Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.
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Notable directors Nicole Kidman has worked with include Stanley Kubrick, Lars von Trier, and Brian Trenchard-Smith.
Quentin Tarantino is quoted as saying, "If we'd grown up in Australia, BMX Bandits would have been our Goonies." Tarantino was already 22 when The Goonies came out, so I'm not sure what this "our" shit is about, but his broader point is correct. If I were an Australian kid in 1983, I would have loved this. I'm an elderly man now, but I still found it reasonably fun. There are some neat stunts and fun gags and I enjoyed seeing some of the the bluest skies and greenest grass in film history.
BMX Bandits is edited so well, you'll believe Nicole Kidman can ride a bike.
Die Super-Show auf irren Rädern!
Mehr 80s als diese kultverdächtige Actionkomödie, die effektvoll Jugend- und Abenteuerfilm kombiniert, geht nicht. In „Die BMX-Bande“ ist Nicole Kidman in ihrer ersten Kinorolle zu sehen - und mit Wuschelkopf. Sie gehört hier zu einem Trio, das nichts lieber tut, als mit ihren BMX-Rädern durch die malerische Landschaft Australiens zu brettern. Eines Tages finden die Kids ein Päckchen voller Funkgeräte. Die aber gehören einer Bande finsterer Spitzbuben, und weil die Schmalspurganoven ihren Elektrokrams gerne wiederhaben wollen, kidnappen sie glattweg die junge Radlerin, was deren Freunde gar nicht gern sehen. Nachdem Anfang der 1980er-Jahre die BMX-Bikes groß in Mode kamen, musste freilich umgehend auch eine rasante Actionkomödie für ein jugendliches Publikum zu diesem Thema runtergekurbelt werden. Der Mittelteil des Films besteht dementsprechend auch…
Well, you know what they say. Two's company. Three gets us talked about.
Well, this was awesome. One of the few Brian Trenchard-Smith entries in his filmography I had yet to see having put off watching it for years after hearing how bad it was mainly from Nicole Kidman herself in interviews - what a fool I was depriving myself of this 80's gem about BMX riders thwarting a gang of bank robbers! This might be a bold statement but it could be a better Goonies than The Goonies!
Goose, PJ, and Judy are a fun trio as they inadvertently get themselves involved with a criminal gang after finding their stash of walkie-talkies for a job. Hilarity follows with cross…
"I'm not going to a cemetery dressed as a pig" -Thug,
Nicole Kidman's hair!
I like when they ride their bikes. BMX Bandits is a fun film with pretty good pacing and a silly story about BMX'ers taking down a group of crooks. It's great wish fulfillment for young teens but universal enough that I still liked it a grizzled old man.
Go for it.
"BMX Bandits" is a 1983 action-adventure film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. A director of Australian cult films such as "Dead-In Drive-In" (1986) and "Turkey Shoot" (1982) as well as some American horror venues, Trenchard-Smith easily holds a good base for cult fandom in some circles. While you could say to a degree that "BMX Bandits" might be one of his most family features (the section of the rental store that I can easily seeing someone place the VHS tape within just because of the aesthetic), it's ultimately a category that I wouldn't place the film within at all. Rather, it's more of a completely bonkers stunt spectacular, both ironically accessible to general audiences but not afraid to pull punches.
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Talking on the walkie talkie with the gang. Kissing Nicole Kidman in an open grave. Riding bikes that goes ssshhhhhheeeeww. Being a kid in Australia is great.
How was BMX Bandits never in my life until today? What a bozo I've been! This was just delightful. From that opening scene with the glorious 80s tune and BMX riding montage I was fully on board. And that great soundtrack never lets up damn. You don't even need caffeine in the morning when you hear music like that first thing. And Nicole Kidmans here, You go girl!
There's some bad dudes carrying out nuff bank robberies throughout town. They think their soooo clever and sneaky. They haven't met the BMX Bandits yet have they! You've met your match dranguses! When the kids and Nicole stumble across some of the bad dudes merchandise they must outwit them with sweet BMX…
Kids on Bikes!
Definitely, a RAD movie.
The second greatest movie which focuses primarily on BMX racing, BMX Bandits has a lot of great stunts. This is due to the director, Brian Trenchard-Smith and his eye for action and editing. Also, DoP, John Seale knows how to shoot a camera. See Fury Road, The English Patient, The Firm, Witness, Cold Mountain and The Perfect Storm as examples of his talent.
It is also pretty hilarious both RAD and BMX Bandits have water slide scenes, and of course, we also have a teenage Nicole Kidman. There’s some hilarious baddies, and the movie is simply innocent Aussie fun. Check it out.
BMX Bandits is an Australian action-adventure comedy from the king of Ozsploitation flicks, Brian Trenchard-Smith. It sort of has a goonies or monster squad vibe with our protagonists being a group of young kids, the titular BMX bandits who get caught up in the heat of a local high profile crime. Also notable that one of the youths is a very young Nicole Kidman.
Seeing as how Trenchard Smith is practically a stunt based action director, he directs the BMX bike sides with as much mid-air verve and wallop as a mid-90’s high attitude TV as (that means- a lot!) There’s plenty of moments of high octane camera work, mid air synth enduced BMX action and general madness. The film…
Let me tell you something about BMX Bandits. BMX Bandits is fanfuckingtastic. It's the Mad Max: Fury Road of cycling movies. If Ferris Bueller's Day Off is set in the beachside Australian suburb of Manly and all the kids are bike nuts and love wearing bright colored clothing, it’d probably look like this. BMX Bandits is such a fun film from start to finish. It's ‘80s family adventure done right. Simple story, likable characters, immaculate pacing, incredible action sequences—this film's got it all covered. From the stunts to the camera angles, just about everything is so well-choreographed. A big portion of the runtime is composed of lengthy chase scenes that are super exciting because the bikes can go almost anywhere.…
BMX Bandits is one of those films I must've watched a hundred times growing up! Kid me absolutely loved it! I was skeptical adult me would and yet love it I did! The film Quentin Tarantino called the Australian version of the Goonies still freakin' rocks! (Pretty sure kid me liked it more than The Goonies, adult me definitely does!)
That's not just nostalgia talking either! After all these years, I was legitimately surprised to find such a competent, well made, vibrant, colorful, fast paced, entertaining film! What I watched on Amazon Prime has either been restored and remastered or BMX Bandits has aged remarkably well for an early 80's low budget family flick! (Probably both.)
Funny dialogue that frequently…
