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RAD - The Movie

RAD Facts:

Released 1986.

In color.

Rated PG.

94 minutes.

VHS hi fi stereo.

Director, Hal Needham.

Stars Talia Shire, Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Ray Walston, Jack Weston and Bart Conner.

RAD's box.

Front of the box reads:
"It's going to take a lot more than skill for Cru Jones to win the toughest BMX race in history...
It's going to take a miracle."

Back of the box says:
"Cru Jones is the best BMX biker in Cochrane. He's got the talent to become the best BMX daredevil in the world. As the local paperboy, he jumps, spins, twists, and flips his bike with amazing ability.
Bart Conner is the best BMX biker in the world, and he's in town to race for the $100,000 HELLTRACK competition, the most grueling BMX race in history. Cru wants a shot at winning the title, but his mom, Talia Shire, insists he take his college entrance exams which fall on the same day. For the first time in his life, Cru has to make his own decisions. He decides to go for Helltrack, but Jack Weston the race promoter, has a dirty scheme for keeping the local whiz kid out of the race and away from his prized champion. Only the gorgeous Lori Loughlin, a member of the opposite team, can get Allen on track for Helltrack! And teach him a few other things while she's at it!".

Rad is Directed by famous Stuntman Hal Needham who also did Smokey & The Bandit.
Rad is out of print so good luck finding a copy, it's on Embassy Home Entertainment and some of the cooler video rental stores might have a copy.
You'll recognize Lori Loughlin from the TV sitcom "Full House" as well as a lot of other flix's, she was in plenty of teen type movies as she was growing up and was one of my fantasy girls in the 80's.
Bart Conner is a BMX Pro and overall bad guy of the movie, Bart was a US Olympic gold medalist in the 1980 something olympics. I don't know how he got this part but as a kid who was actively racing back then, I remember it being hard to believe that he was actually a BMX Pro!
R.L. Osborn is responsible for most of the stunts in this movie, go back to the Old School Main Page to get some history on R.L. The original bike R.L. and Cru Jones used in the movie is still around and as soon as I get my photo of it scanned it will be posted here at BMX Non Stop!

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--Last modified on Tue Sept 1, 1998