Bart Conner on being more famous for Rad than for his Olympic gold medals

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Bart Conner on being more famous for Rad than for his Olympic gold medals

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Bart Conner shares the story of how he was cast as Bart Taylor in the 1986 BMX movie Rad. He tells funny stories of how rabid the fans are, even Shaq.
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Bart and other stars of the film gathered together with me to record an audio track that works as a companion to watching Rad. These guys tell the most amazing and sometimes hilarious stories about the making of this quintessential 1980s coming-of-age BMX film. It will change the way you enjoy the movie forever.
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@brandohim 9 жыл бұрын

I'm 43 and Rad is the movie of my life!!! It will live forever!!!! 80's freestyle forever!!!

@MOUNTAINOUS 9 жыл бұрын

Vapestylin' cool. im 42 and this movie is what turned me into a bmxer. i am 42 and still ride and i just did a new bmx flatland old school video on my youtube page. it was just a few days ago i made it. i still love to ride. peace from mt hood oregon.

@freddiegrace3770 8 жыл бұрын

+Vapestylin' Im 43 and a female and I actually learned how to do tricks on a Mongoose Decade that I bought from some kid. I learned how to do some tricks, and was the only girl that did so that made me feel special. This movie was big for me because it had a girl doing tricks, even though it was actually not a girl. lol I found out that bike I bought was stolen from a kid! lol

@thorazine666 7 жыл бұрын

I'M 40 AND I WATCH IT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.A TIMELESS GEM FROM THE AMAZING 80S - ALL CAPS GUY #THUNDERINYOURHEART

@chronicfish 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a 37 year old female.. and I've possibly watched this movie of 30 times. LOVE LOVE LOVE RAD ...

@thorazine666 7 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!!!

@deanandtreeny 9 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm sorry Blob I don't have a watch. Bob...the name's Bob. .not Blob. Smart ass.

@Joe-xo3xy 4 жыл бұрын

I am 38 yrs old now and Rad really got be into BMX riding. One of the most exciting movies of my childhood and still is, even today. Wish Bart Conner all the best and thanks for you contribution to the childhood of many others.

@flaminrota 7 жыл бұрын

Love RAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! this movie got me into BMX. I'm 42 and still ride my BMX everyday.

@haro82 9 жыл бұрын

He seems like a down to earn nice guy. Bmx had such a huge impact on my life. Up until rad, we freestylers only had the bmx plus and freestylin magazines. For a lot of us, rad was the first time we actually got to see our heroes in action. We finally got to see what the tricks actually looked like in motion.

@carlosmaggoo 8 жыл бұрын

+haro82 100

@WanderlustmanC 8 жыл бұрын

and you know this, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ibeethatoneguy7807 5 жыл бұрын

Rad forever!! Its 2019 n I'm still going back to it

@LanningKann 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a little kid I rented this every friggin’ weekend from Blockbuster. My mom thought I was nuts but let me keep renting it. Now I’m 45 and my 3 year old is obsessed with this movie. I played it for him when he was 1.5 when I was trying to get him to nap one day, and now he keeps saying “Bike movie Dada?” This movie will live on forever for so many of us.

@bigbfromaz 4 жыл бұрын

Lanning Kann thats so awesome! Glad the next generation will enjoy it as well!!

@jasonwaters8290 4 жыл бұрын

rad was my favorite movie when i was a kid "you over rotated" .... "NO SHIT !!" LOL

@00DUCK 3 жыл бұрын

It's so cool to see that Bart is laid back, humble and very proud of RAD. So glad he is nothing like his character in the movie. Of course, not many actors are.

@sarareiswig1434 9 жыл бұрын

28yr old female and love this movie! I can probably recite it line for line. The soundtrack brings back the best memories.

@ArtVandelayOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Sara Reiswig marry me?

@J-SH06 7 жыл бұрын

Sara Reiswig no marry me.

