Universal Pictures released Rad to theaters on March 21, 1986; grossing $2M worldwide. Hal Needham directed the bike flick which starred Bart Conner, Lori Loughlin, and Bill Allen. Rad Movie Summary Rad, otherwise known as Paperboy: The Movie, is a film about dreams and America’s favorite pastime: montages. High school student, Cru Jones has a paper route and down syndrome, but don’t let that fool you. This kid has more determination and talent than any other kid in the country.  He can deliver his papers quicker than anyone else. He can out run the local motorcycle policeman, and he can bounce on the front tire of his bike forever. When BMX corporate comes to Cru’s small town for Helltrack, the greatest BMX race ever held, Cru wants to prove himself as the best in the world.  Unfortunately, this race is only for professional factory racers like Mongoose’s Bart Taylor; played by the 1984 summer hero Bart Connors himself.  Bart and his evil twin friends, who apparently only have one girlfriend between them, show off their biking and dancing skills. The townspeople occupy Helltrack, and force the BMX people to open up the race to some of the local kids. However, unlike all the other Occupy events, these simple folk are actually successful, and Helltrack agrees to hold a qualifying race for the townies. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Please let us know what you think of the film in the comments section, and rate this movie from one to five stars below as well. If there is a film you’d like us to review, send us an email at comments@moviehousememories.com with your name, location, and film choice. And finally, if you are of the social media persuasion, you can look the MHM Podcast Network up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and if you do, please give us a follow when you find us. Disclaimer This podcast is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our Terms of Use about the inclusion of affiliate links on this site.