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A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, Metacritic 40/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 427 1980s crime movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic40/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
147 audience votes
Key crew
- Graeme CliffordDirector
- Michael TolkinWriter
- Jay FergusonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
- Max PerlichYabbo
- Tony HawkBuddy
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Themes
skateboardinglos angeles, california