@xaniiu 8 жыл бұрын

MY MAN!!.....Bart Taylor

@Viperkal 8 жыл бұрын

Bart Conner is very well spoken and tells an enjoyable story. Nice to see he has a great sense of humour and appears to be a very good person and well grounded. Plus, he's married to Nadia!

@jasonharris644 9 жыл бұрын

Yep ..I'll be 40 next month and I still listen to soundtrack when I ride....thunder in your heart baby! ...

@369Bandido 9 жыл бұрын

When my son and I ride, I throw my Bluetooth speaker on my 88 Redline and bump the soundtrack every Saturday. Bikes: 2012' Haro, 88' Redline RL340

@MOUNTAINOUS 9 жыл бұрын

jason harris cool. i am 42 and i love this movie. i just made a new bmx flatland video on my page. peace. old school bmx for life

@b.a.ward. 6 жыл бұрын

Great soundtrack! I have a few of them saved as favorites on XM RADIO. 😁

@danh5150 9 жыл бұрын

As a GenX'er who grew up in the early days of freestyle, had a GT Pro Performer, and wore out a copy of Rad, I had no idea Bart Conner was an Olympic medalist. Lol!! Bart seems like a classy, super laid back guy. Thanks for sharing this interview!

@ventarfield7115 7 жыл бұрын

GT pro world tour old school rider here. Can you believe he married Nadia Comaneci!? Bart is one RAD dude.

@photony 5 жыл бұрын

Bart is a truly humble and amazing man. I met him through the Rad audio project, and ultimately Nadia. They're both really, truly cool people.

@photony 5 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Geaslin He goes into more detail in the behind-the-scenes audio we produced. There's a reason he was always shot from the waist-up in the movie...

@CarynDPrescott 4 жыл бұрын

@@photony 👀👀

@vinewood8295 5 жыл бұрын

You did a great job in the movie Bart, much appreciated my man...

@chestercopperpot9459 8 жыл бұрын

In a time when so many actors snub their early work it is so refreshing to see someone not only love their old work but honestly still seem to have excitement from it. Bart, you are one Rad Dude.

@Dingoplexor 3 жыл бұрын

Can I get ur lou Gehrig card?

@rkline65 Жыл бұрын

This is so true. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Josh. Brolin talk about Thrashin.

@davidjoseph8865 3 жыл бұрын

Im watching Rad right now. Being 13 in 1989 riding my GT performer all over the San Fernando valley. Reading Freestylin and BMX plus religiously. Man.....good times. Martin was my hero!

@MrDeppness 9 жыл бұрын

So awesome that Bart understands how much the film means to so many people. Also wanted to see what happened when he joined the RAD team! What ever happened to RAD 2???

@J-SH06 7 жыл бұрын

MrDeppness that's like saying where the Mona Lisa 2.

@MrFuchew 5 жыл бұрын

@@J-SH06 man

@nickdavinci2196 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid I always hoped for a Rad 2...as an adult I'm glad it never happened but I would have loved to see Bart and Cru ride together and dominate

@MrDeppness 2 жыл бұрын

@@J-SH06 There was no narrative with the Mona Lisa. It is a still painting.

@b.a.ward. 6 жыл бұрын

At 44 years old, I am amazed at how much this movie shaped the lives of kids like me. It kept me active. It forced me out of my comfort zone when trying new freestyle tricks. It allowed me to meet other freestyle riders. And it always put a smile on my face whenever I watched the movie. RAD was more than just a movie for me, it truly played a pivotal role in how I grew up.

@estabanb55 Жыл бұрын

Same here 👍

@dbpolitico 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview, I never knew he was an Olympic gymnast until now. He did a great job in the movie.

@photony 7 жыл бұрын

D That's so funny. He is surprisingly aware that most people know him for the movie more than they know him for his gold medals!

@base1b2626 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 42 and I saw Rad when I was about 8 or 9 and I still love the movie today. I recently purchased the 4k version. Awesome movie.

