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Overview

User Rating:
4.3/10   334 votes
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Director:
Hoite C. Caston
Writers:
David Brandes (screenplay)
Lewis Colick (screenplay)
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Release Date:
November 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
When the going gets tough... the tough go flying!
Plot:
When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
One of the best kid movies of the 80's more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Billingsley ... Jack Simmons

Stuart Pankin ... Mr. Hodgkins
Anne Bloom ... Janet Simmons
Patrick Collins ... Mike
Sage Parker ... Miss Clavell
Chad Sheets ... Bo
Gavin Allen ... Max
Danny Breen ... Flaherty (as Daniel Breen)
Weasel Forshaw ... Big Slime (as 'Weasel' Forshaw)
John William Galt ... Chief
Courtney Kraus ... Beth
Holly Schenck ... Sue
Al Evans ... Mr. Zak
Angie Bolling ... Pretty Woman
Gena Sleete ... Widow White
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Crazy Wheels
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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Dallas, Texas, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The building that was used for Mike's Doghouse was a Pollo Fiesta restaurant in June 2009. more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best kid movies of the 80's, 11 May 2007
10/10
Author: becke007 from United States

Don't listen to the above. This is one of the best pre-teen, teen-age movies of the mid-80's.

While watching this movie today as an adult you see the flaws, but as a kid this movie has it all. The kid who serves as the hero, the evil bank villain, the baseball team, the hot mom, everything. If you want to escape life for 2hrs, this is one of your best bets to do so. Great time for kids and adults alike. Peter Billingsley and his motorcycle are one of the best duos of our time.

Watch this movie and...

SAVE MIKE'S DOGHOUSE!!!

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It's out on dvd the_settler2010
Lyrics to The Dirt Bike Kid Theme song dranzer_26
What would part 2 be dranzer_26
Please help me, wondering if this is the movie im thinking of .. skillz770
The Dirt Bike Kid video is on youtube, the whole vid. dranzer_26
Song is on YouTube! MovieMan-88
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