Gleaming the Cube

1989

PG-13

1h 46m

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6.0/10

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An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.

Directors

Graeme Clifford

Writers

Michael Tolkin(writer by)

Stars

Christian Slater

Steven Bauer

Richard Herd

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Brian Kelly

Al Lucero

Ed Lawndale

Mr. Kelly

Colonel Trac

Bobby Nguyen

Harvey McGill

Mrs. Kelly

Tina Trac

Vinh Kelly

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Sam

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Nick Oliver

Tran Thanh

Madame Trac

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Directors

Graeme Clifford

Writers

Michael Tolkin(writer by)

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10/10

Yeah, it's not the best movie. It could actually be a lot better... but it is entertaining as all.... heck? Even if you aren't hip to the whole skater thing, this is a seriously fun movie to watch in the cheap 80s action/adventure kind of way. It has a compelling enough police drama vide, even if most of the action is centered around skateboarding... which is also fun to watch. I honestly think a lot of the distaste comes from the fact that it is capitalizing on what was, in the 80s, seen as a passing fad. But the story is still solid for what it is. It has a good message about family ties. It has actual character growth. The story is something that Hollywood has forgotten to do lately, make a compelling narrative. But this somehow manages to accomplish that and still, you know, exploit the skater phenomenon that was sweeping the nation at the time.

GenerationofSwine12 Jan, 2023