Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube

101 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Jan. 13, 1989

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.

Gleaming the Cube

101 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Jan. 13, 1989

Gleaming the Cube
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers 20th Century Fox, The Rank Organisation, Gladden Entertainment
Original title Gleaming the Cube
Directors Al Nicholson, Dennis M. White, Daniel R. Suhart, Marilyn Bailey, Frank Capra III, Graeme Clifford, Buddy Joe Hooker, Stacy Peralta
Writers Michael Tolkin

Cast

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

Max Perlich

as Yabbo

Tony Hawk

as Buddy

Christian Jacobs

as Gremic

Joe Gosha

as Nick Oliver

Andy Nguyen

as Tran Thanh

Kiều Chinh

as Madame Trac

Joshua Ravetch

as Student Pilot

Jack Riley

as Homeowner

Ángela Moya

as Housekeeper

F. William Parker

as Motel Manager

J. Jay Saunders

as Medical Examiner

Chi Muoi Lo

as Tough #1

Vien Hong

as Tough #2

Ngo Van Quy

as Billiards Manager

Hao Pham

as Pool Player #1

Phong Thien Nguyen

as Pool Player #2

Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad

as Other Nguyen

Khiem Tran

as Mr. Phong

Rita Rudner

as Mrs. Yabbo

Lauree Berger

as Mrs. Lawndale

Buddy Joe Hooker

as Corvette Driver