@3232ufohunter 9 жыл бұрын

they need to put on blu-ray

@FillingtheVoidRevues 5 жыл бұрын

Why the F is every other movie in the world on DVD/Blu Ray EXCEPT THIS MOVIE?!?

@mikemc5221 5 жыл бұрын

LOL! It's not even been officialy released on regular DVD. But you're right. Sadly Talia Shire owns the rights to the movie and will not allow it to happen.

@jasonsaltsman7485 4 жыл бұрын

They announced a blue ray release yesterday.

@mattb9664 4 жыл бұрын

It's on Amazon Prime!!

@brothertimbob 9 жыл бұрын

I'm 38 and LOVED this movie as a kid! Still do!

@I_like_turtles_67 6 жыл бұрын

Tim Prairie I am 36. Love this movie. My buddy has the soundtrack on vinyl.

@htl9042 8 жыл бұрын

Great movie and soundtrack

@photony 5 жыл бұрын

Have you heard the companion audio project?

@setunedouche 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 42 years old….and we wore that VHS out when I was a kid. I have a copy of RAD on my phone. I absolutely adore that movie!! My two year old will love it too!!!! God Bless everyone involved in that masterpiece of a film!!!!

@dannyjalen423 2 жыл бұрын

All week I’m thinking of the movie “Rad”. So I’m hear with a big grin on my face watching this. Makes me want to cry! 😭 Those we’re truly the days.

@emrakultheaeonstorn7430 5 жыл бұрын

Kick ass he mentioned Harry Gant and the Skoal Olds

@mackymaca 7 жыл бұрын

More power to you, Bart, and the rest of the Rad crew! Love that film!

@jefftank3300 2 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine sent me the link to the 4K trailer. My jaw dropped. Watched it on Amazon Prime that night. Back around 2008, I had to throw away many of my old VHS tapes because the magnetic material was flaking off the tape. Rad was one of them. I loved the soundtrack. Break the Ice, Thunder in Your Heart, and Send Me an Angel. A few months after watching Rad for the first time, I bought a bike which I could turn the front wheel 360 degrees. And doing exactly that was the best trick I ever learned to do.

@susancorgi 9 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for making these RAD interview happened man. Good to know more about all the casts.

@chakadoo 9 жыл бұрын

Team Mongoose struts their stuff!

@joeyortiz757 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 43 and rad movie was my inspiration to love bmx i watch the movie everyday all day and take my bike and start doing all the jumps best time in my life so simple at that time i have my cw racing and a 1988 hutch pro racing i miss the late 80s and 90s thank God for those moments

@KeoTheCupcake 4 жыл бұрын

"Back up babe and take that nerd with you." 🤣🤣🤣

@ifishallday3 9 жыл бұрын

My favorite Movie!!! Love it.

@666needffullthings66 6 жыл бұрын

I'm 42 and RAD was my life I think I watched it 100 times maybe more. 1988 was never boring I was into skateboarding at the time but this movie made bmx cool. Special thanks to all the cast especially Bart Taylor or Bart Conner what a movie I hope your kid watches it. A true iconic film I heard your story about the Olympics and the gold medals etc the wife but man this film is the shhiittt thank you.

@KelABN 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing gymnast, and he played the reformed jerk villain perfectly. Way to go, Bart.

@vincestyles1030 4 жыл бұрын

I would definitely want my 85 mongoose California autographed by him. I literally have the exact bike he had in the movie 🎥

@halfpipe782001 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. That’s really cool Bart. I knew u as a gymnast first. My father is a sports fanatic. I’m 41 years old. After I saw the flick. My next x mas present was a Gt Mach one. Great storie. I really enjoyed that!!

@bdk4523 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 41. Grew up watching the movie. Still to this day, my good buddy chat about it. Ahhhh, thanks for the memories! Thank You for all that you do for the children. ❤

@l337pwnage 4 жыл бұрын

There are a ton of good BMX movies, but RAD really is the crown jewel of them.

