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The Dirt Bike Kid

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.3K
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The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the town hero.
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When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the lo... Read allWhen his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the town hero.When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the town hero.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Hoite C. Caston
    • David Brandes(screenplay by)
    • Lewis Colick(screenplay by)
    • Julie Corman(story by)
  • Stars
    • Peter Billingsley
    • Stuart Pankin
    • Anne Bloom
    • Hoite C. Caston
    • David Brandes(screenplay by)
    • Lewis Colick(screenplay by)
    • Julie Corman(story by)
  • Stars
    • Peter Billingsley
    • Stuart Pankin
    • Anne Bloom
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Peter Billingsley in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley and Chad Sheets in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley and Chad Sheets in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Weasel Forshaw and Stuart Pankin in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Patrick Collins and Sage Parker in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley and Chad Sheets in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
    Peter Billingsley in The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)

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    Peter Billingsley
    Peter Billingsley
    • Jack Simmons
    Stuart Pankin
    Stuart Pankin
    • Mr. Hodgkins
    Anne Bloom
    Anne Bloom
    • Janet Simmons
    Patrick Collins
    Patrick Collins
    • Mike
    Sage Parker
    • Miss Clavell
    Chad Sheets
    • Bo
    Gavin Allen
    • Max
    Danny Breen
    Danny Breen
    • Flaherty
    • (as Daniel Breen)
    Weasel Forshaw
    • Big Slime
    • (as 'Weasel' Forshaw)
    John William Galt
    John William Galt
    • Chief
    Courtney Kraus
    • Beth
    Holly Schenck
    • Sue
    Al Evans
    • Mr. Zak
    Angie Bolling
    Angie Bolling
    • Pretty Woman
    Gena Sleete
    • Widow White
    Betty King
    • Secretary
    • (as Betty R. King)
    Bill Shaw
    Bill Shaw
    • Ben
    Bill Shaw
    • Ben
      • Hoite C. Caston
      • David Brandes(screenplay by)
      • Lewis Colick(screenplay by)
      • Julie Corman(story by)
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    • Trivia
      In the film commentary on the 2014 DVD release, director Hoite C. Caston says the original title for The Dirt Bike Kid was 'Crazy Wheels.'
    • Goofs
      The dirt bike was a 80cc when Max raced it before selling it to Jack,but after Jack buys it the dirt bike is clearly bigger then when Max owned it, in many scenes it is a 250cc.
    • Connections
      Features Galaga (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Standing On The Edge Of Love
      Performed by Bill Bowersock and John Philip Shenale

    User reviews22

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    10/10
    Sorta like... Herbie meets Motocross
    This, the Karate Kid Part II, and Flight of the Navigator were the first three movies I ever had on VHS, and boy did I wear them out. This is in many ways the classic 80s kid's movie story. Evil developer/lawyer types want to pave over the hot dog restaurant, or the Goonies' house, or Ernest's summer camp, or Demi Moore's grandparents, and our heroes spring into action!

    That hilarious kid who played Ralphie in A Christmas Story plays a nerd in a town where every kid inexplicably has a motorbike (even 12 y/o girls ride pink Vespas). He buys a junky old dirt bike that he fixes up in a montage scene, and the bike comes to life and can do awesome stuff on its own. Using his super-bike, Ralphie must stop a evil, greedy banker from paving over Mike's Dog House, the local hot dog joint.

    It's a fun movie for kids, and the good guys win at the end.
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    • Jan 27, 2006

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1985 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • FilmDallas Pictures
      • Trinity
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
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