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Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube

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

19896.01h 46m

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.

Directed by Graeme Clifford
Written by Michael Tolkin
Produced by David Foster, Lawrence Turman
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $2.8M

Top Cast

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Brian Kelly

Steven Bauer

Steven Bauer

Al Lucero

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Ed Lawndale

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Mr. Kelly

L

Le Tuan

Colonel Trac

Peter Kwong

Peter Kwong

Bobby Nguyen

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Harvey McGill

Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Mrs. Kelly

M

Min Luong

Tina Trac

Art Chudabala

Art Chudabala

Vinh Kelly

Themes & Keywords

skateboardinglos angeles, california

About Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube is a crime, thriller, action film released in 1989 exploring themes of skateboarding, los angeles, california. Directed by Graeme Clifford, it stars Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Richard Herd. 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.

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