![]() ![]() ![]() The film received mixed reviews and under-performed commercially during its release. High School and Bowness Park, both in Calgary, Alberta. The film was partially shot in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, as well as at Colonel Macleod Jr. Cru offers Taylor a spot in Rad Racing, while Duke is asked to resign from FAB. Now aware of Duke's true nature, the entire Mongoose team quits on him. In the final stretch of the race, Taylor and Cru face each other Cru ultimately wins Helltrack, while Taylor is dropped from Mongoose Racing. Timmer, provide Rad Racing with enough money for Cru to enter Helltrack.ĭuring Helltrack, Duke bribes the Reynolds twins to take out Cru, but they fail. When the townspeople hear about this, they rally around Cru their contributions, particularly a generous donation from wealthy Mr. 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. Plot Ĭru Jones is a teenage BMX racer who lives in a small town with his younger sister Wesley and their mother. However, it later garnered status as a cult film and an archetype of the feel-good underdog drama. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $2 million against a budget of $3 million, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film stars Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Talia Shire, Jack Weston and Ray Walston, along with 1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Conner. Directed by prolific stuntman and filmmaker Hal Needham (Smokey and the Bandit) and featuring stunning photography by Richard Leiterman (Stephen King's It ), this fun, fast paced, and inspiration for many future pro BMX superstars makes its belated Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD debut from Vinegar Syndrome, in a brand new, breathtaking 4K restoration from its original 35mm camera negative.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). To make matters even more complicated, Cru soon learns that the race is scheduled the same day he's supposed to take the SATs and finds himself with a choice between his future in college and a race where all odds are stacked against him.Īmong the most beloved films to emerge from the mid 80s BMX bike craze, RAD has developed an ever-growing cult audience, and stars Bill Allen (Born on the 4th of July), Lori Loughlin (TV’s Full House), two time Academy Award nominee Talia Shire (Rocky, The Godfather), Golden Globe nominee Jack Weston (Dirty Dancing), real life Olympic champion Bart Connor and more. But unknown to Cru, Duke has concocted the race as a publicity stunt to promote his own top rider, Bart Taylor, and begins to do everything in his power to prevent Cru from being able to enter into the competition. When Duke Best, owner of Mongoose Bicycles, decides to hold a competition at a nearly impossible-to-complete BMX racing course named Hell Track, Cru decides that it's his destiny to compete in the race, which offers a winning cash prize of $100,000. and based on the iconic original poster artwork) is strictly limited and is only available here at ! We will not be repressing this release in any format once it sells out.Ĭru Jones is the fastest and most talented BMX rider in his small logging town. This special limited edition 3D Lenticular ( front) and Holographic ( back) slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr. A pop culture and cult film staple for nearly 35 years, we’re overjoyed to bring Hal Needham’s RAD to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray for the first time, in a fully loaded and strictly limited edition. ![]()
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