#35TH ANNIVERSARY RAD MOVIE PRO#

Released in 1986 and directed by Smokey and the Bandit’s Hal Needham, Rad featured a teenaged paperboy named Cru Jones (played by Bill Allen). While some were cutting a little rug to Duran Duran in the dance hall (absolutely no shame), just outside, you might have spotted a few individuals whipping their bikes around in a fashion that would see Tom Cruise jumping atop his sofa with glee. Let’s backpedal 34 years ago to a time when BMX racing and freestyling was fresh on the scene. Do you accept these cookies and the processing of select personal data? For more information, read our privacy policy.Bart Conner, left, and Bill Allen star in ‘Rad,’ which has been released on digital through Altavod. In order to give you the best possible experience, this website uses cookies to store or access information on your device to help us understand performance and personalize your experience when browsing the website. DIG GLOBAL PARTNERSĪNIMAL BIKES / BSD / BURN SLOW / CINEMA / COLONY / DAN'S COMP / DEMOLITION / DIVISION BRAND / ÉCLAT / ETNIES / FIT BIKE CO / FOCALPOINT / FUSE PROTECTION / GT BICYCLES / HARO / HOFFMAN BIKES / KINK / KUNSTFORM / LUX BMX / MACNEIL BMX / MANKIND / ODYSSEY / PREMIUM / PROFILE / PROPS / RADIO BIKE CO / S&M BIKES / THE SHADOW CONSPIRACY / SOURCE BMX / SUBROSA / SUNDAY BIKES / SHARE A BIKE SHARE A SMILE / TEMPERED / UNITED / VANS / VOLUME / WETHEPEOPLE / WHTHOUS / 4DOWN ROB DOLECKI, SCOTT TOWNE, PETER ADAM, WES MCGRATH, EVAN SMEDLEY, TRENT LUTZKEĭIG FAMILY: MERLIN CZARNULLA, RAFAEL BLACK, DAVID LEEP, MIKE O’BRYAN, AUSTIN AUGIE, KERR BILSLAND, JASON 'FOOMAN' COLLEDGE, COLTON PONTO, PAUL ROBINSON, KEVIN CONNERS, COOPER BROWNLEE, FRASER BYRNE, JONNY ASHWORTH, JAMES COX, STEW JOHNSON, RICKY ADAM, HADRIEN PICARD, ANDREW WHITE, DEVIN FEIL, JEREMY PAVIA, SCOTT MCMENAMIN, PAULO MARTINS, PAUL COVEY, BRIAN BARNHART, DEVON HUTCHINS, VINCE PERRAUD, GEORGE MARSHALL. You can stream the Special Edition of RAD at or purchase the 4k Blu-ray disc at HERE Levy ( Wedding Crashers) and executive produced by Jack Schwartzman ( Being There, Never Say Never Again).

Hal Needham, incidentally, was the inspiration for Brad Pitt’s character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! The story and script for RAD was written by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards, produced by Robert L. A sleeper hit upon its initial release, RAD has become one of the iconic cult films of the 1980s and amongst BMX professionals, spawning fan clubs and repertory film screenings for decades.

#35TH ANNIVERSARY RAD MOVIE PRO#

etnies also remains privately held and operated by former pro skateboarder and BMX enthusiast Pierre-Andre Senizergues.ĭirected by Hal Needham ( Smokey And The Bandit, The Cannonball Run), RAD follows Cru Jones (Bill Allen), a small-town kid determined to win an infamous BMX race set on a nearly impossible course known as Helltrack. RAD, originally Executive Produced by the late Jack Schwartzman, was restored and re-released in 2020 by Utopia Media, co-Founded by his son and filmmaker Robert Schwartzman. In addition to their shared 1986 and BMX sport roots, both RAD and etnies are private, family-owned businesses.

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