Rad

1986
PG
1h 31m

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6.7/10

7.2K

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In Theaters One Night Only on October 14th in celebration of Rad's 35th Anniversary.

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The story of one young man, Cru Jones, who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack.The story of one young man, Cru Jones, who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack.The story of one young man, Cru Jones, who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack.

Director
- Hal Needham
Writers
- Sam Bernard
- Geoffrey Edwards
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

7.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Hal Needham
Writers
- Sam Bernard
- Geoffrey Edwards
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Videos3

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35th Anniversary Event Trailer

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Storyline

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Trivia
Filming was delayed because the Helltrack starting ramp was so high that none of the riders wanted to go down it. The ramp was cut down to a 25 foot tall version. BMX Plus magazine published an article about it.

Goofs
Christian is heard yelling, "Get up!" just before Cru falls during the second lap of Helltrack. Once Cru falls, she's seen and heard yelling again.

Quotes
Cru: God, what I wouldn't give to go ass-sliding with you right now.

Crazy credits
R.L. Osborn and Martin Apariljo perform BMX feats throughout much of the end credits.

Alternate versions
Scenes included in the final airing on the Canadian cable movie station Superchannel, but absent from the home video version;
A short sequence, actually made up of three different scenes, right after the confrontation at the Rad Racing T-Shirt stand. These scenes are;
Luke is sitting at the dinner table with his parents. His father tells him it isn't the end of the world. He excuses himself from the table.
Amy is sitting in her room listening to music when her mother comes in. They have a short exchange where her mother scolds her for acting childish.
An unnamed boy storms out of his house late at night.
Right after this comes a scene where a drunken Bart Taylor stumbles into the restaurant where Cru works just as it's closing. Shouting, Bart challenges him to a one on one race, since Cru has been disqualified from HellTrack. Bart winds up falling over and doing a face plant into a piece of pie on the table where the bald cop is sitting.
Another scene just before the race, after Duke Best has warned Bart about Cru and instructed the Reynolds twins to take him out;
Cru thanks Mr. Pratt for him and the town getting behind him and supporting Rad Racing. Mr. Pratt gives Cru a brand new bike from his store.
All of the characters from the deleted scenes are listed in the credits on the home video version.

Connections
Featured in Nostalgia Critic: Rad (2011)

Soundtracks
Break the Ice
Performed by John Farnham
Written by Sue Shifrin (as S. Shifrin) & Bob Marlette (as B. Marlette)
Produced by Bob Marlette (as B. Marlette) & David J. Holman (as D. Holman)
Executive Producer Rick Riccobono (as R. Riccobono)

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Nostalgia

Like so many other kids my age (being 22 now) I saw this one and I also got my first BMX shortly after that! I have been looking everywhere for this one, but just couldn't find it until recently when I imported it from USA in a DVD-edition - however, it looks like an illegal copy since the cover had been copied (in color, though) and the picture on the disc was a sticker, the sound was really low (maybe it had something to do with the fact that it had been converted directly to DVD from VHS?), it had no extra-material and the menu looked like someone had done it on a PC and then burned it... Anyway, the film was just as Rad as I remembered it from my young days! All the classic scenes like the paper boy, motorcycle cop chase, BMX-dance and the Hell Track race were there and together with the (almost cheesy) 1980's-soundtrack they sent shivers down my spine. So if you haven't seen this one, then see it - if you HAVE seen it, then see it again! Money well spent I can assure you.