![]() They’re climbing on buildings and doing all these various things. That is a famous circus family that has these great - it also had a great tragedy many years ago. Some years ago, I saw a documentary on the Wallenda family. Thank you.ĬS: You’ve worked with a lot of family members on different movies. Robert, if you’re going to listen to this, thank you, Robert. I thought recently sounds better than it ever did. But Robert absolutely, you know, he’s given the most extraordinary restoration. ![]() So for Robert to make this part of his, I guess part of his mission, you have to understand makes me feel that Jack is with us again. So for Robert to rediscover it and want to be involved in it, it was very important for me because we lost Jack some years ago. Robert was like, three years old, but he was there. So Robert doesn’t remember, but he and Jason and Matthew were up in Calgary. And now it’s exciting to see they’re discovering it.ĬS: Speaking of your kids - you recorded the commentary for the 4K Blu-ray release with your son Robert. And so, to have it discovered again is very satisfying, at least for me, and certainly for my children, who were tiny then, way back then. I have to tell you, we were heartbroken because we really thought maybe this could be just a terrific young people’s movie. When you put everything you have into a movie, right, and it opens and it closes, your heart is broken. But I think the gods have been kind because I have to tell you. And people are finding it at this moment. It was this incredibly sweet and at its core, a very moral piece about young people. Shire: Well, isn’t that an interesting thing? Why is it some movies have a heartbeat, some movies are big and terrific, but they seem to be embalmed? Rad was alive. What do you think is the ultimate appeal for fans of the movie? But you know, every movie is difficult.ĬS: Okay, so this is one of those movies that ultimately didn’t score well with critics, but it was a huge hit with audiences. So I mean, he was a marvel to work with, I have to tell you. Shire: All right, so Hal was the perfect person to do this movie. Hal Needham was our director, very well-known stunt - remember Hal Needham’s work before? He did a million Smokey and the Bandit, did I get that right? Did I say that right, Smokey and the Bandit? They are complex, you know? But I have to say, I was enchanted when I got to Calgary. You know, every movie, whether it’s a big budget or a very low budget, it’s very hard to put movies together. Godfather was, of course, very complex and had different conflicts. Well, we certainly, we had more money for Rad than we had in Rocky I. And it was the very first, the very first BMX ever.ĬS: So what was the production like, compared to say something like maybe The Godfather or Rocky IV, which you had just done? And I did whatever Jack wanted to do, yes. And today, it’s an Olympic sport, not back then.ĬS: So would you say you guys were the first to usher in that era of interest for BMX bicycling? And when we got to Canada, where we shot it in Calgary, I mean, you could see all our actors on the streets doing dance with their bikes. And Jack was fascinated with it, as was I. But you know, BMX at that time, that was brand new. ![]() Shire: You’re talking to somebody who, believe me, I’m so embarrassed with my lack of athletic skills, but yes. How do you inspire young people so that they have a feeling that they could do something in their world? Rad is pretty much about a kid who can do something, you know?ĬS: Were you familiar with the BMX bike sensation of the time? So this was something Jack was very interested in. And all of those three movies were really about young people and empowerment. And Rad was, I think something Jack had found and was very excited about. Talia Shire: Jack and I were making this company and we had three movies we were involved in. How did both of you get involved with the film? RELATED: CS Interview: Brandee Evans on Exciting & Therapeutic P-ValleyĬ: So your husband Jack Schwartzman produced this movie. High School, and at Bowness Park, both in Calgary, Alberta. Parts of this movie were filmed in Cochrane in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, Colonel Macleod Jr. It also stars Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin. Rad was written by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards and directed by Hal Needham. The new Rad Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome is currently sold out, but is available on Altavod now with exclusive Q&A and will be available On Demand on July 24! The cult classic finally landed on Blu-ray and 4K in May, and to commemorate the event, sat down and spoke with living legend and two-time Oscar nominee Talia Shire ( Rocky, The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II), who starred in the film as Mrs. Rad remains one of the great guilty pleasures of the 1980s - a rockin’ youth versus the man story that features glorious stunts and one of the most insane dance sequences of all time.
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