Rad Day 2025
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- Fathom Entertainment Re-Release - Rad Day Trailer (00:30)
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In celebration of “Rad Day” – the day of its original release in 1986 – Rad, the BMX racing film, returns to theaters nationwide for a special one-night only special double-feature screening on Thursday, March 20 paired with the world premiere of the never-before-seen documentary, A Rad Documentary courtesy of Fathom Entertainment and Utopia.
Cast
- Bill Allen
- Lori Loughlin
- Talia Shire
- Ray Walston
- Alfie Wise
- Jack Weston
- Bart Conner
- Marta Kober
- Jamie Clarke
- Laura Jacoby
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- Mar 17, 2021
55 You won't believe just how many bicycles are in this.
SilentDawnJun 20, 2018Well, I guess that’s it for me and movies. I’ve seen the best one now. There’s really no point in watching any more. Rad wins. I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with the extra free time, but I’m sure I’ll figure something out.
CameronDec 12, 2020I had my first ever multi-continent watch party tonight (with Michelle - follow her, she's awesome) watching this movie. I am astounded that I hadn't heard of this movie until recently. I think that had I seen this as a kid, it would have been one of my favourites. Instead…
Lou (rhymes with wow!) - Feb 3, 2024
Man this movie is a blast of 80’s nostalgia…the BMX revolution was in full effect when I was a kid and this movie came out and I had no clue iconic Stuntman/Director Hal Needham directed it for the longest time and while it feels like a trend-grab its also full of cheesy…
Joe LynchMar 22, 2026This was rad. I have 0 interests with the topic matter cus I do not care for BMX, biking in general. The only sport I really care for is soccer (UP THE VILLA!) and basketball. So like my same problem with F1, I don’t care for the subject. But F1 was better. For me not…
MattyLoverJul 9, 2023No matter how often Michelle and I watch Rad together (three times and counting), it's always a cheesy good time! 🚴🏻 🕺🕺💃
Lou (rhymes with wow!) - Jul 30, 2020
Hal Needham should be revered as a God, but I thought this was pretty weak even when I saw it in theaters. The bike stuff is...not exciting. I'm glad so many people can enjoy this simply for nostalgia's sake -- certainly the music and clothes are quite the time capsule --…
matt lynchSep 25, 2024"Rad" is a 1986 film directed by Hal Needham. The film is centered around BMX craze, placing the narrative of a small town holding a big contest entitled "Helltrack" to get riders from all over to get together in order to compete for a 100k dollar cash prize. Like many…
Blake Bergman "Various Spaghetti"Nov 4, 2021I don't know, you guys... I think Rad might just contain the best BMX dance sequence (taking place at a high school prom) to have ever been put on film! It has got some stiff competition, I know.. A lot of cheesy fun revisiting this with Michelle. [Michelle's…
Lou (rhymes with wow!)
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- Damien lovedRad
This movie 80’s so hard!! Soundtrack is fire. Small town hero vs evil corporation at bmx race to determine his future. Complete with falling in love in a day and a half and the loyal entourage and evil villain team. So love this film. It’s not a cinematic masterpiece. Just fun.
Nick Dubberly is "meh" onRadEssentially Karate Kid with BMX bikes. I knew nothing of this movie, except for maybe seeing a trailer for it before watching another movie on VHS, and seeing it at the video store. I didn’t hate it, in fact, I was actually pretty entertained by it.
Hardcore Epic Fanboy-Stan-Worshiper likedRadThis movie is literally just one and a half hours of the 80s. You’ll either love it for that or hate it for that. For me, it’s definitely stupid and messy, but I had enough fun to say it was worth my time. Not a bad 100th log.
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Metacritic
It lives on its action and dies on its gab. It also would have been better without all those songs about catching the thunder and grabbing the lightning and going for the glory. They sound like a rejected ad campaign for Old Milwaukee. In movies like this, action is often enough--but here, it's just not radical.
Michael Wilmington
Los Angeles Times
The bicycle acrobatics behind the credits at the opening of Rad are so spectacular that you wonder what the movie can do to improve on them. The short answer is, nothing. It's a.ll uphill once the tale gets under way
Walter Goodman
The New York Times
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