The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)

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When the going gets tough... the tough go flying!

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.

• Released: 1985-11-24
• Genres: Family, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 54 votes

Directed by Hoite C. Caston.

Top cast

• Peter Billingsley as Jack Simmons
• Stuart Pankin as Mr. Hodgkins
• Anne Bloom as Janet Simmons
• Patrick Collins as Mike
• Sage Parker as Miss Clavell
• Chad Sheets as Bo
• Gavin Allen as Max
• Danny Breen as Flaherty
• Weasel Forshaw as Big Slime
• John William Galt as Chief

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Dirt Bike Kid

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex
• India: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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