Rad (1986)
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0% of critics liked it
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89% of users liked it
(6,510 ratings)
This film's for the BMX bike racers of the world. A small town is out to raise funds by building a BMX racetrack and sponsoring a major race. They sponsor their own small-town hero Cru (Bill Allen) who's up against the big-monied sponsor's champion Bart Taylor (played by Olympic… More This film's for the BMX bike racers of the world. A small town is out to raise funds by building a BMX racetrack and sponsoring a major race. They sponsor their own small-town hero Cru (Bill Allen) who's up against the big-monied sponsor's champion Bart Taylor (played by Olympic gymnast-turned-actor, Bart Thomas). Bart's the bad guy here, who doesn't play by the rules. The film's highlights are found in the stunt-filled race sequences, where the two duel it out on their high-flying two wheelers. ~ Rovi
- Directed By
- Hal Needham
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 21, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Nelson Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
The whole thing reminds you more of an overanxious teacher or coach, taking a few slang words and repeating them endlessly in a doomed attempt to "relate."
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Walter Goodman, New York Times
The bicycle acrobatics behind the credits at the opening of Rad are so spectacular that you wonder what the movie can do to improve on them. The short answer is, nothing.
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Robert Horton, HeraldNet
Any film calling itself Rad had best be taken with a grain of salt, regardless of its subject matter. As it happens, the subject matter of Rad constitutes probably the dorkiest storyline we've seen this year.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Conner's screen debut is inauspicious -- to put it kindly -- in the quality of both his acting and the material chosen, and someone else is obviously doing his riding.
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Adam Lippe, Examiner.com
Rad fits so snugly into Needham's oeuvre that it's unclear whether the movie is an excuse for the 8 minute BMX montage that opens Rad or he's just lazy about setting up the slobs vs. snobs beats in his 30 year-old-teenagers in high school magnum opus.
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Cast
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Bill Allen
as Cru
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Lori Loughlin
as Christian
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Talia Shire
as Mrs. Jones
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Ray Walston
as Burton Timmer
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Alfie Wise
as Eliott Dole
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Jack Weston
as Duke Best
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Bart Conner
as Bart Taylor
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Marta Kober
as Becky
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Jamie Clarke
as Luke
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Laura Jacoby
as Wesley Jones
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H.B. Haggerty
as Sgt. Smith
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Kellie McQuiggin
as Foxy
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Beverly Hendry
as Tiger
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Georgie Collins
as Luke's Mom
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Gordon Signer
as Mayor Coop Jenkins
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Bill Berry
as Luke's Dad
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Chad Hayes
as Rex Reynolds
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Maureen Thomas
as Flag Lady
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Martin Aparijo
as BMX Stunt Rider
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Bev Wotton
as Woman Buys T-Shirt on Street
- Lori Laughlin
