When two young BMX bikers - confidant A.J. (Angelo D'Angelo, THE COCA-COLA KID) and sarcastic Goose (James Lugdon, who shared the camera with Kidman once more in 1987's NIGHTMASTER) - crash their bikes into a row of shopping carts being steered by spunky young supermarket checkout girl Judy (Nicole Kidman), she joins them in search of funds for new bikes (including one for herself). They come across a cache of walkie-talkies (to be modified to tune into the police bandwidth without them being aware) and sell them. Little do they know that the contraband was the property of The Boss (Bryan Marshall, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME) and that his goons Whitey (David Argue, RAZORBACK) - so named because he has bleach blond hair - and Moustache (John Ley, MAD MAX) - so named because he has a mustache - are on their trail (along with the cops who have been overhearing the kids' communications). With no help from the cops, A.J., Goose, and Judy call upon their juvenile biking friends to help them root out the crooks. Director Brian Trenchard-Smith already had experience directing action flicks on a budget (for instance, TURKEY SHOOT/BLOOD CAMP THATCHER) and with shooting stunts and pyrotechnics in a dynamic and energetic style (DEATH CHEATERS and STUNT ROCK). It the eighties hair, fashions (although the colors of the BMX-wear spike the already colorful backdrops with bolder colors), music, and the juvenile plot seem off-putting, it is Trenchard-Smith's energetic set-pieces which hold interest. Originally scripted to be set in South Australian town of Williamstown, Trenchard-Smith convinced the production to move to Sydney where they could make the most of picturesque backdrops (to add some visual interest to static expository scenes), beaches, the docks, a major shopping mall (previously utilized in DEATH CHEATERS), and other settings to add production value. Although Kidman was quite photogenic here as a sixteen-year-old, her performance is nothing special. That said, the teen trio are likable and it scarcely matters that we know they are not doing their own stunts (an eighteen year old boy had to don a red wig to double for Kidman since female BMX bikers were few and far between). The bumbling improv comedy of Ley and Argue is variable, but Marshall is great as the chief villain. Oscar winner John Seale (DEAD POETS' SOCIETY) is responsible for the slick photography, although Trenchard-Smith works in quite a few bike wheel level rig shots that goose up the chase scenes. Ultimately, it's an entertaining pic with some energetic sequences (thanks to Trenchard-Smith's staging and editing), but I think I would have liked it better had I seen it around the time it originally came out (when my favorite films included stuff like THE GOONIES). Although Kidman would reportedly rather forget her debut, she's had some more recent films that are perhaps better forgotten.