Blu-ray Review – The Dirt Bike Kid

After "A Christmas Story" put him on the map, there were few career steps Peter Billingsley could take. A child actor, Billingsley knew how to perform in front of cameras, but few productions could offer a starring role as juicy as his turn in Bob Clark's holiday perennial. 1985's "The Dirt Bike Kid" is an admirable effort to keep the money train moving along, putting the young pre-teen in the driver's seat of a wily family comedy, a production that trusts in the outrageousness of classic slapstick routines and Hal Needham-style vehicle stunts. It's the type of movie that includes two scenes that involve food fights and presents a flying motorcycle without explanation. It's weird stuff, but never clever and rarely enticing, leaving "The Dirt Bike Kid" more of a curiosity for Billingsley completists and those who've felt shortchanged by films that only offer a single food fight. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com