GLEAMING THE CUBE: Tony Hawk, Bones Brigade, Christian Slater skating BTS (1988)

Hi Tony! This is everything I found. Apologies for not editing it down, but I thought the raw footage might be more fun for you guys to go through?? Enjoy! The pizza hut truck cresting the hill is my favorite shot in any movie ever so I was SO excited to find this.
For anyone else watching this... My dad, Michael Tolkin, wrote the classic skater movie Gleaming the Cube. We recently digitized our home movies, and buried between incredibly boring recordings of things like my sister's piano recital and cousin's birthday party, I stumbled upon a holy grail I didn't even know existed- 40 minutes of behind the scenes footage my dad took on set. I FREAKED OUT (I love this movie so much, it's just so fun) and put a short clip up on twitter. Tony Hawk somehow saw the tweet, got nearly as stoked as I was, let me know he showed it to the rest of the crew, and asked who shot it. I let him know my Dad was the cameraman (not on the movie, just as a writer on set having fun), and asked if he'd be interested in taking a look at the full unedited version. He said yes, I got permission from my pops, and here we are!
I'm sure most of you made your way here after seeing the highlight reel Tony put up on his instagram, but if you happened to find this via youtube or some other algorithm and haven't seen Tony's edit yet-- check it out ASAP, it's fantastic!!! / c1irqusppnt
Since way more people saw this than I ever expected and seem to be enjoying all things BTS on GTC, here are a few more fun photos and props/merch my dad kept!
A sweet pic of my dad and Tony when they ran into each other last year and had a little surprise GTC reunion: x.com/EmmaTolk...
The sickest crew jacket of all time (also the second pic in the thread is Christian Slater on set): x.com/EmmaTolk...
A Powell Peralta board from set signed by Mike McGill that I very stupidly would roll around on as a little kid (as in I'd literally just sit on it and ram into things, I didn't skate) because I had no idea how much of a treasure it was 😬: / 1
EDIT: I initially had 1989 in the video title but some people in the comments pointed out it would make more sense to put the year the footage was shot, not the year the movie was released. And they were correct. Amended!
I haven't identified everyone (or even watched all of this through!) but according to Wikipedia "The skating technical advisor for the film was original Z-Boy Stacy Peralta. Among the skateboarders who appear in the film as stunt skaters are Mike McGill, Mark "Gator" Rogowski, Rodney Mullen, Rich Dunlop, Eric Dressen, Lance Mountain, Mike Vallely, Chris Black, Ted Ehr, Natas Kaupas, Chris Borst, and Steve Saiz. Tony Hawk (Buddy) and Tommy Guerrero (Sam), then members of the Bones Brigade, appear in the film as members of Brian's skate crew. Christian Jacobs, future lead singer of The Aquabats and creator of Yo Gabba Gabba!, also appears in the film as Gremic."
Stunt skaters from IMDB: Bobby Bass, Chris Black, Simone Boisseree, Chris Borst, Bobby Burns, Clarke Coleman, Jeff Dashnaw, Gary Davis, Steve Davison, Tim Davison, Eric Dressen, Rich Dunlap, Ted Ehr, Tom Elliott, David Ellis, Richard Ellis, Freddie Hice, Buddy Joe Hooke, Norman Howell, Tommy Huff, Jeff Imada, Natas Kaupas, Ed Lang, Craig Lietzke, Mike McGill, John Meier, Lance Mountain, Rodney Mullen, Stacy Peralta, Chad Randall, Kristyn Randall, Cyndi Lee Rice, Mark 'Gator' Rogowski, Steve Saiz, Oliver Theess, Mike Vallely, Dick Ziker, Carey Loftin, Shawn Odum
Uhhh do keywords go here so people can find this? Hm. Skateboard skater skating 1980s 80s pizza hut truck thrasher thrashin eighties skate tricks pool pools orange county x games filmmaking filmmaker shot on film 80s fashion thriller drama nostalgia southern california... I don't know man. lol.

