Worst Original Song: Love Theme from 'Rad' (nominated).Worst Screenplay: Geoffrey Edwards and Sam Bernard (nominated).Worst Director: Hal Needham (nominated).Worst Supporting Actress: Talia Shire (nominated).Worst Supporting Actor: Ray Walston (nominated).Worst Actress: Lori Loughlin (nominated).'It's very self-destructive.' If only he had listened to mom – but who can blame him for preferring his bicycle?" 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 a solid future for a bicycle race,' says the hero's mother. The film received negative reviews during its release. In the final scene Cru offers Taylor a spot in Rad Racing. Cru ultimately wins Helltrack, and Bart Taylor is kicked off the Mongoose team. In the final lap, Bart, who leads the race for its entirety, slows down so that he and Cru can face each other one-on-one in the final stretch. Timmer ( Ray Walston) Rad Racing comes up with enough money and Jones is finally able to enter Helltrack.ĭuring Helltrack, Duke Best gets the Reynolds twins to try to take out Cru, to no avail. When the towns people hear about this they rally around Cru and his friends and with their contributions along with a generous donation from a wealthy local, Mr. However days before the race Best changes the rules yet again claiming any company sponsoring a racer must be worth $50,000. Using the $10,000 Cru won from qualifying, they start up "Rad Racing," a small t-shirt business. RAD." Cru and his friends then come up with an idea for him to still enter the race. After being blocked from the race due to a last minute rule change on participant sponsorship, Cru is ready to give up his dreams of winning Helltrack, until his younger sister Wesley gives him a shirt to wear at Helltrack reading "Cru is. Christian and Cru meet at the local high school dance where, instead of dancing like the other couples, they perform freestyle bike stunts on the dance floor to the awe of many. Racers from all around come to the small town for the Helltrack and Cru meets Christian Holly ( Lori Loughlin), who becomes Cru's romantic interest. Best keeps adjusting the rules in order to keep Cru out of the race and to ensure BMX star Bart Taylor (1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Conner) 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 a duplicitous Duke Best ( Jack Weston), president of The Federation of American Bicyclists and owner of Mongoose bicycles. Cru chooses the latter option, ignoring his mother's wishes. However, winning Helltrack means a lucrative sponsorship deal and fame. Cru is faced with a tough decision: the qualifying races for Helltrack are the same day as his SATs, which he must take in order to attend college. The film's story focuses on Cru Jones ( Bill Allen), a young BMX racer who lives in a small town with his mother ( Talia Shire) and sister.
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