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Gleaming the Cube
Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube

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

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CrimeThrillerAction

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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.

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Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$2777280

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

13 January 1989

Country

United States of America

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

Le Tuan

Le Tuan

Colonel Trac

Peter Kwong

Peter Kwong

Bobby Nguyen

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Harvey McGill

Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Mrs. Kelly

Min Luong

Min Luong

Tina Trac

Art Chudabala

Art Chudabala

Vinh Kelly

Max Perlich

Max Perlich

Yabbo

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk

Buddy

Tommy Guerrero

Tommy Guerrero

Sam

Christian Jacobs

Christian Jacobs

Gremic

Joe Gosha

Joe Gosha

Nick Oliver

Andy Nguyen

Andy Nguyen

Tran Thanh

Kiều Chinh

Kiều Chinh

Madame Trac

Joshua Ravetch

Joshua Ravetch

Student Pilot

Jack Riley

Jack Riley

Homeowner

Ángela Moya

Ángela Moya

Housekeeper

F. William Parker

F. William Parker

Motel Manager

J. Jay Saunders

J. Jay Saunders

Medical Examiner

Chi Muoi Lo

Chi Muoi Lo

Tough #1

Vien Hong

Vien Hong

Tough #2

Ngo Van Quy

Ngo Van Quy

Billiards Manager

Hao Pham

Hao Pham

Pool Player #1

Phong Thien Nguyen

Phong Thien Nguyen

Pool Player #2

Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad

Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad

Other Nguyen

Khiem Tran

Khiem Tran

Mr. Phong

Rita Rudner

Rita Rudner

Mrs. Yabbo

Lauree Berger

Lauree Berger

Mrs. Lawndale

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe Hooker

Corvette Driver

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