Gleaming the Cube

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

6.019891h 46m

PG-13

Released

Crime

Thriller

Action

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1989-01-13

Runtime1h 46m

LanguagesEnglishPortuguêsTiếng Việt

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$2,777,280

Keywords

skateboarding

los angeles, california

Videos

1 total

Trailer

Gleaming The Cube HD - OFFICIAL TRAILER - SKATE

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Buy

Amazon Video

Rent

Amazon Video

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Cast & Crew

Christian Slater

as Brian Kelly

Steven Bauer

as Al Lucero

Richard Herd

as Ed Lawndale

Ed Lauter

as Mr. Kelly

Le Tuan

as Colonel Trac

Peter Kwong

as Bobby Nguyen

Charles Cyphers

as Harvey McGill

Micole Mercurio

as Mrs. Kelly

Min Luong

as Tina Trac

Art Chudabala

as Vinh Kelly

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

Jan 12, 2023

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 skateboardi…

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