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The Dirt Bike Kid

1985 · 91 min

A gentle, silly small-town caper where a magic motorbike and kids take on a grumpy banker, full of slapstick and warmth.

Directed by
Hoite C. Caston
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Tagline
When the going gets tough... the tough go flying!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Hoite C. Caston
Genres
Family, Fantasy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • class
  • justice
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
family, fantasy
Directed by
Hoite C. Caston
Written by
David Brandes, Lewis Colick
Starring
Peter Billingsley, Stuart Pankin, Anne Bloom, Patrick Collins, Sage Parker, Chad Sheets, Gavin Allen, Danny Breen
Music
Bill Bowersock, Phil Shenale
Cinematography
Daniel Lacambre
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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