Gleaming the Cube

One of Christian Slater's early hits finds Slater as a high school kid with the biggest passion of his life being skateboarding. Gleaming The Cube casts him as the son of Ed Lauter and Nicole Mercurio. He has an adopted Vietnamese brother Art Chuddabala that the parents may have gone overboard to make him feel like one of the family, possibly ignoring Slater. In any event he's a misfit kid with skateboarding on his mind 24/7. Chuddabala works for Le Tuan a Vietnamese exile who has an electronics store but who also works to supply arms needed for counter revolutionists in the old country. One night Chuddabala discovers some bookkeeping errors and it gets him killed by arms dealer Richard Herd. They fake a suicide, but that does not stop Slater. After the cops have closed the case he starts his own little investigation and when needed Slater's skateboarding posse is at his command. Gleaming The Cube does not have Slater as one of the more outrageous and quirky characters he specialized in the 90s playing. Still there's a lot here for his fans to enjoy. The skateboarding acrobatics by the pros who worked on this film are spectacular. Christian Slater fans will like it as will others.

Well, yes. Christian Slater is a good "skater" character, and yes, Tony Hawk does some skating in the movie (beginning pool scene), but I just couldn't buy the "death" emotions portrayed. The parents weren't nearly sad enough, nor was Brian. And, the fact that Vinh's girlfriend would be remotely interested in him was a complete stretch. And that Brian's friends would pick on him for dressing like a prep instead of noting that he might be grieving his brother? Not terribly believable. I also think that perhaps Brian would have planned out the revenge a little better than just crashing through a plate glass window at someone's house, as well as not hiding the lighter he swiped. Oh well. Gotta love the '80s fashions and sentiments. Car chases are good!

At first i watch this movie cause im bored and at that time i have a chance to be alone so I decided to watch this movie since it's been on my watch list for a long time.i dont really have so much expectations in this movie.. if its bad then im gonna turn on my tv and do something but then my eyes start to headed and stuck to the tv.i never regret spending my 1 hour 45 minute and the fact that i got to be watching this alone(FINALLY) too its just make thing even best. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND YOU GUYS TO WATCH THIS.

What a sweet movie. This movie just about wraps up the "rad" pop culture of the 1980's, and puts it into one film. The skateboarding is incredible, and it features Tony Hawk who developed into the #1 skater in the world. While this movie might not be realistic, it made me laugh all the way through. The best scene by far involves Tony Hawk and a Pizza Hut truck. Enjoy this movie and remember the 80's.

The stage curtains open ... This is the first Christian Slater movie I've ever seen on the silver screen. I'd seen Christian Slater in movies before this one, such as "The Legend of Billie Jean" and "The Wizard", but this is the first movie where he headlined and starred that I can remember ever seeing. High School student, Brian Kelly (Slater), really didn't care about anything other than hanging out with his friends, music and skateboarding - much to the chagrin of his disapproving father. But when his adopted brother, Vinh, is found dead in a motel room and it is ruled a suicide, Brian isn't buying it and he begins to investigate what he believes is a murder. Finally, he is able to confide in Detective Lucero (Steven Bauer) and together they find out more than what they bargained for, leading to a climatic confrontation between the bad guys and Brian and his skateboarding gang. Bolstered by a solid music soundtrack, this fun piece of 80's teen action is one of the best of its time. Slater began to come into his own about this time and this movie was a stepping stone into the prime of his career. There really is nothing noteworthy about the acting, but it is still an entertaining way to spend 100 minutes. Skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk, also makes an appearance in the film as a character named Buddy. The stunt work is incredible and the skateboarding sequences are outstanding. I highly recommend "Gleaming The Cube". It is a lost gem from the 80's and well worth the watch. It is one of my personal favorite Christian Slater movies and gets plenty of play time out of my own collection.

This is my favourite film ever. From when I first saw it on Sky when I was 9 I have been hooked on it! And after a 8 year search to find it on Video and now DVD I own it on both formats! The film is really enjoyable if you get past the slightly lame plot, but it does contain some really cool skating sequences and some of the dialougue is cool. Especially the line about when Brian wanted to be a vet so he could look after cows long enough to make them into hambugers! Overall my favourite film and one I hope I never tire of seeing!

Christian Slater is out for some get-back in this 80's skater classic with a wacky title. Gleaming. This is what the movie comes down to. Whatever gleaming is its awesome and all skaters do it, or did about twenty years ago. Watched this often as a child and it helped propel, sustain, my skateboarding throughout the careless 80's into the carefree 90's and on and on. I still skate and conjure up images from the film when I'm in a helicopter scoping out some killer bowls or when I'm skitchin off Tony Hawk's Pizza Hut delivery truck, which happens quite often. The movie follows Slater as he tries to connect the dots of his brothers murder. Adopted as he may-be Slater nonetheless goes on a crusade that includes pool halls, weapons cache's and in true 80's fashion a geek to chic makeover scene that has to be witnessed to be real. So along the way there are some truly rad sessions from street to vert to freestyle. The scene with him skating mad through the warehouse is probably my favorite, but to nail down one thing alone i like about this movie would be an impossibility. Slater looked cooler in this movie then he has before or since and everyone on film cash's in a good performance to back him up. Plenty of twists and turns and mctwists as well so strap on your kneepads and take an acid drop off a high building of interest into this movie. You will not be let down. Slater ill never let you down girl! Ten skirts.

One of the first films of its kind that I had seen and is still really entertaining, after I hunted it down on DVD and watched for the first time last night for years. I like the portrayal of the skater guys. It frames their attitude nicely. Slater's 'I miss you' speech was pretty cringing for me, but apart from that, the film carries itself really well without trying to take itself too seriously, and it comes off better for it. The Corvette guy was a terrible addition in many ways, but despite being so bad, it was hilarious. One of those scenes where you'd say 'who would do that???' and then... 'who would carry on doing that after this?'... you'll see what I mean...

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.

One of silliest male bonding movies ever...Should wind up at the top of Christian Slater's list of movies he wishes nobody remembers. Cone to think of it, the only male bonding movie Slater ever succeeded in was Interview With the Vampire, because all he did was to interview Brad Pitt's Louis. He is at his best as the outcast [Heathers, Pump Up the Volume]