Gleaming the Cube
Seen it?1989 | 106 min | Crime, Thriller, Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Point Blank, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 61K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Graeme Clifford
- Christian SlaterBrian Kelly
- Steven BauerAl Lucero
- Richard HerdEd Lawndale
- Ed LauterMr. Kelly
- Le TuanColonel Trac
- Peter KwongBobby Nguyen
- Charles CyphersHarvey McGill
- Micole MercurioMrs. Kelly
- Min LuongTina Trac
- Art ChudabalaVinh Kelly