Gleaming the Cube (1989)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,777,280.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.677 |
Directed By
Graeme Clifford
Crew
Elisabeth Leustig
Reed Smoot
John Wright
David Foster
Graeme Clifford
Dick Ziker
Bobby Burns
Dennis M. White
John Leveque
Marvin Walowitz
Norman Wallerstein
Annie D'Angelo
Michael James Jackson
Claire Jenora Bowin
Kevin Stitt
Gordon Huston
Frank Capra III
Daniel R. Suhart
John Muto
Michael Tolkin
Susan Emshwiller
Michael Tolkin
Marilyn McCoppen
Karen G. Wilson
Marilyn Bailey
Leslie Lightfoot
Richard E. Yawn
Buddy Joe Hooker
Phil Cory
Don Summer
Shawn Sykora
Jay Ferguson
Dan Webster
Enid Arias
Becky Sullivan
Aaron Rochin
Al Nicholson
Michael J. Kohut
Carlos Delarios
Joan Rowe
Lawrence Turman
John Turman
Jeffrey L. Sandler
Mary Ruth Smith
Ann Somers Major
John J. Smith
Constance Rowbotham
Glenn T. Morgan
Mark Boisseau
Tom Carlson
Buddy Joe Hooker
Brian Sullivan
J.H. Arrufat
Robin Harlan
Paul Edwards
Stacy Peralta
Pat Darrin
David R. Ellis
Freddie Hice
Steve M. Davison
Melinda Sue Gordon
TOP CAST
Christian Slater
Brian Kelly
Steven Bauer
Al Lucero
Richard Herd
Ed Lawndale
Ed Lauter
Mr. Kelly
Le Tuan
Colonel Trac
Peter Kwong
Bobby Nguyen
Charles Cyphers
Harvey McGill
Micole Mercurio
Mrs. Kelly
Min Luong
Tina Trac
Art Chudabala
Vinh Kelly
Max Perlich
Yabbo
Tony Hawk
Buddy
Tommy Guerrero
Sam
Christian Jacobs
Gremic
Joe Gosha
Nick Oliver
Andy Nguyen
Tran Thanh
Kiều Chinh
Madame Trac
Joshua Ravetch
Student Pilot
Jack Riley
Homeowner
Ángela Moya
Housekeeper
F. William Parker
Motel Manager
J. Jay Saunders
Medical Examiner
Chi Muoi Lo
Tough #1
Vien Hong
Tough #2
Ngo Van Quy
Billiards Manager
Hao Pham
Pool Player #1
Phong Thien Nguyen
Pool Player #2
Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
Other Nguyen
Khiem Tran
Mr. Phong
Rita Rudner
Mrs. Yabbo
Lauree Berger
Mrs. Lawndale
Buddy Joe Hooker
Corvette Driver
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