As a parent myself now, I recognize more sides to the story and pick out new meanings. Preston Barta: I think one of the things that I appreciate more and more as I’ve grown up with Rad is how it represents parents. To celebrate Rad’s new home on digital, Fresh Fiction spoke with Talia Shire about her memories making the 1986 film, raising her sons in the industry, and the world of physical and digital media. Thanks to Utopia Distribution, co-founded by Shire’s son Robert Schwartzman, Rad can finally be seen again by the masses through the new distribution platform Altavod. Since we’ve graduated from VHS to DVD, and DVD to Blu-ray, and now Blu-ray to 4K and digital HD, more movies are riding into the spotlight. Whether or not Rad was a box office juggernaut and critically-acclaimed piece of filmmaking, it undeniably inspired a generation of extreme sports enthusiasts.įor the longest time, the only way you could watch Rad (legally) was if you had a VHS copy. In the era before the X-Games and viral videos, Rad showed people around the country how to bounce around on their bike handlebars and backflip onto landing ramps crowded by people with dropped jaws. Starring Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin, the film features elaborate and, at the time, revolutionary bike stunts. It’s a classic underdog story of one man’s plight to compete in a notorious race called Helltrack. Jones, the mother of young BMX racer Cru Jones in the 1986 sports movie Rad.ĭirected by legendary filmmaker Hal Needham ( Smokey and the Bandit) and produced by Shire’s late husband, Jack Schwartzman ( Being There), Rad surfaced during the rise of the BMX bike craze. However, in this writer’s household, she will forever be Mrs. Both are works that earned her Academy Award nominations. She played Connie Corleone in brother Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather trilogy, as well as Sylvester Stallone’s lovable partner, Adrian, in the Rocky films. 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.Actor and filmmaker Talia Shire will always be known for her roles in two beloved film franchises. 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. "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. You can get a look at the new restoration in the official trailer below, stay tuned to Daily Dead for more coverage of Rad, and to learn more, visit: The Rad restoration was lovingly overseen by legendary actress Talia Shire and filmmaker Robert Coppola Schwartzman, the wife and son (respectively) of the late Rad producer Jack Schwartzman. Whether you experienced the Helltrack on the big screen in the ’80s or you've ridden it vicariously over the years from the comfort of your own couch, then you'll be pleased to know that Hal Needham's BMX movie Rad has been restored in 4K and is coming to Altavod on July 10th, followed by a VOD release on July 24th.
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