@imthekattmann Жыл бұрын

Barr Conner is a super cool guy. I'm a gymnast as his gym, Bart Connor, in Oklahoma. He's in there a lot walking around and talking to the gymnast. I've had some great conversations with him

@GreenRanger090 5 ай бұрын

im still in my teens and i grew up on the film and it got me into the sport of bmx racing, still holds an important spot in my heart

@scottfaltersack7613 4 жыл бұрын

I love how he remembers everyones name.

@ShrednESP 8 жыл бұрын

its gonna take a radical miracle to beat this guy...

@Pulsed101 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen such raw talent and determination in one kid

@_Chipster Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Costa Rica, and while i had a skateboard most of my friends didn't, but we all had BMXs and rode everywhere; we had our own homemade hell tracks after watching RAD. My parents were so supportive because i stopped skating (getting hurt as bad and as often) because we were riding all the time.

@patrickmckown5996 6 жыл бұрын

Just found this. Great story. I bought Rad on DVD, finally found it on DVD, then the soundtrack a couple of weeks later. It will never get old. Watch the movie probably 4 times a year.

@bjbegui 7 жыл бұрын

the music is still incredible

@Pulsed101 3 жыл бұрын

The great John Farnham

@davidjean6753 Жыл бұрын

I'm 40 years now and this film really inspired me at such a young age to go after my dreams. I reached my dreams at 22 made a name for myself and lost it all by 30. Now I'm back in pursuit. Wish me luck!!

@nullcorporation2332 4 жыл бұрын

What a cool guy and so Down to Earth. Great Story. Thanks for the upload!

@commanderstarstrider7176 4 жыл бұрын

IM 39. I watched this movie over 100 times as a kid. Then I would go out and ride my bike around the neighborhood and try all kinds of jumps. I loved it.

@michaelevans756 3 ай бұрын

The 80's and early 90's where the best times ever. Rad will forever be my favorite childhood movie.

@flamethrowerflufsalisbury 7 жыл бұрын

Got my first concussion because of this movie...I overrotated

@joellee5863 3 жыл бұрын

No $h!t

@jeffbarnes7122 5 жыл бұрын

Such a cool guy. Would love to see his sons reaction to his dad being in a BMX movie!

@clauderoxborough5441 5 жыл бұрын

coolest thing we had ever seen - without a doubt!!! I would watch, then go try some tricks, then run back to the TV rewind, play it again, then go back out and try the tricks again. We would all gather and fix our bikes, spend hours then go ride. was the greatest time!!!

@photony 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, all, please subscribe so I can grow my numbers and make a little something, so I can keep making videos like this! I have more planned, just need some help!

@trashman1694 6 жыл бұрын

Bart nailed it on the "x-games" comment. It was THE bmx video back in the day. And also the end of E.T. hahaha

@unbridledenthusiasm 9 жыл бұрын

seems like a cool guy

@adambauman8044 3 жыл бұрын

Olympic gold medalist and movie star. That Bart Taylor has it all doesn't he. And we've got him

@7star7storm7 3 жыл бұрын

Duke - Get this 🖕 😂✌️

@williamfernandini967 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 37 and growing up we didnt have cg movies they have today. Those movies were it for us. I absolutely loved that movie.

@basssix1 2 ай бұрын

This was such a treat ! Bart is a hero !

@jasonhendrick8114 6 жыл бұрын

Im 39 and rad inspired me to ride bmx sense i was a little boy. my bike and i still ride today and haven't lost interest in having fun on my bike. Thanks and congrats. My son is 5yrs old and i will definitely have to show him rad

@cjlavesser 2 жыл бұрын

I'm only today learning that Bart Conner was an Olympian - a medal winner, no less. So I guess I'm validating his point.

