# Gleaming the Cube (1989)

> A rebellious Los Angeles skateboarder turns detective after his adopted brother’s supposed suicide exposes a deadly weapons-trafficking conspiracy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/920

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
- Director: Graeme Clifford
- Cast: Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Richard Herd, Ed Lauter, Le Tuan, Peter Kwong, Charles Cyphers, Micole Mercurio
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097438/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: rebellious, kinetic, earnest, nostalgic eighties movie night, skateboarding film marathon

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