His best racer, Bart, is primed to win the $100,000 grand prize. Let’s start by looking at the plot.ĭuke Best, a greedy businessman, bring his BMX competition “Helltrack” to Cochrane. Okay, that could be fine with a strong supporting cast and intriguing plot. He’s the same person at the start and end of the film. ![]() Sadly Rad can’t be bothered.Ĭru, the best BMX rider in the small town of Cochrane, doesn’t have a character arc and he’s our protagonist. That archetypal plot is expected, but within the genre you can still build tension with interpersonal conflict. It’s a sports film, so the main character is an underdog that we expect to win. There’s hardly any conflict in the story, and what little there is has no tension. The film’s original title was Ball Out, which also fails to describe this tepid movie. Nothing radical or even slightly exciting happens throughout the film. The most milquetoast film about an extreme sport I’ve ever watched. Directed by prolific stuntman and filmmaker Hal Needham ( Smokey and the Bandit ) and featuring stunning photography by Richard Leiterman (Stephen King's It ).BMX gets a film of its own in 1986’s Rad. Among the most beloved films to emerge from the mid 80s BMX bike craze, Rad has developed an ever-growing cult audience, and stars Bill Allen ( Born on the 4th of July ), Lori Loughlin ( Full House ), two time Academy Award nominee Talia Shire ( Rocky, The Godfather ), Golden Globe nominee Jack Weston ( Dirty Dancing ), real life Olympic champion Bart Connor and more. To make matters even more complicated, Cru soon learns that the race is scheduled the same day he's supposed to take the SATs and finds himself with a choice between his future in college and a race where all odds are stacked against him. But unknown to Cru, Duke has concocted the race as a publicity stunt to promote his own top rider, Bart Taylor, and begins to do everything in his power to prevent Cru from being able to enter into the competition. ![]() ![]() When Duke Best, owner of Mongoose Bicycles, decides to hold a competition at a nearly impossible-to-complete BMX racing course named Hell Track, Cru decides that it's his destiny to compete in the race, which offers a winning cash prize of $100,000. "The BMX footage is the real star here of course with Needham and company delivering one eye-popping series of stunts after another." - Nathaniel Thompson, Ĭru Jones is the fastest and most talented BMX rider in his small logging town. " Rad is a seriously fun nostalgia trip for eighties kids and BMX fanatics!" - Ian Jane, Rock! Shock! Pop! " Rad, which is basically Karate Kid on wheels, and is firmly considered in geek circles as the ultimate old skool BMX movie." - Robin Bougie, Cinema Sewer pop culture and cult film staple for over 35 years returns to the big screen in 4K. Buy your ticket and take a ride in our Time Machine! Punch in and earn a bonus! $3 Pabst Blue Ribbon tallboys and $2 small popcorn! PLUS - special custom trash trailer reel curated by Ross with cheap swag and prize giveaways!īMX is his world, Rad is his way of life. Wednesday gets weird when Late Shift hosts Ross Meyer, Joe Derderian and Aaron Holmgren dig up low-budget b-movies, horror and gore-fests, and camp classics for your viewing pleasure.
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