@funshootin1 6 жыл бұрын

Got a shit load of trophies because of the motivation Rad gave me. . Raced aba bmx on a 16 Inch till I was big enough for a 20 inch bike. .. late teens got into mtb and still fool around with them. .. cool video, nice to finally get the Bart back story

@SIX6SIXer Жыл бұрын

Bart, Rex, and Rod were the Cobra Kai of BMX racing

@jimobyhunter9708 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 42 and Rad will always be my favorite movie. I agree, whatever happened to Rad 2? Cru and Bart takeover BMX.

@snakehips3131 8 жыл бұрын

This interview is Rod & Rex approved

@williamsmith8790 4 жыл бұрын

I met him in Nashville in 98 or 99 at a celebrity race for a diabetes cure. Great guy. I walked up to him at the Wild Horse, “Bart Conner, Rad!” He said, “Holy cow! You don’t know how many more people know me for that than the Olympics.” I told him no, he was definitely an American Olympic hero. I watched him on tv in 84 when I was a kid. The only celebrity I ever asked for an autograph.

@davidsegerstrom9313 6 жыл бұрын

Cant count how many times I watched this movie but I do remember a few good wrecks after getting pumped up on the old Rad vhs tape!!

@sparcsmarttv683 4 жыл бұрын

In the 80’s we dont have smartphones and tablets, we just have BMX

@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын

Smartphones did not exist in the 80s. Neither did the internet.

@jamescaldwell-carignan2303 Жыл бұрын

I'm turning 36 in 2 days and rad was my childhood. Watching Cru and Bart battle it out on BMX was mind blowing at such a young age. I will never forget this movie and I will never stop talking about it!

@gvukster 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is sharp! Awesome interview. cheers from Canada

@CrymInAction 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome that he's super chill!! I would LOVE if it ever was re printed.. (no hollywood, we don't want a remake, just release the film please!)

@andrewfrazier547 3 жыл бұрын

Best soundtrack ever. I listen to the music from that movie now and I'm 39. In my top 5 movies

@ALLGAMESYSTEMS 2 жыл бұрын

Tomorrow is the 35th anniversary screening across the country in theaters!

@photony 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going, with the guy that wrote the film!

@davidryan8547 2 жыл бұрын

38 and I first saw you in Rad but shortly thereafter I read a book about your Olympic career.

@joelrainey1979 4 жыл бұрын

My twin brother and I started to race bmx because of this movie we were 8 in 1988 and we still watch it till this day 😎👍

@aphex14 3 жыл бұрын

I still remember seeing this film at the Uptown in Pasadena, and my friends and I were the only ones in attendance...9 total....And when the intro began, Damn!!! Eddie, Martin, Mike, Dennis, Ron, R.L., Brian....Still today at 51, appreciate this as the 1st time...

@cowleysmobilewelding 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 41 and still ride bmx daily thanks to this movie. Thank you Bart

@Billyboy4209 9 жыл бұрын

U got me! Im 33 and i still have a pk ripper,as do my kids. You fellas and that movie are how us fellas learned how to really ride. For me thats why i love it and you guys!!!

@fdation 7 жыл бұрын

Being born in 80 bmx was life for 25 years and rad was a major part of it.just iconic classic bmx movie I always wanted a part 2 with cru and bart on rad racing though.

@3DEditor Жыл бұрын

In 1989 I opened some Gale Webb action sport shows Freestyle skateboarding with Eddie Fiola and Martin Aparijo BMX Freestyling. I published some videos of us performing in her shows. As a side note, I remember Bart Conner as a gymnast before the movie Rad. It didn't even dawn on me that he was in the movie.

@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын

The greatest movie of cycling of the 80s. I love the movie, rad, since I was a little child.

@mattlubas4038 Жыл бұрын

Rad is such a classic! Love it!

