radio be a beautiful movie base on a real story of the mentally challenge james robert kennedy and nicknamed radio and and the football coach from the t. l. hanna high school and harold jones . cuba gooding and jr. be excellent a radio . i would never imagine to see him in a serious performance and specially because most of the movie i watch with him be comedy . ed harris be great a harold jones and but this actor be great and so this be not anything new . the mentally challenged young man call james robert kennedy and always walk around the t. l. hanna high school and without bother anyone and almost not notice . one day and when the football ball be throw near him and he decide to stay with the ball and for the impatience of johnny cash and one of the best player from the football team and also one of the most unpleasant guy you would ever meet . one day and cash decides to punish james and mock him with other football player and even go so far a to tie him up . when coach jones discovers that horrible act and he stay angry and punish all the team and decide for this day on to help james and who get the nickname radio because of his passion for radio in general . the movie show how radio become an adept assistant and help the team train despite hardship from the player and and even get respect from basically all the people who live in the small city . i would recommend this movie for everybody who want to watch a real and beautiful story . it have a life lesson and specially show u how a person can make a difference and even not be what we call normal . radio have a big heart and be incapable to hate anyone and and that a thing that we all should apply to our daily life .