Christian Slater and Tony Hawk discuss Gleaming the Cube - Dissent 

Christian Slater: “All I wanted was to be cool in the movie.” Dude, you were the epitome of cool to my 12-year old self! I wanted to be you more than the pro skaters when I was a kid... Why the hell hasn’t this film been released on Blu-ray??!

When I was a kid I begged my parents to build a fallout shelter underground. That was the coolest part of the movie. and also the skateboards.

Throughout my who life...(& I’m 39 now:-), whenever people have asked me who my favorite actor is, I’ve always said 80s Christian Slater. I idolized him...& I was a skater too, so when they came out with Gleaming The Cube I was so psyched. I actually just watched it tonight to walk down memory lane. Gleaming The Cube, Heathers, True Romance & Pump Up The Volume are still some of my favorite movies. They were all so fucking rad.

I took up skateboarding because of this movie ....and I sucked at it.

Freaking love christian slater

I thought this was a skateboarding movie when I was a kid, but watching it as an adult I realized it was a classic hero’s journey story. Lawndale is the dragon, Bryan is the dragonslayer.

I was OBSESSED with Christian Slater when I was young I watched this movie over & over really just because he was in it!

This interview should have been longer. It was awesome to hear behind the scenes, it was funny. It's like i am there hanging out with two cool dudes

Grew up watching this as a kid and finally on Amazon prime. Usually when u become an adult. Movies get cheesier especially from the 80s and early 90s. But I cant believe actually i found it very heartwarming here in 2020 and really holds the test of time. Christian Slater was always underated and one of the great actors of the 90s.

I loved this movie. Christian Slater as Brian was my biggest influence when i first started skating

I wanted that underground room with the mini half circle thing sooo bad. Rad man

What an awesome video. Was impossible to get any honest behind-the-scenes info about the movie back then. Now we get it straight from the mouths of the stars while we watch them have a candid, casual lunch. Love it.

I met Tony Hawk early in the morning near my school in Long Beach when they were filming Gleaming The Cube back in '88. Got his autograph too... He was driving the Pizza Hut pickup truck! Saw Gleaming The Cube in the theater right around my birthday in January of '89. Good times!

*my top 5 Christian Slater films....* 1. Heathers (1988) 2. Pump Up The Volume (1990) 3. Tales From The Darkside: The Movie (1990) seg."Lot 249" 4. Gleaming The Cube (1989) 5. True Romance (1993)

Gleaming the Cube was EPIC for beginners back then. Every time I watched it, I'd go skate FOR DAYS!

yea man, i rocked Christians cross earing for years. Watched Gleaming like a million times. Thanks you guys

I was a 17 years old Daytona beach skater who grew up on the beach and skating closed down hotel pools. This movie couldn't have come out at the best time ever for me in my life. Thank you so much for this flim. It was like looking right into my life with me and my friends as sk8ers.

I absolutely love Tony Hawk

This movie was all to me as a child. I loved Skateboarding and watch this movie over weeks every day. Damn i miss this 90 time era. 😢😢😢😢

Gleaming the Cube & Hard Rain are criminally underrated. Very entertaining flicks.

That was the movie back in thr day good times

Gleaming the Cube and Rad. two great flicks.

I remember going down to the local rental store and renting this movie as a kid.

I freaking loved this movie!

Thanks for this video! Part of the magic of growing up in the 80s

In the summer of 1994, I watched this movie on VHS every single day. I couldn't skate because my family lived on a farm, and the only concrete around was the highway in front of my house with a 65 mph speed limit. I was 10 years old going on 11, and after that summer I moved to Savannah, Ga. from Bowman S.C., and was about to start Jr. Highschool. I modeled my image after Yabo (I think that was his name) on my first day and got picked on. Ahh good times 😂🤣😂

.........Back then things were much more inocent. I was 9 when this hit!

This was filmed at my high school. I was a freshman at the time.

Wow Slater did One flew over the cuckoos nest? I had to google it and of course he played the Nicolson part. When you see him in Heathers you totally saw that Nicolson vibe. Always liked him as an actor, seems like a really good dude too. Tony Hawk too, not as an actor of course just as a good person.

That’s so great! I am literally watching G leaning the Cube right at this moment and paused for this interview. So special! I saw this film when I was a teen over 30 years ago. What a treat!!!

his JD voice is still there

When he put that board together in the end with the diamond plate pattern was one of the coolest scenes ever

Hell yeah thanks for doing this love that movie growing up. You guys killed it, coolness and all.

Christian Slater was very cool in Pump up the volume. Gleaming the Cube and Thrashin are now 2 legendary classic’s

"Gleaming The Cube" and "Rad", my two favorite movies when I was a kid, I did flatland/bmx, then I got into skating

Still love this movie. This and The Wizard are my two favorite Christian Slater movies.

Top 3 Slater movies: Gleaming the Cube, True Romance, Very Bad Things. In that order. He's done other shit that's good but this is TOP 3

Gleaming the cube and RAD two of the best movies of all time

Christian Slater looked comfortable on his board. Peralta said if they could just get him comfortable enough on the board the movie magic could take over and make everything else believable. Damn good flick!!!

I remember seeing this in the theater; the very short time it was there, almost got kicked out for being too loud everytime one of the pros was on screen. Pure awesomeness! 🤘

Am watching this now for the 1st time. Pretty good movie. I was born in 64, and from 75 to 80 skated a lot. Until I got my drivers license. Got on a board recently my nephew had, and about killed myself, lol. Christian performance in this movie is really good. I can see why he had success as an actor early on. He was constantly being compared to Jack Nicholason back then. Which is not a bad thing to be compared to. Having Tony Hawk to be your mentor as a 1st time skater is a pretty good teacher to have to say the least. I always wonder if I never quit skating how far I could have taking it. "It's on a loop at my house". Haha!

