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RAD Day: 80s BMX Racing, Killer Soundtrack & Teen Romance — March 21st|Newsbreak Original

Chris Nersinger
5 min readMar 19, 2024

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Tagline: 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. See IMDB.

Above- a more recent designed poster. I prefer this to the original release since there are highlights from the film including the cast. Photo by Red Rubble

It’s the ultimate underdog story. Mixing BMX racking and stunt biking with coming of age and romance featuring Lori Loughlin. Appearances by Bart Conners in his debut as an actor (Gymkata), Jack Weston (Gator) and Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian -TV), Directed by Hal Needham (stuntman, actor, and director) and produced by Talia Shire (Rocky).

The film is making its way back into the theaters on March 21st via Fathom Events for one day. So, all you BMX racers and extreme sports fans, this is your opportunity to catch this on the big screen where it should be seen. Trailer-Rad | 4K Restoration Official Trailer | Utopia (youtube.com)

RAD (1986) the movie-

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Chris Nersinger
Chris Nersinger

Written by Chris Nersinger

Was born the year that DR. NO (1962) premiered. His first movie, age 3 -MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958). A writer of all things Pop Culture. Movies, Music, TV. ...

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