Movie Cosmos - Gleaming the Cube

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Christian Slater

As Brian Kelly

Steven Bauer

As Al Lucero

Richard Herd

As Ed Lawndale

Ed Lauter

As Mr. Kelly

Le Tuan

As Colonel Trac

Peter Kwong

As Bobby Nguyen

Charles Cyphers

As Harvey McGill

Micole Mercurio

As Mrs. Kelly

Min Luong

As Tina Trac

Art Chudabala

As Vinh Kelly

Max Perlich

As Yabbo

Tony Hawk

As Buddy

Tommy Guerrero

As Sam

Christian Jacobs

As Gremic

Joe Gosha

As Nick Oliver

Andy Nguyen

As Tran Thanh

Kieu Chinh

As Madame Trac

Joshua Ravetch

As Student Pilot

Jack Riley

As Homeowner

Ángela Moya

As Housekeeper

F. William Parker

As Motel Manager

J. Jay Saunders

As Medical Examiner

Chi Muoi Lo

As Tough #1

Vien Hong

As Tough #2

Ngo Van Quy

As Billiards Manager

Hao Pham

As Pool Player #1

Phong Thien Nguyen

As Pool Player #2

Arsenio

As Other Nguyen

Khiem Tran

As Mr. Phong

Rita Rudner

As Mrs. Yabbo

Lauree Berger

As Mrs. Lawndale

Buddy Joe Hooker

As Corvette Driver

Top Crew >

Graeme Clifford

Director

David Foster

Producer

Reed Smoot

Director of Photography

Elisabeth Leustig

Casting

John Wright

Editor

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Bobby Burns

Stunts

Michael Tolkin

Writer, Associate Producer

Brian Sullivan

First Assistant Camera

Karen G. Wilson

Sound Editor

Norman Wallerstein

Post Production Supervisor

John Muto

Production Design

Marilyn Bailey

Script Supervisor

Leslie Lightfoot

Assistant Makeup Artist

John Turman

Associate Producer

J.H. Arrufat

Sound Editor

Marilyn McCoppen

Sound Editor

Jay Ferguson

Original Music Composer

Lawrence Turman

Producer

Dan Webster

Art Direction

Jeffrey L. Sandler

Sound Editor

Becky Sullivan

Supervising ADR Editor

Mary Ruth Smith

ADR Editor

Michael James Jackson

Music Supervisor

Annie D'Angelo

Makeup Artist

Enid Arias

Hairstylist

Kevin Stitt

Assistant Editor

John Leveque

Supervising Sound Editor

John J. Smith

Unit Production Manager

Marvin Walowitz

Sound Editor

Ann Somers Major

Costume Designer

Constance Rowbotham

Production Office Coordinator

Claire Jenora Bowin

Assistant Set Decoration

Mark Boisseau

Assistant Sound Editor

Dennis M. White

First Assistant Director

Gordon Huston

Second Assistant Camera

Glenn T. Morgan

Sound Editor

Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director

Shawn Sykora

Foley Editor

Richard E. Yawn

Foley Supervisor

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Frank Capra III

Second Assistant Director

Daniel R. Suhart

Second Second Assistant Director

Phil Cory

Special Effects

Don Summer

Sound Mixer

Al Nicholson

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Tom Carlson

Music Editor

Paul Edwards

Second Unit Director of Photography

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Stacy Peralta

Second Unit Director

Susan Emshwiller

Set Decoration

Michael J. Kohut

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Carlos Delarios

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Pat Darrin

Second Unit Director of Photography

Aaron Rochin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David R. Ellis

Stunts

Freddie Hice

Stunts

Steve M. Davison

Stunts

Melinda Sue Gordon

Still Photographer

Reviews:

GenerationofSwine (10/10)

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.

2023-01-12