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RAD – Full Movie

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Rad Movie Full Video Helltrack BMX movie

The full “Rad” movie is no longer available online for online streaming. If you are interested, you can still buy the movie online from the Amazon link below if you would like a DVD copy of it, or you can also rent it for digital streaming on Amazon Prime for $3.99! Also, you can check out details on the 4K version of “Rad” that is now available right here — “RAD” 4K Restoration Out Now!


“RAD BMX 1986 HD

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Rad is a film about BMX racing, first released in the USA in 1986. The film was written by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards and directed by Hal Needham. It stars Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin. Parts of this movie were filmed in Cochrane in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, Colonel Macleod Jr. High School, and at Bowness Park, both in Calgary, Alberta.

Rent Rad on Amazon Prime here…

Plot

The film’s story focuses on Cru Jones (Bill Allen), a young BMX racer who lives in a small town with his mother (Talia Shire) and sister. Cru is faced with a tough decision: the qualifying races for Helltrack are the same day as his SATs, which he must take in order to attend college. However, winning Helltrack means a lucrative sponsorship deal and fame. Cru chooses the latter option, ignoring his mother’s wishes.
The Helltrack race is endorsed by the city and a duplicitous Duke Best (Jack Weston), president of The Federation of American Bicyclists and owner of Mongoose bicycles. Best keeps adjusting the rules in order to keep Cru out of the race and to ensure BMX star Bart Taylor (1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Conner) has an easy road to victory, thus providing a financial windfall for Mongoose Racing, Bart’s sponsor.
Racers from all around come to this small town for the Helltrack and Cru meets Christian Hollings (Lori Loughlin), who becomes Cru’s romantic interest. Christian and Cru have an interesting scene at the local high school dance where, instead of dancing like the other couples, they perform freestyle bike stunts on the dance floor, to the awe of many. Duke Best and his flunkie step over to the punchbowl, and “wake up those drinks” to which the mayor/restaurant manager says “don’t mind if I do.” After being blocked from the race due to a last minute rule change on participant sponsorship, Cru is ready to give up his dreams of winning Helltrack. Christian provides Cru with an idea for how he can still enter the race. With the help of one of the townsfolk, Mr. Timmer (Ray Walston) and the founding of “Rad Racing,” a small t-shirt business started by Cru’s classmate Matt Weston., Cru is finally able to enter Helltrack. Sgt. Smith tells Cru to “pretend he’s in the lumberyard….Go balls out.”
Duke has his riders hold back while ahead of Cru in an attempt to sabotage his race, without success. Bart, who leads the race, slows down so that he and Cru can face each other one-on-one in the final stretch. Cru wins, and offers Bart a spot in Rad Racing as the film ends.
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For this trailer was written a good essay about Rad Racing and motors involved in the progress of machines.
Here’s the trailer for the movie…

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Comments

  1. ACE says

    November 29, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    RAD is now available on Showtime network.

    Reply
  2. Shawn says

    October 10, 2020 at 8:18 pm

    This movie got me into bmx, I ordered the DVD and I’m very impressed with the remastered result. Very good quality, I also ordered the Rad racing tshirt lol

    Reply
  3. Mark says

    August 30, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    Rad is now available on Amazon Prime!

    Reply
    • Kurt says

      August 31, 2020 at 8:02 am

      Thanks for the heads up, Mark! Everyone — Here’s the link — https://amzn.to/2QHvVpP

      Reply
  4. Jerry says

    July 25, 2020 at 10:09 pm

    It’s now available in AppleTV for purchase. $14.99.
    So much nostalgia. So great.

    Reply
  5. Roobs says

    July 24, 2020 at 9:35 am

    RAD is now available to buy Digitally at VUDU, Movies Anywhere!! $19.99. Worth it!!

    Reply
  6. Kurt says

    June 21, 2020 at 3:53 pm

    It does work, no embed. A lot of ads around and pop ups probably aren’t kid friendly, but it does work

    Reply
  7. Kurt says

    June 18, 2020 at 8:51 am

    It’s a bummer, especially for a movie from the 80’s, but that’s the way it goes.

