In 2013, The Guardian writer Nick Evershed found it had the largest discrepancy between critical and audience response (which at that time was 0% based on 5 reviews, versus 91%, based on 7,165 user ratings) in the Rotten Tomatoes database, from a pool of 10,000 movies analyzed. 'It's very self-destructive.' If only he had listened to mom – but who can blame him for preferring his bicycle?" On the website Rotten Tomatoes, Rad was given an approval rating of 42%, based on reviews from 12 critics. The New York Times stated "Teen-age ears may not split from the music or ache from the dialogue, but anybody over 20, beware: 'You're willing to sacrifice building a solid future for a bicycle race,' says the hero's mother. The film received mixed reviews and under-performed commercially during its release. High School and Bowness Park, both in Calgary, Alberta. The film was partially shot in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, as well as at Colonel Macleod Jr. Cru offers Taylor a spot in Rad Racing, while Duke is asked to resign from FAB. Now aware of Duke's true nature, the entire Mongoose team quits on him. In the final stretch of the race, Taylor and Cru face each other Cru ultimately wins Helltrack, while Taylor is dropped from Mongoose Racing. Timmer, provide Rad Racing with enough money for Cru to enter Helltrack.ĭuring Helltrack, Duke bribes the Reynolds twins to take out Cru, but they fail. When the townspeople hear about this, they rally around Cru their contributions, particularly a generous donation from wealthy Mr. It reads "Cru is RAD." Inspired by this, Cru and his friends use the money he won from qualifying ($10,000) to found a small T-shirt business: "Rad Racing." However, a few days before the race, Duke changes the rules yet again claiming any company sponsoring a racer must be worth at least $50,000. After being blocked from the race due to a last-minute rule-change on participant sponsorship, Cru is ready to give up Helltrack until Wesley customizes a shirt for him to wear at the event. At Cru's senior prom, he and Christian perform freestyle bike stunts on the dance floor to the awe of his classmates. Cru meets Christian Hollings, who becomes his romantic interest. Numerous BMX racers show up for Helltrack. Duke keeps adjusting the rules, in order to keep Cru out of the race, and also to ensure BMX star Bart Taylor has an easy road to victory thus providing a financial windfall for Mongoose Racing, Bart's sponsor. The Helltrack race is endorsed by the city and by Duke Best, the duplicitous president of FAB (the Federation of American Bicyclists), who's also the owner of Mongoose Racing.
Cru chooses the former option, against his mother's wishes. Winning Helltrack means $100,000, a new Chevrolet Corvette, and fame. Cru is faced with a tough decision: qualify for Helltrack, or take the SAT in order to attend college. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $2 million against a budget of $3 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.Ĭru Jones is a teenage BMX racer who lives in a small town with his younger sister Wesley and their mother. The film stars Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Talia Shire, Jack Weston and Ray Walston, along with 1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Conner.
His father tells him it isn't the end of the world.
Luke is sitting at the dinner table with his parents.A short sequence, actually made up of three different scenes, right after the confrontation at the Rad Racing T-Shirt stand.
Rad the movie movie#
Scenes included in the final airing on the Canadian cable movie station Superchannel, but absent from the home video version
0 kommentar(er)
