BMX Bandits - just watched it 
#1 2011-09-18 5:07pm
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BMX Bandits - just watched it
So I found the movie for sale at West Edmonton Mall and watched it for the first time today.
I was expecting very little - and was pleasantly surprised. Fun story, good riding and amazing scenery.
Certainly no RAD - but a BMX classic for all.
Anyone else with me out there, or am I nuts? 
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#2 2011-09-18 5:09pm
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Re: BMX Bandits - just watched it
yea, I watched it last month on netflix. Not something I would watch over and over again, but I can now say that I watched it
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#3 2011-09-18 6:45pm
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If you ask nicely, you may get to talk to some riders that were IN the movie on this very forum.
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#4 2011-09-18 7:04pm
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Re: BMX Bandits - just watched it
midschool22 wrote:
If you ask nicely, you may get to talk to some riders that were IN the movie on this very forum
Nicole Kidman is a museum member?
Now, I wonder who was in the movie and is a member on this forum? It would be cool to hear from ya 
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#5 2011-09-18 7:39pm
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Re: BMX Bandits - just watched it
That was my first and only BMX movie I've seen. I thought it was alright
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#6 2011-09-18 7:46pm
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Re: BMX Bandits - just watched it
Axel10 wrote:
midschool22 wrote:
If you ask nicely, you may get to talk to some riders that were IN the movie on this very forum
Nicole Kidman is a museum member?
Now, I wonder who was in the movie and is a member on this forum? It would be cool to hear from ya
Paging coasty...coasty you have a call on line one.
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#7 2011-09-18 7:49pm
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You are right it is no Rad. Bmx bandits is terrible.
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#8 2011-09-18 7:50pm
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I have it on DVD, but have not watched it yet. New(ish) baby = watching movies in 10 minute segments = not a lot of catching up on movie watching 
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#9 2011-09-18 8:51pm
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Re: BMX Bandits - just watched it
midschool22 wrote:
Axel10 wrote:
midschool22 wrote:
If you ask nicely, you may get to talk to some riders that were IN the movie on this very forum
Nicole Kidman is a museum member?
Now, I wonder who was in the movie and is a member on this forum? It would be cool to hear from yaPaging coasty...coasty you have a call on line one.
I never knew coasty was in it.....freaking awesome.
Don't see him post much anymore. 
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#10 2011-09-18 9:22pm
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Re: BMX Bandits - just watched it
Axel10 wrote:
So I found the movie for sale at West Edmonton Mall and watched it for the first time today.
I was expecting very little - and was pleasantly surprised. Fun story, good riding and amazing scenery.
Certainly no RAD - but a BMX classic for all.
Anyone else with me out there, or am I nuts?
your nuts the only good part was they had Nicol Kidman oh and seeing that bike shop was cool.
Show bikes are nice. but bikes wear ment to be Petaled
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#11 2011-09-18 9:38pm
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Downloading now...
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#12 2011-09-18 10:21pm
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Anyone know what 'coasty' did in the movie?
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#13 2011-09-18 10:43pm
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If only you were half as clever as you think you are,you know who you are!Do you?
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#14 2011-09-18 11:25pm
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pretty sure he was in the flour bombing scene, one with a back pack on. Awesome movie too
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#15 2011-09-18 11:54pm
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It's a bad movie, but it's low budget and pretty much how the movie industry was here at the time
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#16 2011-09-19 12:07am
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Re: BMX Bandits - just watched it
Info in this thread--
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=322825
Coasty posts at #51 and more.
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#17 2011-09-19 4:59am
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I was in that movie also. Filmed in my home town of Sydney around 1983.
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#18 2011-09-19 5:12am
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got it on a double fetaure disc, with george hamilton as evil knievel as the second feature!!!!!!!
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#19 2011-09-19 9:15am
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got it on a double fetaure disc, with george hamilton as evil knievel as the second feature!!!!!!!
My DVD copy had some very interesting interviews with people involved in the making of the movie. In the interview someone mentions a FORBES magazine that discussed the success of BMX sales during the early 80s. Does anyone out there have a copy of the magazine? I would suspect that magazine would be from sometime in 1982/83.
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#20 2011-09-19 10:35am
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I remember the summer it was on HBO. I think me and my brother watched it 100 times! Yeah it was low budget and the actors had funny accents( just kidding Ozzlanders) but it was BMX related and thats all that mattered for us.
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#21 2012-07-12 8:27am
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found a copy at the local used/new movie store for 3 bucks. i only made it 20 minutes into the movie. i'll try again tonight.
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#22 2012-07-12 8:31am
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is that a DVD or VHS?
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Nicole Kidman has a huge enough forehead you could do flatland tricks on .
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#24 2012-07-12 8:59am
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Nicole Kidman has a huge enough forehead you could do flatland tricks on .
i'll make her wear a hat. it's a DVD....i've never seen it for sale before.
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