Gleaming the Cube (1989)

There's a scene in this movie, one would say freakily idenitical to one in another Christian Slater, years later, Kuffs. It's Slater farewelling his stepbrother here, spouting the words "I fu..in' love you man" Watch Kuffs and you'll see the same dialogue. GTC is no Kuffs though, with fantastically shot skateboarding scenes, some quite breathtaking. They do quite well compensate for some of the films faults, although GTC is quite entertaining, too being one of Slater's first films, which had a brief run at the cinema. Again making references to Kuffs, Slater is again, an avenging hero, not playing by the rules, and causing s..t and some tempers to flare. One being a young detective, Al (Steven Bauer) who sides with him, to take down the corrupt party who wasted his Vietnamese stepbrother (again I drawer reference to Kuffs, Slater's brotherly love problems). I don't really know how Bauer's character fits in, as far as Slater's acquaintance, (Is he just some old friend, now a cop who busted Slater and pals one too many times) e.g. Slater and skate addicts crashing a house, and using a deep unfilled pool as a skating rink. That's what I boil his character relation down too. GTC isn't really a film that impresses. It's a good popcorn flick, but don't look for anything beyond that, except the great thrill seeking skating sequences. I was disappointed at the start, expecting a Point Break moment in that plane, prior to them crashing that pool in upscale suburbia, though. Try and count the time Bauer, flicks Slater's ear. Ouuch!

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.

this movie is great, if you like skating you will love it. if you like mad effects from an 80s movie you will love it. if you like Slater you will indeed love it!!!it is a good movie with a very bizarre story but it works well and is a great feel good movie. the story is about Slaters brother getting killed when he finds out some imformation about his work that he shouldnt know. Slater takes it in to his own hands to find out why his bro was killed and in the process finds out serous stuff. Must see, one of slaters classics!!!!8 out of 10

Gleaming the Cube is the only half-way decent skating movie around. As far as cinematic art goes I don't know how I'd rank it, but as there aren't any others like it we'll just have to settle. The tricks are good, being that they're over a decade old and all and I have no real problem with that. After all, we can't progress if we don't know our history.