A BMX racer, who lives in a small town with his mother and sister, is faced with a tough decision, qualify for Helltrack or take his SATs in order to attend college.
Bill Allen Lori Loughlin Talia Shire Ray Walston Alfie Wise Jack Weston Laura Jacoby H.B. Haggerty Jamie Clarke Marta Kober Bart Conner Chad Hayes Carey Hayes Kellie McQuiggin Beverley Hendry Shawna Burnett Graeme Davies Logan T. Wotton Jeff Kress Gordon Signer Nancy MacDonald Rick McNair Pat Pearson Maureen Thomas Bill Berry Georgie Collins Darlene Bradley Ashley Bristowe G.A. Dahlseide Show All…
Brad Cowan Eddie Fiola Travis Chipres Richard Fleming Mike Miranda Wynn Cowan Martin Aparijo Kevin Hull Scott Clark Rob Rupe Rick Moliterno Pat Lipovski Kirk Bihun Danny Millwee Glen Adams Jeremy Moser Brian Blyther Ron Wilton Matthew Moser Beatle Rosecrans Everett Rosecrans Mike Dominguez Jose Yanez Ron Wilkerson Pat Romano R.L. Osborn Richie Anderson
RAD, 单车小子, Несломленный, 레드, A menő srác, Pista iadului
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You won't believe just how many bicycles are in this.
Send Me an Angel
Rad has everything I want in a movie. Loaded with awesome stunts, newspapers delivered on time, ass sliding, cop chases, slow dances on bikes, multiple montages and Helltrack.
Also, Bart Conner is to Rad as Kurt Thomas is to Gymkata. You know, when gymnast use their international fame to land major movie roles. Bart is cool as hell, but the star is Bill Allen’s Cru Jones. He’s the hero you love, and he gets to ass slide with Aunt Becky way before any college admissions scandal.
Hal Needham directs, and his skills with stunts are on full display. Rad is pretty much Smokey and the Bandit with BMX bikes. Check it out!
Well, I guess that’s it for me and movies. I’ve seen the best one now. There’s really no point in watching any more. Rad wins. I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with the extra free time, but I’m sure I’ll figure something out.
SEND ME AN ANGEL (oo-oo-oo-oou) 👏 SEND ME AN ANGEL (oo-oo-oo-oou) 👏 RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOOW
RAD is extreme & glorious 80s cheese! It tells the story of Cru Jones, a teenage paper boy & BMX racing fanatic who dreams of becoming one of the best riders in the world. He promised his mother (played by Talia Shire) that he would take his SATs this year so he can go to college and get a good education, but when his small hometown endorses and hosts Helltrack, a big BMX race with diabolical jumps/turns/obstacles including all of the best bike riders in North America, he instead choses to try and qualify for the event so he can chase his dreams of fame, BMX…
I had my first ever multi-continent watch party tonight (with Michelle - follow her, she's awesome) watching this movie.
I am astounded that I hadn't heard of this movie until recently. I think that had I seen this as a kid, it would have been one of my favourites. Instead of watching Back to the Future 2 all the time, I would have watched this (or, you know, at least mix it up a little.)
This has so many weird little moments, it cracked me up. And that soundtrack.. KILLER.. I'll be singing it in no time!
Man this movie is a blast of 80’s nostalgia…the BMX revolution was in full effect when I was a kid and this movie came out and I had no clue iconic Stuntman/Director Hal Needham directed it for the longest time and while it feels like a trend-grab its also full of cheesy heart, fun stunts and of course the best use of “Send Me An Angel” set to a BMX dance number with Lori Loughlin ever.
It’s not great but It’s kinda magic.
No matter how often Michelle and I watch Rad together (three times and counting), it's always a cheesy good time! 🚴🏻
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Hal Needham should be revered as a God, but I thought this was pretty weak even when I saw it in theaters. The bike stuff is...not exciting. I'm glad so many people can enjoy this simply for nostalgia's sake -- certainly the music and clothes are quite the time capsule -- but as an actual sports movie it's seriously dull.
"Get that, the paperboy thinks he's a pro!"
Mini-Collab w/ Ethan
(Previous review here.)
'Cause there's thunder in your HEART
Every move is like LIGHTNING
This past March 21, Hal Needham's iconic BMX classic Rad was shown for one night only in theaters across the US. Although I missed that special opportunity for the big screen, how could I not honor this tried-and-true gem with a rewatch anyway!
No guts, no glory.
When your gut talks to you, you listen.
Go balls out!
Indeed.
I love the idea of enjoying this portrait of small-town America on a double bill with another masterpiece from 1986, Blue Velvet. Why is the sky an irradiated red in the first scene after the opening…
“God, what I wouldn’t give to go ass-sliding with you right now.”
I am so happy that I never saw this film as a kid because I would have become obsessed with BMX biking - and 100% would have done dumb bike stunts and broken multiple limbs.
This has got everything I want in an underdog sports movie: Multiple montages set to roaring eighties pop-rock, a bike-based dance sequence and a climax where professional BMX riders (who look like the Canadian hosers they are) crash in ways that would give a Hong Kong stuntman pause. Plus, there’s an evil factory owner, victory through collective action, and adults that disapprove at first, but end up cheering on the 23-year old (playing…
"Rad" is a 1986 film directed by Hal Needham. The film is centered around BMX craze, placing the narrative of a small town holding a big contest entitled "Helltrack" to get riders from all over to get together in order to compete for a 100k dollar cash prize. Like many other 80's underdog films, one of the small racers named "Cru" works his way into the contest to take on the big dogs of the sport through an incredibly unfair amount of opposition. As a win from Cru means a win for the town, the film champions Cru and the assorted townsfolk personalities at the same time.
I mean honestly there is no secrets here, what you see at face…
I don't know, you guys... I think Rad might just contain the best BMX dance sequence (taking place at a high school prom) to have ever been put on film!
It has got some stiff competition, I know..
A lot of cheesy fun revisiting this with Michelle.
