Rad

19861986
PGPG
1h 31min

Rad (1986)

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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Awards
- 2 nominations

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35th Anniversary Event Trailer

35th Anniversary Event Trailer

Trailer

Talia Shire and Bill Allen in Rad (1986)

Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin in Rad (1986)

Rad (1986)

Bill Allen in Rad (1986)

Rad (1986)

Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin in Rad (1986)

Talia Shire in Rad (1986)

Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin in Rad (1986)

Ray Walston and Jack Weston in Rad (1986)

Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin in Rad (1986)

Lori Loughlin in Rad (1986)

Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin in Rad (1986)

Thrashin'

6.6

Gleaming the Cube

6.3

Gleaming the Cube

L.A. Wars

5.5

BMX Bandits

5.5

Heroes of Dirt

6.9

Blood Games

5.4

Airborne

6.3

Action U.S.A.

6.1

The New Kids

6.1

The Severed Arm

4.7

The Severed Arm

Winners Take All

6.2

Winners Take All

Cool as Ice

2.9

The story of Cru Jones, a young man who can overcome all obstacles that prevent him from participating in the BMX race "Helltrack." As he works towards his dream, Cru falls in love with Christian, an amateur racer. With the help of Christian and her friends, can Cru's "Rad Racing Team" defeat the top BMX factory rider, Bart Taylor ? —Josh Petras <petras@andrew.cmu.edu>

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Taglines
- It's going to take a lot more than skill for Cru Jones to conquer the toughest BMX challenge in the world. It's going to take a miracle.
Genres
- Drama
- Sport
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

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)

Top review

7/10

Cheesy, but entertaining, not to mention a great soundtrack!

This movie is a cult favorite among anyone who spent their summers riding their bikes or skateboards, and featured a killer soundtrack, not to mention a respectable cast considering the obviously low-budget. Very hard to find on VHS and not likely to warrant a DVD release this is a seldom seen piece of 80's movie history. Whatever anyone else might say I liked this film and anyone I have talked to that remembered it liked it too.

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Dec 16, 2002

Release date
- March 28, 1986 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- BMX Hellraiders
Filming locations
- Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Production company
- TaliaFilm II Productions
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Gross US & Canada
- $2,015,882
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $408,980
- Mar 23, 1986
Gross worldwide
- $2,015,882

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 31min
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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