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The two day Rad 40th anniversary event is playing today and March 24th in over 700 U.S. theaters. BMX icon Eddie Fiola, Effortless: The Eddie Fiola Story director Billy Henrickle and Rad‘s Bill Allen talked about the iconic film.
Read more: Bill Allen and Eddie Fiola Celebrate RAD 40th Anniversary And Iconic Film’s ImpactBill Allen is grateful to have Rad as part of his acting resume. “There’s actors who have entire careers come and go and not have anything really stick and have, have some sort of staying power and you can’t say that about Rad,” said Allen. “You can call it a lot of different things, but what it does is has legs and over the past five, six years, it’s been re-released in theaters on or about Rad Day, and it gets bigger every year. Last year it was had the highest screen per average of any movies that it was up against, which says to me (that) it’s not really a cult movie if it’s number one at the box office 40 years later. If you’ve seen it, (then) your kids have seen it now, (and) your grandkids have seen it.
Rad was directed by director Hal Needham, who was also a famous stuntman. Eddie Fiola’s career started as a professional BMX rider and Rad stunt work also led to a successful stunt career. “I did my thing,” said Eddie Fiola, who was Allen’s stunt double in Rad. “Bill did his thing and we’re still doing it. Now we’re on our 40th anniversary and I can’t wait to the 50th. The parents of kids today, they’re bringing back their youth of riding a bike – (that) was their freedom.”
The event features a remastered in 4K version of Rad and a sneak peek of Effortless: The Eddie Fiola Story. For Rad tickets, go here.
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