    Reply
  8. Jeremy says

    June 13, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    Hey there! Was the movie taken down again? Thanks a million for making this available to stream!

    Reply
  9. Jay says

    June 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm

    So I have literally watched this movie so many times I wore the vhs tape out. I have one question hopefully someone can answer for me, I have always watched the movie, then rewatched it moments later trying to find Luke’s parent’s… they are in the credits but I cannot recall ever being able to find them, super retarded I know but I just want to know if I have turned my head or just plain missed that scene over and over.. THX for any help

    Reply
    • Blob says

      June 16, 2020 at 8:03 am

      They are in a deleted scene. Over on the Facebook page for RAD someone posted it up once.

      Reply
  10. Kurt says

    May 18, 2020 at 8:22 am

    Hey Jack,
    The link didn’t work? Just takes us to the ShortURL website.

    Reply
  11. Shawn says

    April 29, 2020 at 5:52 am

    That’s childish.. He should let ppl enjoy it!!

    Reply
  12. Rad Reminiscing says

    April 16, 2020 at 8:09 am

    why do they keep taking it down? Who makes a movie and then won’t sell it in a modern format? I love this movie!

    Reply
    • Jimmie taylor says

      April 18, 2020 at 9:51 am

      I raced bmx for years radio gave me the get up and go feeling I needed please if you can sell the movie rad in stores

      Reply
      • Kurt says

        April 19, 2020 at 10:26 am

        Hey Jimmy, it’s on Amazon — https://amzn.to/3afOM2m

        Reply
    • Cru Jones says

      April 18, 2020 at 10:57 pm

      Any chance this goes back up somewhere?

      Reply
    • Anonymous says

      April 24, 2020 at 10:57 pm

      It’s being released on 4k and Bluray in a month or two.

      Reply
    • Kai says

      May 15, 2020 at 9:11 pm

      I bought one off of Amazon and it was a cheap bootleg homemade dvd. I was like Man….. I could have done better watching my old VHS version ???

      Reply
      • Kurt says

        May 19, 2020 at 9:19 am

        Which one did you buy? I want to make sure we don’t recommend that!

        Reply
        • JC says

          May 24, 2020 at 4:37 pm

          It is for sale on BLURAY right now here…

          https://vinegarsyndrome.com/

          Reply
  13. Marco Macias says

    March 31, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    Mi vida hecha película, fui corredor de el 85 al 89, fueron los mejores años de mi vida, corría en compañía de mis amigos y del mejor co-equipero, mi hermano mayor Rafael Macias, “El FOX”, volamos, corrimos, practicamos Freestyle, de la mejor escuela, mi hermano ha partido ya de este mundo, pero se que el sigue montando en el cielo, un abrazo a, el FOX y a cada uno de los que se han ido ya, gracias por renovar el sentido de nuestras vidas, RIDE IN THE SKY y& BMX 4 EVER.

    Reply
  14. nicole stepanek says

    March 30, 2020 at 9:04 pm

    My boyfriend is dying to show us his fave kid movie. Pls let me know where we can find it to watch.

    Reply
  15. Steve says

    March 28, 2020 at 10:21 am

    I watched this movie as a kid and i’ve been looking to watch this for years and I’m glad I found it, I’ve already watched this movie 3 times in 4 days. For those involved in creating this movie, please make a sequel !! This is my favorite movie of all time. Thank you for putting this out.

    Reply
    • Jeremy Hart says

      April 19, 2020 at 1:03 pm

      same here

      Reply
  16. Gary says

    March 5, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    I remember back in 1987 I would watch this movie get pumped then go out and ride until I break something, leg, wheel, or even have the wheel fly off doing a Tri-star.
    Them was the days.
    Thanks Rad plenty of scars and memory’s and a lot of fun.
    What a rush.

