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Rad (1986)

While nearly impossible to find a decent copy anywhere other than a worn out VHS Tape, I'd love to see you guys do this one. It's perfect for the 80s BMX-sploitation genre. Maybe a DVD release with optional regular/RiffTrax audio tracks since there is no official release that I am aware of. I beg you to do this one (or one of the lesser titles like BMX Bandits). Thank you for your consideration, and keep all of the RiffTrax titles coming because I just can't get enough of them.

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  • Bob Jones commented  ·   ·  Report

    Well guys and girls, they are going to do this in several months!

  • Brett Martin commented  ·   ·  Report

    It’s a perfect movie to Rifftrax. It’s an 80’s movie about a BMX race that’s rigged against the local main character, plus it’s got it’s own theme song. It’s reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are 40% for critics and 90% for audiences. It’s also a very hard movie to find. If you can’t find a VHS or limited Blu-ray I think you can rent it on Amazon Prime.

  • Albert Andujar commented  ·   ·  Report

    I hope this one gets more votes now, seeing that Vinegar Syndrome has a limited Blu-Ray/4K Ultra release of this (came out May 2020! Great release and great features!)! Let's get this one more votes and hope that maybe Rifftrax can get some sort of license for it as well?

  • dave skates commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not only is it cheesy and nostalgic for many but amazingly fun to watch. Riff's would make this movie so much more fun.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a wonderfully cheesy movie that just seems like a great fit for Rifftrax. From the terrible 80s soundtrack, to the bike dancing, to terrible dancing at the town dance (where two guys are literally wearing costumes from V), to at least one instance of Lori Loughlin’s male stunt rider body double being being very distinguishable from her, to the bad-mouthed young sibling, to montages and freeze frames, to an illogical money-making scheme and a ridiculous business bad guy, this movie hits all the high notes of an 80s sports movie. Hal Needham is doing his best to make BMX riding seem cool by bringing the super bowl of bike racing to a random small town that has absolutely no reason to care. There are just so many solid lines that seem ready built for riffing. Heck, this was a movie whose original title was “Balls Out” and they even kept the dialogue line with that title in the movie.

  • sirhamhat commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hey. Rad is aleady listed. Combine your votes with the already listed one.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have this on DVD, so it is/was out there. It's pretty bad. There is a scene straight out of 'timechasers'. I don't know who did it first but its uncanny. One of them has to have done an homage.

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