@robertkchampion5921 9 жыл бұрын

the greatest movie ever thanks for sharing your memories and thoughts

@jwprimetime9795 4 жыл бұрын

RAD came at the perfect time in my life. I hit 12, bought my first BMX bike, watches this movie and instantly found my identity. The years that followed I was always know as “the bike guy”.

@korie4198 4 жыл бұрын

I was so obsessed with this movie that my first bike was a boys bmx with training wheels 🤣🤣🤣 I never got into it myself cause I'm a klutz but i literally bawled when i outgrew that bike. I still have send me an angel on my playlist because it reminds me of this movie.

@Jonnynot1plate 4 жыл бұрын

There is a 4k/ bluray release of this movie coming on May 22 by Vinegar Syndrome. You can preorder.

@robertcampbell8223 4 жыл бұрын

Rad was my most favorite movie as a young guy and I really wished I really wished I had a copy or could find a copy in stores. I'm turning 43 this year and I still ride bike everywhere. And with the worldwide pandemic that's going on with the coronavirus it would be nice to be able to watch that movie again and again if only I could find a copy why can't I find a copy 😢

@photony 4 жыл бұрын

The 4K disc with special features was just announced on VinegarSyndrome.com. It’s my favorite movie, too!

@robertcampbell8223 4 жыл бұрын

@@photony Thanks bud I'll be checking out that 4 sure. U rock!

@robertcampbell8223 4 жыл бұрын

@@photony so I checked that and being 4k ultra hd, I don't have the equipment to be able to watch it. So depressing. You wouldn't possibly know where to find a copy format that's blu-ray. DVD or vhs by some miracle PLEASE.........

@photony 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertcampbell8223 The 4k release also comes with the HD Blu-ray, to my understanding.

@robertcampbell8223 4 жыл бұрын

@@photony radical now I know what I should start telling people I want for my birthday on the 30th of May,, and again you rock thank you so very much

@cttmattchu69 Жыл бұрын

Being 12 and watching him just destroy the 84 games was amazing. When this movie came out afterwards it took me a second to process that the guy on TV wasn't the Guy on tv.

@j0hnnykn0xv1lle 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being his son, and being into BMX and saying "My dad is Bart Taylor, and he'll beat your dad in a BMX race."

@genopowell7037 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the movie watched it all the time as a kid can still remember every hand gesture from the helltrack race.

@carlosibarra2267 6 жыл бұрын

I remember when my aunt took me to the theater in North Hollywood to watch RAD... My dad bought me a used Torker Freestyle BMX used but still have to this day 🤓

@workspace966 6 жыл бұрын

still one of my all time favorites! if i could only find the dvd or bluray! :D

@indiana-florida2479 3 жыл бұрын

this movie inspired me to get crazy with my bike. was able to do a few tricks because of it. still love that song and scene. they need to make a new Rad.

@Pulsed101 3 жыл бұрын

My brothers and I used to watch Rad every other week and after I'd watch them all on their bikes, trying to pull off those moves in the ending credits (I was too young to participate). The movie is very special to all of us. I have a rad t-shirt and hoodie.

@lindaburkowski9565 5 жыл бұрын

The number one rider, the ace bmxer of all time, my man, Bart Taylor.

@Equint77 5 жыл бұрын

Its funny how beloved these movies become. As an 80’s kid i had the vhs and loved it. I found a copy on my ps4 i watch every so often. 👍

@lifexscape3195 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the that movie we used to rent it at the beginning of every summer have all our friends over and watch that movie and going the greatest bike Adventures cuz of you guys I'm 44 my brother was would be 40 and we love that movie VHS taping all I would definitely love to get my hands on it again

@photony Жыл бұрын

I was the same, as a kid. Did you know that you can now get it on Blu-ray? There are several official releases. It’s also available in 4K streaming, they did a fresh scan of the original film print and it was color corrected by none other than John Schwartzman.

@lifexscape3195 Жыл бұрын

@Tony Donaldson know I didn't know that thank u.