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Gleaming the Cube

- All he cared about was gleaming the cube...until the night they killed his brother.

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.

Release Date : 1989-01-13

Language :EnglishPortugueseVietnamese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century FoxGladden Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : A Brother's JusticeSkate or Die

Cast

Character Name : Brian Kelly

Original Name : Christian Slater

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al Lucero

Original Name : Steven Bauer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed Lawndale

Original Name : Richard Herd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Kelly

Original Name : Ed Lauter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Trac

Original Name : Le Tuan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bobby Nguyen

Original Name : Peter Kwong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harvey McGill

Original Name : Charles Cyphers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Kelly

Original Name : Micole Mercurio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tina Trac

Original Name : Min Luong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vinh Kelly

Original Name : Art Chudabala

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yabbo

Original Name : Max Perlich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buddy

Original Name : Tony Hawk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Tommy Guerrero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gremic

Original Name : Christian Jacobs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nick Oliver

Original Name : Joe Gosha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tran Thanh

Original Name : Andy Nguyen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madame Trac

Original Name : Kiều Chinh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student Pilot

Original Name : Joshua Ravetch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homeowner

Original Name : Jack Riley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Housekeeper

Original Name : Ángela Moya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motel Manager

Original Name : F. William Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Examiner

Original Name : J. Jay Saunders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tough #1

Original Name : Chi Muoi Lo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tough #2

Original Name : Vien Hong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billiards Manager

Original Name : Ngo Van Quy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pool Player #1

Original Name : Hao Pham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pool Player #2

Original Name : Phong Thien Nguyen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Other Nguyen

Original Name : Arsenio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Phong

Original Name : Khiem Tran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Yabbo

Original Name : Rita Rudner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Lawndale

Original Name : Lauree Berger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Corvette Driver

Original Name : Buddy Joe Hooker

Gender : Male

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

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.