Two of my favorite guys that I grew up knowing. They both survived so much and are looking great! My best to them both - I loved Tony's skate style - I skated for 15 years of my life - from about 7 to my early 20's and then Christian with his movies - heck yeah! Pump Up the Volume was amazing along with his other movies like Untamed Heart that were simply fantastic. Mr Robot - awesome! Tony I hope to see him expand his style - super sharp guy. Cheers to you both from an old 50 year old skater from SJ California. I loved the Bones Brigade Documentary! You guys really spoke your feelings. We needed to hear them

Traveling under the truck at the end of the movie was BEST in my opinion.

Slater is an amazing actor, so many cool films. Watched gleaming the cube as a kid in the UK. Good times.

3:49 That flyaway helmet looks much better than I remember. When Protec helmets came along in the 90’s, it was such an improvement that they actually looked kinda cool by comparison. How you wore the strap made a difference though. For example, unbuckled was cool at first, despite the potential of the strap whipping you in the face. Then there was a short fad of buckling the strap around the back of the helmet. I think rollerbladers started that one, and it looked decent for a minute, despite rendering the helmet completely useless. It fell off every time they fell. Kids who wore them unbuckled usually had the foam padding make it fit tight, or wore a baseball cap under it with the brim. Not so much with the clip around the back dudes. That was only cool for one summer in 1996. By 1997, X-Games was rolling, so everyone just wore the helmets buckled to get on TV, but with the strap loose. That was the cool way to wear it then, though they did sometimes rise up or almost fall off. White helmets were cool around then too. This includes on the street course. I’m not sure when they stopped making pros wear them in the street comp.

Rodney Mullens Movie

I used to go on skateboard missions and dip under trucks because of this classic ish! What!!!!!

that's a sick cramps shirt he's wearing

hahahah I always remember thinking the same thing about the helmet

Gleaming the Cube all time classic movie

Please don't remake this film.

Watched it last night classic❤

Great movie, loved it growing up

Gleaming the cube was awesome. I'm 43 & still watch it once a year or so.

Love gleaming the cube, was one of my favourite movies when I was a kid but it wasn't exactly original of ground breaking. Skateboard came out in 1978 and actually featured a younger Tony Alva, then there was Thrashin. Certainly think this one is the best though.

Tony hawk was in that movie,that's crazy I had no idea

Dang can't believe this video is 12 years ago

I can't tell you how much this movie STILL means to me.

I lost count of the number of times I tried to find and watch this movie from the late 90s onward. It wasn't at any video store, used store, or anywhere to buy. (Not that I was looking constantly). I finally found it on RU-vid during the first round of quarantine back in 2020. Worth the wait. haha

Goin higher and faster than anyones ever been before.

Mr Robot did skateboard, amazing!

My biggest problem with this movie is I wish it had a punk soundtrack to go with the skating

This is a movie I'd ACTUALLY like to see redone with modern day skaters and tricks

Natas did the ollie into the Pizza Hut truck, and was such a big deal back then.

Loved that movie!

Christian Slater and the 1989 movie brought me here ~ Awesome ~ Cheers, DAVEDJ

christian slater is such a cool guy easily one of my favorite actors and favorite people.

I have an original movie pister signed by hawk amd getting signed by slater. Its my mona lisa.

i didn't even know natas was on powell. i thought he was always santa cruz but according to wikipedia it was only one year before them

Legend of billie jean though

1:50 He drinks from Tonys glass.

This movie... And Animal Chin. 2 great skate movies pre 90s

I first watched this film because of Christian Slater, but kept watching it because it was an awesome film!!! Still love it to this day!

I remember the exact place where I learned to Ollie

They dont make movies like this anymore. Different times people! God I wish I could go back

Tony Hawk > Rob Dyrdek

I was an xtra in this movie ,the acting was horrible at best. Didn't know who Tony Hawk was or Christian Slater.

Gleaming the cube rocked. Skater bra 4 life.

such a cool guy and great actor, love his voice! PLUS, still so hot

Gleaming the Cube is one of my all-time favorite films growing up, the filming locations weree local to where I grew up, a cult classic for me. 4/15/23

An important movie in my youth!! Ha ha ha

Christian Slater was cool he's so cool

thats the best movie ever

Nostalgia

Gator did a good amount of Christian's stunt for the final 15 minutes of the film.

The Chateau Marmont is a nice iconic casual lunch backdrop for two iconic casual dudes. P.s. Theres a rumor that the spider high top Airwalks worn by Mr. Slater will be making a return

Lol I opened this video and realized the interview is at the same hotel im sitting at lol weird coincidence

Don't forget Airborne

Gleaming the stupid cube sucked major ass!!! Tony was a dork and still is till This day!! Thrashin was a way better movie!!! The Daggers rule! Alva and Hosoi all day!!

I've seen Slater in more formal interviews, on panel shows, and he always comes across as awkward. Seeing him in a less formal, more relaxed environment when he's talking with someone he's comfortable with, totally different energy. His charisma really comes out.

I love that movie! Watch it once a week

Gleaming the Cube and Rad are two of my favorite movies of all time.

Best movie ever

This movie single handedly boosted the sale of skateboards by 300%! LmAO

I didn't know Jack Nicholson skated in that movie

Love this movie

Movie is on right NOW! Phuckin rocks! Check it out if you never saw it fellas! 007

was on last night! great movie! Im glad Tony graduated from Pizzahut! 🤣

😂😂😂 I think Christian Slater had a ton of plastic surgery a new airline and he actually uses his money to stay out of the media and let people know what he really looks like and who he really is I've never liked that man

he hated the helmet and i swear those are the coolest helmets in existence! i wanted one of those so badly but they are really expensive!