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