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Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   1,528 votes
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Writers:
Patrick Edgeworth (written by)
Russell Hagg (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 December 1983 (Australia) more
Genre:
Adventure | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
A High Flying Ride To Adventure
Plot:
Two BMX expert bikers and a friend of theirs (Kidman) become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering a carton of walkie-talkies. | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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User Reviews:
It's like The Goonies on wheels! more (15 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
David Argue ... Whitey
John Ley ... Moustache

Nicole Kidman ... Judy
Angelo D'Angelo ... P.J.
James Lugton ... Goose
Bryan Marshall ... The Boss
Brian Sloman ... The Creep
Peter Browne ... Police Constable
Bill Brady ... Police Sergeant
Linda Newton ... Police Woman
Bob Hicks ... Heavy #1
Guy Norris ... Heavy #2
Chris Hession ... Heavy #3
Norman Hodges ... The Drunk
Tracy Wallace ... Buxom Lady
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Short Wave (USA) (video title (bootleg title))
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Norway:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | West Germany:6 | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia more
Company:
Nilsen Premiere more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nicole Kidman's first movie role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the first scene the bikes have platform pedals, but when you see them again they are different. more
Quotes:
Judy: [to kidnappers] And they all turned into Zombies! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) more
Soundtrack:
I See Boys more

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16 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
It's like The Goonies on wheels!, 28 May 2002
Author: rustinc

Excellent movie. Great stunts. Horrible villains. I'll never forget watching this with my friends. It made us want to catch bad guys and then race bikes. The music is just as much fun. Everyone should see this at least once.

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