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JULY 11 ― Growing up in the 80s means that there are at least two things that will immediately summon that warm nostalgic feeling in us ― the mention of BMX bikes and memories of browsing shelves or plastic folders containing VHS covers for movies to watch. I never had the privilege of owning a...

on VHS back then, having never heard of Rad in my circle of friends at school or at home in my kampung in Ipoh., but still did not get to watch it because it was only ever out on VHS back then and was not released on DVD, despite the cult following it has among BMX enthusiasts and 80s kids.RadI’m glad I did so because the film’s astonishing 12,000 limited edition copies sold out real fast, and the Blu-ray is now fetching crazy prices on Ebay, with sold prices even going as high as US$250 .

Granted, its plot and a lot of the dialogue are classic 80s cheese, but how can it not be when it’s a simple story about a talented local kid trying to compete at a BMX race that involves professional riders and of course his against-all-odds triumph in the end?For one, director Hal Needham creatively fills out the film’s running time not only with plenty of BMX action, but a variety of BMX action.

 

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