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Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! Randy here! Totally awesome! This week, JD and I check out Hal Needham's RAD (1986), starring Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin. Small-town BMX rider Cru Jones gets a shot at competing in the brutal Helltrack race, putting him up against sponsored professionals and the people determined to keep an outsider from upsetting their plans.
JD and I talk about just how closely RAD follows the 1980s underdog sports-movie formula, and how much the BMX stunt work does to give it an identity of its own. Helltrack gets plenty of attention, including some of the production stories behind a course difficult enough that even the professional riders couldn't complete it in one run. We also get into the film's cult following and its long stretch of being difficult to find on home video.
Content Warning: This episode contains strong language and discussion of the college-admissions fraud scandal.
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