BMX Bandits (film)

Infobox Film
name = BMX Bandits


caption = A High Flying Ride To Adventure
director = Brian Trenchard-Smith
producer =
writer = Patrick Edgeworth
Russell Hagg
narrator =
starring = Nicole Kidman
music =
cinematography =
editing =
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released = flagicon|Australia December 22 1983
runtime = 88 mins.
country = Australia
language = English
budget =
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amg_id = 1:3515
imdb_id = 0085204

"BMX Bandits" is a 1983 Australian children's movie featuring one of Nicole Kidman's earliest appearances.

The film follows the exploits of two young BMX experts, P.J. (Angelo D'Angelo) and Goose (James Lugton), and their friend Judy (Nicole Kidman) after stumbling upon a box of police-band walkie talkies. A small group of incompetent bank robbers were hoping to use the walkie talkies to snoop on police traffic and they will now do anything to get them back.

The film boils down to a cartoonish chase across opportunistic sites around Sydney, including a memorable escape down the Manly Waterworks water slides, complete with BMX bikes.

Awards

In 1983, film was nominated for four awards by the Australian Film Institute.

Trivia

*In 2005 pop/rock band Wheatus released a song called "BMX Bandits", the chorus of which mentions "Nicole" and the walkie talkies.
*The film can be purchased from your local gas station for around $1.99 U.S.
*The title of the film is also referred to as "Short Wave".
*Angelo D'Angelo also played the part of "Surfer Guy" in the film Emoh Ruo in 1985.

References

External links

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* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=571105;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 BMX Bandits at the National Film and Sound Archive]
* [http://www.klubretro.com/index.php?page=products&id=82 BMX Bandits fan gear]
* [http://www.klubretro.com/index.php?page=products&id=82 BMX Bandits memorabillia]