    Reply
  17. D says

    February 28, 2020 at 9:21 am

    Kool Movie…Go BMX!!!

    Reply
  18. Darwin Labang Jervoso says

    February 21, 2020 at 11:27 pm

    I love it. Thanks for uploading RAD. RAD inspired me to ride a BMX and do tricks. Thank you again and Good Day!

    Reply
    • no name says

      February 24, 2020 at 11:53 am

      I am a younger person but thank you uploading this movie my dad showed me it and i fell in love. thanks again

      Reply
      • Shawn says

        April 29, 2020 at 5:53 am

        Right on, your old man is wise!!

        Reply
  19. Ashley Lynch says

    February 9, 2020 at 7:12 pm

    Me and my brother were well into BMX in our childhood and have lots of memories, racing, jumping, doing tricks. I have been trying to watch this movie for a very long time and all those memories came flooding back. Thanks for sharing it with us!

    Reply
  20. John says

    February 2, 2020 at 7:47 am

    Great! Thanks, but I wish English subtitles. I am deaf.

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    January 17, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  22. Mark O. says

    January 8, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Still have my 87 Haro at my house. Great to see this movie on my big TV at home. On a 4K TV the picture is almost HD looking. Great to see my young boys faces while watching this move. Probably looking at Lori just as much as the bikes. The soundtrack is also great. 5 Stars!

    Reply
    • Shawn says

      April 29, 2020 at 5:54 am

      Right on!!

      Reply
  23. Karrie says

    January 3, 2020 at 9:39 pm

    My husband’s been trying to find a way to watch this movie for a while now. We’ve searched everywhere. Thank you for sharing this classic!

    Reply
  24. wei_fei_fan says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:57 pm

    I too like many of the other’s who have posted saw this movie when I was a kid, 9 years old. This movie and sound track was a huge part of my life. My older brother who was 6 years older got me into it. He got his first Hutch the following year. I lost my brother to cancer two years ago but this movie makes me think of all the fun we had jumping ramps and trying to learn tricks. Thanks for the memories.

    Reply
    • Phoenix says

      January 5, 2020 at 10:21 pm

      I lost my brother on oct 28 of this year and now my dad has two months to live. like yours my brother was Also a huge influence in my riding as a kid. I’m sorry to hear about your brother but I’m sure glad that I have the memories like you had with yours. Thanks for sharing

      Reply
  25. Anonymous says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks for posting this…one of my favorite movies as a kid!

    Reply
  26. Matt says

    December 10, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    I love this movie so much. It reminds me so much of my childhood. We had a patch of woods behind my house that we used only shovels to build a BMX track on.

    Reply
  27. Jason McErlain says

    December 6, 2019 at 11:20 am

    I am wearing my RAD Christmas Sweater I just bought a few weeks ago and everyone at work are loving it. I just came across this site showing the few that never heard of the movie, they were deprived, but now they can watch what we all fell in love with over 30 years ago. Thank you for this site and thanks for the great memories..

    Reply
  28. Helicoptero Negro Michoacano says

    November 7, 2019 at 7:59 am

    The best Bmx movie in history I love so much,,, I’m 40 years old now,,,and I was 7years when I first watched the movie,,,I still watch the movie over and over again,,love always,,The Black Chopper Chicago style Team

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  29. Chad Helvey says

    October 28, 2019 at 11:04 pm

    Man this brings back so many great memories. It’s hard to find anywhere to watch the full movie. Thanks for posting this.

    Reply
  30. Mike says

    October 14, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    Best movie ever been searching for it for years. Great BMX movie brings back so many memories

    Reply
  31. Dickrock says

    October 9, 2019 at 9:40 pm

    I heard a Psychobilly band cover “send me an angel” on pandora last week. Immediately this movie came to mind and has been floating around in my head every day since. I watched it again for the first time in over 30 years and it is still just as awesome as when I was a kid. Thank you thank you thank you for putting this up here to watch!

