Skate Rider

Original title: Gleaming the Cube

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6.3/10

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A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

9.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Former pro-skater Tommy Guerrero made $500 per day teaching Christian Slater how to skateboard.

Goofs
During 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 credits
Rodney Mullen can be seen doing flatground tricks toward the beginning of the end credits.

Alternate versions
Initial 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).
The cuts were waived in 2000, with an upgrade to a 12 rating.

Connections
Featured in The Making of Gleaming the Cube (1989)

Soundtracks
Gleaming the Cube
Written by Robbin Thompson, Carlos Chafin and Eric Heiberg
Performed by James House
Produced by Michael James Jackson

User reviews36

Featured review

8/10

classic!

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