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Shadow of a Wheel

The story of 31 inexperienced teenagers, biking a daunting coast-to-coast 3,600 miles in the summer of 1982, to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis, unaware of how this grueling adventure would resonate throughout the rest of their...

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Paul Bonesteel

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Bonesteel Films Inc.

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But if they did get to know him, - Shadow of a Wheel

But if they did get to know him,

And for me, nu-uh. No, no. - Shadow of a Wheel

And for me, nu-uh. No, no.

Boy, have they gone
through the tires. - Shadow of a Wheel

Boy, have they gone through the tires.

- And we kept riding, and
we actually started racing - Shadow of a Wheel

- And we kept riding, and we actually started racing

- Definitely a highlight was
going into Wichita, Kansas - Shadow of a Wheel

- Definitely a highlight was going into Wichita, Kansas

I was sincerely
amazed at Mike Simone. - Shadow of a Wheel

I was sincerely amazed at Mike Simone.

- I remember them telling
us, "No, we have to stop - Shadow of a Wheel

- I remember them telling us, "No, we have to stop

I didn't know anything
about his physicality - Shadow of a Wheel

I didn't know anything about his physicality

I didn't voice my concerns, - Shadow of a Wheel

I didn't voice my concerns,

"We have to stop." - Shadow of a Wheel

"We have to stop."

I remember hearing him working
through it in the morning - Shadow of a Wheel

I remember hearing him working through it in the morning

["Video Killed the Radio Star"
by The Buggles plays] - Shadow of a Wheel

["Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles play...

The possibility that you
could have a major accident - Shadow of a Wheel

The possibility that you could have a major accident

- [Craig Wolfe] Outside, there
were rocks, just on trays, - Shadow of a Wheel

- [Craig Wolfe] Outside, there were rocks, just on trays,

I mean, Chuck
wouldn't think of it, - Shadow of a Wheel

I mean, Chuck wouldn't think of it,

- [Paul] So with a plan in
place, press releases went out. - Shadow of a Wheel

- [Paul] So with a plan in place, press releases went out.

♪ Video killed the radio star ♪ - Shadow of a Wheel

♪ Video killed the radio star ♪

I was like, yeah, this is what
the desert does to people. - Shadow of a Wheel

I was like, yeah, this is what the desert does to people.

And in the winter of 1982, - Shadow of a Wheel

And in the winter of 1982,

I recall on his green bike
with the silver fenders. - Shadow of a Wheel

I recall on his green bike with the silver fenders.

- [John Ballas] And after
about three or four hours, - Shadow of a Wheel

- [John Ballas] And after about three or four hours,

He made me think of old
country cyclists in Italy - Shadow of a Wheel

He made me think of old country cyclists in Italy

- Now looking back on it, - Shadow of a Wheel

- Now looking back on it,

"Sincerely, C.A. Williford Jr., - Shadow of a Wheel

"Sincerely, C.A. Williford Jr.,

- Come into a motel room, - Shadow of a Wheel

- Come into a motel room,

You could die from
heat like that, right? - Shadow of a Wheel

You could die from heat like that, right?

- I think Chuck and Judy
made the right decision - Shadow of a Wheel

- I think Chuck and Judy made the right decision

[MTV Theme plays] - Shadow of a Wheel

[MTV Theme plays]

[gentle plucky music concludes] - Shadow of a Wheel

[gentle plucky music concludes]

- So Chuck pulls
up and he's like, - Shadow of a Wheel

- So Chuck pulls up and he's like,

Sadly he's not a
storyteller here. - Shadow of a Wheel

Sadly he's not a storyteller here.

- You just wanted to eat, - Shadow of a Wheel

- You just wanted to eat,

And it's so fascinating
that you would spend hours - Shadow of a Wheel

And it's so fascinating that you would spend hours

- Hi, my name is Judy Beaird - Shadow of a Wheel

- Hi, my name is Judy Beaird

- [Reporter] This cross-country
trip has special meaning - Shadow of a Wheel

- [Reporter] This cross-country trip has special meaning

[chorus vocalizes
"The Star Spangled Banner"] - Shadow of a Wheel

[chorus vocalizes "The Star Spangled Banner"]

His great-grandfather
was a victim of MS. - Shadow of a Wheel

His great-grandfather was a victim of MS.

This my fix." - Shadow of a Wheel

If it was a week or two later, - Shadow of a Wheel

If it was a week or two later,

Mike thinks the journey
is the least he can do - Shadow of a Wheel

Mike thinks the journey is the least he can do

And we were pretty
mad, and we were like, - Shadow of a Wheel

And we were pretty mad, and we were like,

Two months of summer vacation
and a lot of physical stress, - Shadow of a Wheel

Two months of summer vacation and a lot of physical stress,

"I feel good." - Shadow of a Wheel

It strikes between
the ages of 16 and 50, - Shadow of a Wheel

It strikes between the ages of 16 and 50,

What was your trick?
[Mike chuckles] - Shadow of a Wheel

What was your trick? [Mike chuckles]

[pencil scribbling] - Shadow of a Wheel

[pencil scribbling]

- My father in his
great way said, - Shadow of a Wheel

- My father in his great way said,

- [Paul] we turned
the TV from MTV - Shadow of a Wheel

- [Paul] we turned the TV from MTV

["Let's Go"
by The Cars plays] - Shadow of a Wheel

["Let's Go" by The Cars plays]

- Half went to MS,
half went to the trip. - Shadow of a Wheel

- Half went to MS, half went to the trip.

