So, I don't understand why this film has so many high reviews. I don't understand how it became a "cult" film like the room, because this movie is just bad. Not amusing to watch bad, just bad. It's disjointedness and horrible acting lead it to be one of the worst movies I have EVER watched. Thank you, hosts of "How Did This Get Made", thank you.

I love this movie, buy can't find it anywhere. Any ideas? I'd love to own it, new or used. DVD preferably. Thanks!Watches it over and over again. I want to see it with my kids, I know w they will enjoy it just as much as me.Really recommend it.!!!

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Watching RAD after about twenty years was like revisiting an old friend. Plain and simple, I like bike stunts and RAD provided plenty of that. Director Hal Needham substitutes bikes for cars in this little movie about a small town, Crochton, getting a big tournament which will bring in quite an income. Local biker Cru(Bill Allen, phenomenal on a bike)wants to make it big in racing and sees this tournament as his break if he can dodge several hurdles in order to get such a chance. The man responsible for bringing the tournament to Crochton is Duke Best(Jack Weston; WAIT UNTIL DARK), the mind behind a competitive race known as HELLTRACK. His racing team is Mongoose and the best rider of the group is Bart Taylor(Bart Conner), essentially a blond teenbeat heartthrob who has the local girls swooning. Along with the Mongoose team is a young woman named Christian(the adorable Lori Loughlin of FULL HOUSE fame)who takes an instant liking to Cru. Cru is like her equal and both have a spark which ignites anytime their eyes meet. Through her motivation and care, Cru finds the competitor inside to do whatever it takes to succeed in not only qualifying for the giant final top 20 race, but win it all. When Cru emphatically defies Duke's wishes to throw the final race when he is able to make it because of his integrity and competitive spirit, Best will stop at nothing(including changing the rules in order to compete in the race, such as having a sponsor and needing a fee of $40,000)to upend the 17 year old kid. This bike movie has some impressive supporting star power in Talia Shire(as Cru's mom, who insists he think about his future)and Ray Walston(as a local figure in the city who eventually becomes fed up with Best's nefarious methods to get his top racer an easy win).To be honest, I embraced RAD with all my heart. I remember wearing pants with zipper pockets like Cru and am a big fan of X-games and "alternative sports". I had fond memories of watching this on HBO in the 80s as a kid, so a grin remained on my face throughout. Yes, the hair styles and wardrobe(and some of the music although songs like "Break the Ice" and "Thunder in Your Heart" I thought kicked major ass) could be considered "cringe inducing", but that's always been part of the 80s charm. While the opening of the movie promises some mad work by pros with their bikes, the big finale is essentially a race over and over on a difficult obstacle course. Weston is the archetypal corporate villain, one who demands that his # 1 kid remains the best. The idea of losing to a local kid is too unpleasant a thought for Duke Best, so when he tries time and again to keep Cru from entering the final race, you just know how this movie will turn out. Actually, my favorite scene(one I had absolutely forgot about until this viewing)is the "bike dance" where Cru and Christian participate in a "dance of the bikes" set to the cool song "Send me an Angel", often in slow motion, it's like poetry if you are a fan of bicycle stunts. Jamie Clarke and Marta Kober are Cru's pals, Luke and Becky. RAD follows the mold of ROCKY & KARATE KID in that a nobody, who works newspaper routes and a restaurant serving cokes and burgers, takes advantage of an opportunity that presents itself and goes all the way despite numerous challenges which he comes across. There are some mushy romantic moments between Cru and Christian but this movie was geared towards a teen market so that is to be expected. The opening route featuring Cru delivering the morning newspapers is stunning in how Bill Allen totally pulls off stunt after stunt as if he had been a professional for years. RAD will probably work best for BMXers and those who used to perform on their bikes in backyards and sidewalks as a kid.