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Plot: Brian's adopted brother is killed when he discovers that the shop he works in sends weapons to Vietnam instead of medications. To the police it looks like suicide, but Brian knows better so he skates ...( read more read more... )

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  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 10, 2008
    Christian is wonderful! He's a great actor and skater and he's so gorgeous!!

    This movie was made two years before Prince of thieves, but there he looks much older!!
    This movie was both sad, funny and thrilling! Gotta-see-movie!
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 30, 2008
    Cambia il genere, e perciò la trama, ma la struttura di fondo così come il sapore rimane quello di Flashdance. L'adolescente talentuoso raggiunge l'obbiettivo, e intanto ci regala evoluzioni spettacolari quanto improbabili.
    Piacevole, in ogni caso (fosse anche solo per lo skater-attitude anni 80!).
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 30, 2008
    Slater is a skateboard punk caught up in mystery and entrail. It does have a cameo by Tony Hawk among other famous riders of the time. If you like skateboarding, give it a whirl. If not, then, rent Ghoulies.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 25, 2007
    Love Christian Slater as a skater boy. And, Tony Hawk is the bomb in this movie. This is a cult classic of mine.
  • Want To See
    MCT:
    October 12, 2007
    Like to see it again and add to it the skin scenes of" Pump Up The Volume" and "Kuffs" of Hottie Christian Slater

    but seems it might be a impossible thing to look for but have at least now" Pump Up The Volume" And" Kuffs" bought them in Plattsburgh New York at fye
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 3, 2007
    Christian Slater looks hot esp when he was younger a few boxer scenes and shirtless, but somewhat gay but i give it 3 stars, just cuz the plot was good and some cute skater bois lol
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 22, 2007
    A great display of tacky, bad acting, bad storyline, eighties brilliance at it's best. Is Steven Bauer still alive?
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 20, 2007
    skates skates and skates.. if u love skateboards then this one is for ya.. i remember playin tony hawk's ps games lol it was cool back then
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 21, 2007
    I just love this movie, since I was a kid and had a huge crush on Christian Slater. I still have alot of fun watching it.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 15, 2007
    wasnt too bad. I fast fowarded through the skateboarding parts. Wow slater was young there how time goes by fast. An ok plot.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 12, 2007
    When I was a boy, Christian Slater was cool, now he harasses random women and carries guns around, but hey to each his own, right? If you are an extreme sports guy this movie is where the big guns got some much needed exposure. Tony Hawk was in it as well as many other famous skaters who paved the way to the skating of today. Cool story line and Christian actually did a really good job acting in this film. Give it a looksy.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 8, 2007
    i loveeeed this movie when I was younger and I still think christian slater looks amazing in this movie
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 23, 2007
    Dumb action thriller that tries to combine crime drama with skateboarding. Lacking in humour, and other than the preposterous title, completely forgettable.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 18, 2007
    80s skateboarding at its finest. has great lines by veitnamese guys like, "hey i dont want jerk off hand job"
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 7, 2007
    most sport films are just well...garbage or just so bad you find yourself enjoying it but the main thing that makes most sport movies bad is the plot...but this.. it tries to have a real plot and in a way dosnt fail since it turns out to be...FUN! and thats what it is.... it is truly a 80s movie with the whole teenager trying to stop the big bad guys...but the good thing is slater works as a non annoying one and you get some cool cameos from skaters like tony hawk so it is fun for what it is....a pg 13 skater murder mystery with slater... from the 80s....eh at least its better then fucking snowbording school and dose well with a decent plot so well... ah fuck it its a great movie to get drunk to and make most kids think "wow im his age...i bet i can skate like that!" i know i did when i first saw it...but good thing i was already a skater before i saw it...so to all you kids who got scrached from it...HA!....had to say it...
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 20, 2007
    I remember this movie from way back. This is when I first saw Christian Slater. I guess he inspired my bad boy admiration.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 19, 2007
    A young skateboarder investigates his brothers death which he does not believe was a suicide.
    Entertaining early Christain Slater flick highlighted by appearances from some of skateboarding's biggest legends including a very young Tony Hawk and stuntwork by Rodney Mullen.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 6, 2007
    This film got me into skakeboarding as a kid and have christian slater to thank for all the cuts and bruises i recieved as a tkid growing up so i'd like to thank him for that. Still love this movie now
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 1, 2007
    This was christian slater movie debut. It was a great film. If you havent't seen this one you really should
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 26, 2007
    Christian is wonderful! He's a great actor and skater and he's so gorgeous!!

    This movie was made two years before Prince of thieves, but there he looks much older!!
    This movie was both sad, funny and thrilling! Gotta-see-movie!
  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 10, 2006
    Waste of TIME!! Very Weak movie, DO NOT WATCH, if you do end up watching it, side effects may include: Suicide, murder ramapages, road ramapage, any kinds of ways of harming yourself, and many others...
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 30, 2006
    A very good, VERY underated, movie that takes an interesting look at racism from an apathetic and a "don't know what you've got till it's gone", point of view.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 21, 2006
    I love this movie. He tries to figure out who kills his brother but no one takes him seriously because he's a skateboarding punk kid.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 27, 2006
    My favorite movie of all time. I can't even believe they have this in here. No one I know has ever heard about it until me. lol. WATCH IT!!!!!!

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  • r3gorman
    fuckin ace film i seen this as a kid and ended up gettin
    abord and doin some sick ass stuff on it but then got in to bmxin and then mx but still think this film is ace brings bak some gd memorys and bad cut knees lol over all a gd flm
    posted 536 days ago

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  • Rated: (PG-13)
  • Directed by: Graeme Clifford
  • Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama, Action & Adventure
  • Released: January 13, 1989
  • DVD Released: June 1, 1999

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