Mike Simone's
journal remembered, - Shadow of a Wheel

Mike Simone's journal remembered,

"There are still some
walls between people - Shadow of a Wheel

"There are still some walls between people

Jesse Helms had been our
senator for some time - Shadow of a Wheel

Jesse Helms had been our senator for some time

- "Paul, a junior at
Hendersonville High School, - Shadow of a Wheel

- "Paul, a junior at Hendersonville High School,

But we were always craving food, - Shadow of a Wheel

But we were always craving food,

"The prospect of
raising more than $5,000 - Shadow of a Wheel

"The prospect of raising more than $5,000

We all got to shake his
hand, film crew there. - Shadow of a Wheel

We all got to shake his hand, film crew there.

- It was about
getting up each day, - Shadow of a Wheel

- It was about getting up each day,

♪ Moving forwards using ♪ - Shadow of a Wheel

♪ Moving forwards using ♪

Many of us wrote personal
letters and went door to door. - Shadow of a Wheel

Many of us wrote personal letters and went door to door.

♪ She never waits too long ♪ - Shadow of a Wheel

♪ She never waits too long ♪

The attention did
bring in donations, - Shadow of a Wheel

The attention did bring in donations,

♪ I saw the world crashing
all around your face ♪ - Shadow of a Wheel

♪ I saw the world crashing all around your face ♪

Come over here and meet
these nice young folks - Shadow of a Wheel

Come over here and meet these nice young folks

We had 'em leaned up
against the building, - Shadow of a Wheel

We had 'em leaned up against the building,

All the stars were out, - Shadow of a Wheel

All the stars were out,

"It's not for me." [chuckling] - Shadow of a Wheel

"It's not for me." [chuckling]

And then, getting
into the restaurant - Shadow of a Wheel

And then, getting into the restaurant

Me, Gina, Mike, and Zack,
and Peter started sprinting, - Shadow of a Wheel

Me, Gina, Mike, and Zack, and Peter started sprinting,

♪ I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown ♪ - Shadow of a Wheel

♪ I don't want to hold her down Don't want to brea...

- I had to convince my
brother Gino to do it with me. - Shadow of a Wheel

- I had to convince my brother Gino to do it with me.

- The transition,
just from the desert - Shadow of a Wheel

- The transition, just from the desert

But he got on board and
started knocking doors with me. - Shadow of a Wheel

But he got on board and started knocking doors with me.

- That was actually one
of my biggest struggles, - Shadow of a Wheel

- That was actually one of my biggest struggles,

Not that there was anything
particularly wonderful - Shadow of a Wheel

Not that there was anything particularly wonderful

And I think there was
just enough drive in me, - Shadow of a Wheel

And I think there was just enough drive in me,

What's gonna be there?
Will I be able to eat it? - Shadow of a Wheel

What's gonna be there? Will I be able to eat it?

- [Paul] The desert had
turned from a hell on earth - Shadow of a Wheel

- [Paul] The desert had turned from a hell on earth

You know, will it be just
more cheese and cheese? - Shadow of a Wheel

You know, will it be just more cheese and cheese?

Kids in school would
look at you and go, - Shadow of a Wheel

Kids in school would look at you and go,

But later on, people say, - Shadow of a Wheel

But later on, people say,

♪ Imaginary grace ♪ - Shadow of a Wheel

♪ Imaginary grace ♪

What the hell's that
all about?" [laughs] - Shadow of a Wheel

What the hell's that all about?" [laughs]

'Cause I was remembering
eating there a whole lot, - Shadow of a Wheel

'Cause I was remembering eating there a whole lot,

I just remember
it being beautiful - Shadow of a Wheel

I just remember it being beautiful

Raised money to fund
my portion of it - Shadow of a Wheel

Raised money to fund my portion of it

But I just thought, - Shadow of a Wheel

But I just thought,

- [Zack] I recall it
being much more massive - Shadow of a Wheel

- [Zack] I recall it being much more massive

He's like, "I'll give
you $500 for this trip - Shadow of a Wheel

He's like, "I'll give you $500 for this trip

"Could you just basically make
me the cheese and the buns?" - Shadow of a Wheel

"Could you just basically make me the cheese and the bu...

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The story of 31 inexperienced teenagers, biking a daunting coast-to-coast 3,600 miles in the summer of 1982, to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis, unaware of how this grueling adventure would resonate throughout the rest of their...

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Director: Paul Bonesteel

Writer: Paul Bonesteel

Production: Bonesteel Films Inc.

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 06 Jun 2023

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.shadowofawheel.com/