Based on the real-life, 40-year friendship between South Carolina football coach Harold Jones (played by Ed Harris) and his mentally challenged assistant, James "Radio" Kennedy (Cuba Gooding Jr.), this wholesome, inspirational film did fairly well upon wide theatrical release, though its buzz remained, well, limited. Undoubtedly, the DVD will reach many more people, and deservedly so. Since Radio is a fairly low-key drama, the supplemental features aren't flashy; they have been assembled with obvious taste, care and insight. The three behind-the-scenes featurettes produced by Jon Barbour and Gary Khammar don't break new ground, but they are informative and entertaining in their own right. Gooding, Harris and supporting player Debra Winger appear in these but don't participate in the commentary, which is dominated by director Mike Tollin. The most interesting featurette explains the scripting process and includes several interesting observations from Tollin and screenwriter Mike Rich. They outline the process of transforming a Sports Illustrated article into a full-length feature film, and Tollin explains the impossibility of creating an "arc" for a character--Radio--who's exactly the same at the end of the story as he is in the beginning. The solution, we're told, was for Rich to demonstrate how the other characters evolved as a result of their contact with Radio. In other words, he became an unwitting conduit for change and growth--a satisfying storytelling alternative. Accompanying the mini-docs is a block of six deleted scenes, none of which is particularly noteworthy. –Ed Hulse