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The Dirt Bike Kid

Name: The Dirt Bike Kid
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Released: 1985-11-24
Cast: Peter Billingsley, Stuart Pankin, Anne Bloom, Patrick Collins, Sage Parker

1985 | 91 min | Family, Fantasy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved Flight of the Navigator, start here.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the town hero.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Hoite C. Caston

Peter BillingsleyJack Simmons
Stuart PankinMr. Hodgkins
Anne BloomJanet Simmons
Patrick CollinsMike
Sage ParkerMiss Clavell
Chad SheetsBo
Gavin AllenMax
Danny BreenFlaherty
Weasel ForshawBig Slime
John William GaltChief