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  32. David Tauler says

    October 2, 2019 at 10:56 pm

    I was 9 years old when I first saw this film at my friend Brad’s birthday party. I am 42 now and watching this film again was the most viewing fun I can remember having. As an X-Games fan, what these riders accomplished in RAD is not only still phenomenal, it will forever inspire future generations to enjoy the freedom found in BMX. Thank you bmxunion for bringing this immortal classic to us.

    Reply
  33. Andrea Cole says

    October 1, 2019 at 8:34 pm

    Have been looking for a way to watch this movie. Loved it as a kid and now watching it with my 16 year old son. It’s still an amazing movie. Thank you so much for posting this movie!!!!

    Reply
  34. timmer says

    September 27, 2019 at 1:22 am

    max respect for this sick rip
    movie holds up good imo

    Reply
  35. Sirre "The Sir" Reed says

    September 23, 2019 at 2:57 pm

    My all time favorite movie and inspiration to my youth. This movie is the reason I still have a BMX bike at 45years of age. Its just a piece of my soul and when I take it our for a ride, my youth as a kid in a small “hick town” and BMX racing memories come back and reminds me where I came from and inspires me to push my limits.

    Reply
  36. Kylan says

    September 22, 2019 at 9:45 pm

    Best movie in the entire world. It has been my favorite movie my entire life. I have it on VHS but the last two minutes were always cut off. Now I can watch the ending every time! ???????????????? thank you BMX Union for posting this movie!!! You guys rock!!!!

    Reply
  37. Victor Gonzalez says

    September 19, 2019 at 1:36 am

    This movie was one of my favorite movies when I was young it just took me back to the good all days BMX life

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  38. Vanessa H says

    August 10, 2019 at 12:52 am

    Super stoked! I’m always one for the underdog!
    Named my first born son Cru ❤️ After Cru Jones.. Stoked this is out ! ??

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    • Josh says

      December 10, 2019 at 11:11 am

      That’s mad love ??

      Reply
  39. Pat Lipovski says

    August 9, 2019 at 8:40 pm

    Great movie, great memories. As one of the 3 Canadians involved in the filming and full production of RAD, it was amazing being part of the process of filming this movie. The other two were Kirk Bujumbura (AKA: Captain Kirk, fellow NORCO Freestyle Team Member) and Jeff Ingram (Canadian Pro BMX Racer). Highlight was riding with many other notable names in 1980’s BMX and working with Hal Needham and others from the Hollywood scene. Meeting Mr. Hand (from Fast Times at Ridgemont High) and Talia Shire (from the Rocky series we’re great. Most memorable was Jamie Clarke, Supporting Actor who also climbed Everest after the movie and has so many cool adventures to add to his CV as a RAD main actor.

    Here’s to the filming of RAD-2. I am certain that a creative, visionary and RAD supporter of this film from the next generation of BMX’ers will have the vision and desire to film this sequel.

    ~ Pat

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  40. Kevin says

    July 10, 2019 at 11:13 pm

    I watched this movie when I was a teenager and have been looking for it for years. Just now finishing it brings back so many memories growing up in such a simpler time. Thank you for posting this movie, it was a real joy watching it.

    Reply
  41. Ramon says

    July 10, 2019 at 3:06 am

    Good old great movie!!!
    Razor Ramon

    Reply
  42. Mike says

    June 17, 2019 at 4:05 am

    Top 10! or 1! Thanks so much even though I could not do 1% of those moves but we tried!

    Reply
  43. Steve Jones says

    April 27, 2019 at 1:13 am

    In my top 10 of all time. Used to own it back in the day??

    Reply
  44. Sylvie says

    March 3, 2019 at 8:41 pm

    I remember watching the movie with my siblings. I was a teenager back then, I’m now 41.(lol) I’d watch this movie over and over again. It’s really good.

    Reply
  45. Louis says

    March 3, 2019 at 12:37 am

    Loved this movie back in my time. Glad to see it again after 30 plus years.

    Reply

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