A young avid skateboarder uncovers a government conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.A young avid skateboarder uncovers a government conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.A young avid skateboarder uncovers a government conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.
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- TriviaFormer pro-skater Tommy Guerrero made $500 per day teaching Christian Slater how to skateboard.
- GoofsDuring the intense skate scene on the building site, Slater's skateboard miraculously changes from a regular skateboard to a freestyle board, which is less wide and differently shaped than the board he rides throughout the film.
- Quotes
Brian Kelly: I don't know what's worse: getting blown up in nuclear war or having a 7-11 on every corner.
- Crazy creditsRodney Mullen can be seen doing flatground tricks toward the beginning of the end credits.
- Alternate versionsInitial UK releases were cut for language and bloody imagery to achieve a PG rating from the BBFC:
- [Reel 2] During scene in orchard, after Vietnamese character has pulled out gun, remove dialogue "don't give me a jerk-off hand job" before he loses his gun and is killed (13 mins).
- [Reel 3] During scene between man in maroon jersey and boy in blue, after latter has swept objects off table, remove his response "Fuck, no" as he faces away from camera (6 mins).
- [Reel 6] After boy on skateboard has crashed through window and Vietnamese man has been shot, reduce sight of his lying on ground bleeding and being held by wife (4 mins).
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of Gleaming the Cube (1989)
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Written by Robbin Thompson, Carlos Chafin and Eric Heiberg
Performed by James House
Produced by Michael James Jackson
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whoa, this is simply the coolest. skate or die man!
It doesn't get any cooler than this. This is the best skate boarding movie ever. There are some really impressive scenes and the movie totally rocks. Its a bit old school now, but so what? It just adds charactor and proves that it doesn't matter how advanced technology gets, they don't make gems like this anymore. yep, they sure as hell don't! Check out Christian Slaters hair! Its awesome. And so's this movie. Heh, Sorry to sound like a air headed boy of 13. The only thing I would ever slamm this movie for was some of the acting. Christian Slater is cool, but there were some weak performances by others. This doesn't effect the movie on bit though! Hey, and it has Tony Hawk in it. The man! Need I say anymore?
2 very enthusiastic thumbs up, 10 out of 10
2 very enthusiastic thumbs up, 10 out of 10
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,777,280
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $740,780
- Jan 15, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $2,777,280
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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