![]() ![]() It reads "Cru is RAD." Inspired by this, Cru and his friends use the money he won from qualifying ($10,000) to found a small T-shirt business: "Rad Racing." However, a few days before the race, Duke changes the rules yet again claiming any company sponsoring a racer must be worth at least $50,000. After being blocked from the race due to a last-minute rule-change on participant sponsorship, Cru is ready to give up Helltrack until Wesley customizes a shirt for him to wear at the event. ![]() At Cru's senior prom, he and Christian perform freestyle bike stunts on the dance floor to the awe of his classmates. Cru meets Christian Hollings, who becomes his romantic interest. ![]() Numerous BMX racers show up for Helltrack. Duke keeps adjusting the rules, in order to keep Cru out of the race, and also to ensure BMX star Bart Taylor has an easy road to victory thus providing a financial windfall for Mongoose Racing, Bart's sponsor. The Helltrack race is endorsed by the city and by Duke Best, the duplicitous president of FAB (the Federation of American Bicyclists), who's also the owner of Mongoose Racing. ![]() Cru chooses the former option, against his mother's wishes. Winning Helltrack means $100,000, a new Chevrolet Corvette, and fame. Cru is faced with a tough decision: qualify for Helltrack, or take the SAT in order to attend college. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $2 million against a budget of $3 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.Ĭru Jones is a teenage BMX racer who lives in a small town with his younger sister Wesley and their mother. The film stars Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Talia Shire, Jack Weston and Ray Walston, along with 1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Conner. Parents may want to watch with children under the age of 9.Rad (international title: Hell Track) is a 1986 American sports film directed by Hal Needham from a screenplay by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards (son of Pink Panther creator Blake Edwards). Rating: PG, Some content may not be suitable for young children and could include mild violence, stronger language and some sexual situations/dialogue. As part of the Rad 35th Anniversary event, fans will see for the first time “A Rad Documentary – Inside the BMX Movie That Changed Everything.” Featuring never-before-seen interviews with the cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage, the documentary gives audiences an inside look into the making of the film that helped catapult the extreme popularity of the 1980s BMX fad. Jones), Jack Weston (Duke Best), and Ray Walston (Burton Timmer), along with 1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Connor (Bart Taylor). Featuring a new 35th anniversary restoration, the film stars Bill Allen (Cru Jones), Lori Loughlin (Christian Hollings), Talia Shire (Mrs. In celebration of its 35th anniversary, the 1986 BMX racing film, Rad returns to theaters for one-night-only courtesy of Fathom Events and Utopia. To read my interview with RAD co-star Talia Shire, go HERE Get your tickets now to see RAD on the big screen on Thursday October 14th at 7pm This is a One-night only event!!! For a list of theaters and ticket information go HERE. “How would you like to be the man responsible for bringing BMX to all the small towns in the USA?” ![]()
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