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- 1983
- PG
- MPI Home Video
- 1 h 28 m
- 1983
- PG
- MPI Home Video
- 1 h 28 m
Summary Two BMX expert bikers and a friend of theirs (Nicole Kidman) become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering a carton of walkie-talkies.
Directed By: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Written By: Patrick Edgeworth, Russell Hagg
- 1983
- PG
- MPI Home Video
- 1 h 28 m
- 1983
- PG
- MPI Home Video
- 1 h 28 m
BMX Bandits
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Summary Two BMX expert bikers and a friend of theirs (Nicole Kidman) become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering a carton of walkie-talkies.
Directed By: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Written By: Patrick Edgeworth, Russell Hagg
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
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17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
53
50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A feast of kitsch and gaudy colour, set to the tune of an 80s synth soundtrack, the film plays like a G-rated music video. And Trenchard-Smith maintaining a buzzing energy throughout.
The film’s no great shakes; it’s a Down Under Goonies wannabe about three wisecracking kids shredding on their bikes as they’re chased by bungling bank robbers. But the baby-faced Kidman is easily the best thing in it.
Ignoring the fact that BMX Bandits is as intimate as a trip to Toys “R” Us, it has almost nothing to offer in the way of impressive stuntwork, carefree yuks, or semi-competent acting. Trenchard-Smith, a master at condescending to his audience, clearly diluted Hagg and Edgeworth’s already toothless concept; that said, there was probably no good way to dress up a line as dire as “You’re right in the poo now, sister” or even “Your little walkie talkies have gone walkies.”
Obviously made on a TV budget, the plot is weedy, and the film is saved only by some neat stunts and the splendour of the Australian landscape.
This is a fast and funny film that will appeal to viewers of all ages. The kids are particularly good, lacking any cloying cuteness. The Aussies sure have a way with chase films, keeping the moves motivated and logical, with no gratuitous cars flipping over and burning.
Ultimately, BMX bikes and Day-Glo elbow pads just ain't cool. One best left to fond memory.
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Production Company
Nilsen Premiere
Release Date Dec 29, 1983
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating PG
Tagline A High Flying Ride To Adventure
Awards
Australian Film Institute
• 4 Nominations
