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One Night Only! BMX Racing Classic RAD On the Big Screen For its 35th Anniversary October 14th

“How would you like to be the man responsible for bringing BMX to all the small towns in the USA?”

Get your tickets now to see RAD on the big screen on Thursday October 14th at 7pm This is a One-night only event!!! For a list of theaters and ticket information go HERE. To read my interview with RAD co-star Talia Shire, go HERE

 In celebration of its 35th anniversary, the 1986 BMX racing film, Rad returns to theaters for one-night-only courtesy of Fathom Events and Utopia. Featuring a new 35th anniversary restoration, the film stars Bill Allen (Cru Jones), Lori Loughlin (Christian Hollings), Talia Shire (Mrs. Jones), Jack Weston (Duke Best), and Ray Walston (Burton Timmer), along with 1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Connor (Bart Taylor). As part of the Rad 35th Anniversary event, fans will see for the first time “A Rad Documentary – Inside the BMX Movie That Changed Everything.” Featuring never-before-seen interviews with the cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage, the documentary gives audiences an inside look into the making of the film that helped catapult the extreme popularity of the 1980s BMX fad.

Rating: PG, Some content may not be suitable for young children and could include mild violence, stronger language and some sexual situations/dialogue. Parents may want to watch with children under the age of 9.

The BMX Classic RAD Available on Extras-Loaded Steelbook Blu-ray March 16th

The 1984 BMX Classic RAD wil be available on an extras-loaded Steelbook Blu-ray March 16th from Mill Creek Entertainment.

Cru Jones (Bill Allen) is the best BMX biker in Cochrane. He’s got the talent to become the best BMX daredevil in the world. Bart Taylor (Bart Conner) is the best BMX biker in the world, and he’s in town to race in the $100,000 Helltrack competition, the most grueling BMX race in history. Cru wants a shot at winning the title, but his mom (Talia Shire) insists he take his college entrance exams which fall on the same day.  He decides to go for Helltrack, but the race promoter (Jack Weston) has a dirty scheme for keeping the local whiz kid out of the race and away from his prized champion. Only the gorgeous Christian (Lori Loughlin), a member of the opposite team, can get Cru on track for Helltrack! And teach him a few other things while she’s at it!

Special Features include: “Rad” Q&A Session featuring cast members Bill Allen, Talia Shire, Bart Conner, screenwriter Sam Bernard, and hosted by Jorma Taccone, Archival video interviews with cast and crew, Original Behind-the-Scenes Featurette and “Break the Ice” music video.

This special edition Blu-ray will serve as the #46 Mondo X SteelBook® collaboration repurposing JJ Harrison’s gnarly artwork for a stunning homage to this cult favorite film.

Also includes digital redemption on movieSPREE.

Check Out the New Trailer for the 4K Restoration of the 1986 BMX Cult Classic RAD

RAD (1986) is available on Altavod and VOD this July and it is now available on Blu-Ray through Vinegar Syndrome. Check out this new trailer:

Originally released in 1986 during the rise of the BMX bike craze, this powerful piece of pop cultural nostalgia is finally coming to disc, newly restored in 4K from its original negative by Fotokem. The film follows Cru Jones (Bill Allen), a small town kid determined to win an infamous BMX race set on a nearly impossible course known as Helltrack. A sleeper hit upon its initial release, RAD has become one of the iconic cult films of the 1980s and amongst BMX professionals, spawning fan clubs and repertory film screenings for decades.

“This is a very personal project for me. My Father produced the film, my brother John filmed the opening and closing credits, my Mother plays Cru’s Mom; my family grew up in and around the film and my Father passed away before the film reached this phase of its release cycle,” says Utopia co-founder Robert Schwartzman. “It’s taken time to get things in order and reach this point, we’re extremely grateful to all the fans for waiting all these years and for all the support we’ve received from our partners.”

RAD, presented by Jack Schwartzman and Schwartzman Pictures Inc., stars Bill Allen, Lori Laughlin, Talia Shire, Bart Conner, Jack Weston and Ray Walston.  The film was directed by Hal Needham (Smokey And The Bandit, The Cannonball Run), written by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards, produced by Robert L. Levy (Wedding Crashers) and executive produced by Jack Schwartzman (Being There, Never Say Never Again).

For additional information, please visit https://www.utopiadistribution.com/

1986 BMX Cult Classic RAD Now Available For the First Time on Blu-ray

Utopia announced today that the company will be re-releasing the 1986BMX cult classic RAD for the first time on DVD and On Demand this summer.  The film, which was scheduled to have a 4K Restoration World Premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, will launch across all TVOD and On Demand platforms on Friday, July 24th, with a ‘special edition’ premiere on new digital streaming platform  Altavod on Friday, July 10th and now available on Blu-ray directly through Vinegar Syndrome.

Originally released in 1986 during the rise of the BMX bike craze, this powerful piece of pop cultural nostalgia is finally coming to disc, newly restored in 4K from its original negative by Fotokem. The film follows Cru Jones (Bill Allen), a small town kid determined to win an infamous BMX race set on a nearly impossible course known as Helltrack. A sleeper hit upon its initial release, RAD has become one of the iconic cult films of the 1980s and amongst BMX professionals, spawning fan clubs and repertory film screenings for decades.

“This is a very personal project for me. My Father produced the film, my brother John filmed the opening and closing credits, my Mother plays Cru’s Mom; my family grew up in and around the film and my Father passed away before the film reached this phase of its release cycle,” says Utopia co-founder Robert Schwartzman. “It’s taken time to get things in order and reach this point, we’re extremely grateful to all the fans for waiting all these years and for all the support we’ve received from our partners.”

RAD, presented by Jack Schwartzman and Schwartzman Pictures Inc., stars Bill Allen, Lori Laughlin, Talia Shire, Bart Conner, Jack Weston and Ray Walston.  The film was directed by Hal Needham (Smokey And The Bandit, The Cannonball Run), written by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards, produced by Robert L. Levy (Wedding Crashers) and executive produced by Jack Schwartzman (Being There, Never Say Never Again). Additional release plans for RAD in 2021, more updates announcing soon.

For additional information, please visit https://www.utopiadistribution.com/