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Rad

Rad

1986

Hal Needham

Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Talia Shire, Ray Walston ...

4.9

91

Drama 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?

	Author	Review
United States	Walter Goodman The 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. It's all uphill"	NEU
United States	Josh Kupecki Austin Chronicle	"A tedious exercise of endurance that has nothing to do with the number of bunny hops achieved (…) Rating: ½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Almost palatable, with some fast-moving stunts but dreadful dialogue (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Canada	Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"[Needham] is joined by a very pleasant group of actors in a picture that is well-paced and often jumps with joy."	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"As long as it sticks to the bikes (...) it’s pretty entertaining (...) Predictability and silly scripting don’t always have to be vices--though they’re definitely vices in 'Rad': minor, disagreeable ones."	NEU

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