[@bryancarson6359]

This is a beautiful little piece of gold from a great time in skateboarding history..

[@volvoguy804]

I love this movie! Used to skate from '87 to '96. I remember my first board a Vision Psycho stick.

[@skateboston420]

I was the next generation, 2nd Gen of street skating, 1997-2009

[@krilla]

ha, that was my exact timeframe too. Powell Bug and then the hasoi hammerhead. Sex Wheels!

[@jamesmuller1481]

It's about time there is more footage of this movie.

[@superunknown2812]

They never put any of this on the dvd at all

[@TheHeavensFellen]

@@superunknown2812 I only saw one DVD that today you can order of this film, it seems to be one of the digital copy versions posted in multiple uploads on here and that copy is not very good. I see now there is a HD version but i guess they were lucky for us all to find a proper DVD of the film.

[@ShartinScorsese]

​@@superunknown2812 If they ever do a re-release I hope they do!! Crazy that we didn't even know it existed until this year. Like I think my dad figured he'd taped over it or something?? He was so surprised when I told him it was on our home videos and even more surprised when I told him how much there was!

[@skelovade]

@@ShartinScorseseomg amazing, watched it for the first time in ‘91 while I was also skating back then, God Bless You 📢 🎬

[@NotsoHardcore1]

The Goat of skateboard movies imo.

[@robertbarnhart7791]

Thanks so much for posting this Emma. Your Dad made one of the best movies of all time. Im 41 now and still love this movie as much as I did the first time I saw it. Pure magic!

[@marcellocarbone6993]

I would rent this movie from West Coast video EVERY weekend, this is an amazing post, thank you so much for this behind the scenes look

[@yesmaybe630]

This was the introduction to skateboarding for me. I still skate to this day because of this movie ❤❤❤❤❤

[@godstomper]

Gleaming the Cube is a great film. One of my favorites in the late 80s.

[@crazyralph6386]

Mike V with the Suicidal Tendencies hat 😂

[@datapusher-]

I never knew that was him doubling in that character all these years!

[@shaddylarge9073]

Wow i didnt know he was in this movie

[@adambloodworth6856]

This was probably one of my favorite movies growing up and still is. I can still remember all the great lines in this movie. I want 50 thousand dollars and a plane ticket to Bangkok and the skateboard stays in the garage. I love the song at the end by Billy Bush brothers to brother

[@seanmichael7714]

🎵Brother to brother, where r u goin,walkin a tight rope, get on or off. Fear of rejection, is all ur afraid of, but that never stopped u no it never stopped u nothin ever stopped u before..🎵 😂straight from memory dude! Haha! Truly 🔥movie😃👍

[@tres909]

Still my favorite line... "if I had a dog with a face like yours, I'd shave it's ass and teach it to walk backwards" 😂😂😂😂

[@seanmichael7714]

@@tres909 that line IS the best! 💀 I was just thinking about It a couple days ago LMFAO

[@13thRaven]

Classic, i skated in the 80s, this brings back great memories, thx

[@LoneGoatCult]

That hill scene is epic!! So cool to see the behind the scenes footage. A glimpse into our past! Thank you, Emma, for uploading this gem!! It took me back. What a magical time for skateboarding!

[@AnhedoniaParty]

This needs to be next to Rad in the dictionary. I loved this film growing up and am still incredibly fond of it and those memories as an adult. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

[@taterstoolboxskates]

I grew up on this movie, 9 yrs old sitting on my board in the living room floor I wore out this VHS tape 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🤙🏼😎🛹

[@freqenc]

What's so amazing that you've watched the film so much, you know which "Take" made it. Don't make them like that anymore. Such a shame. RIP Hollywood.

[@codyclark2780]

What a gem !

[@williammiller5160]

One of the greatest movies of all time

[@StuffedBearSus]

Nahhhhh lol but it’s a good one

[@aaroneslinger7968]

what a gem of a find! Thank you posting this!

[@jasoncarmichael6311]

Sweet, I just got Tony's board with the hut truck graphic and had to watch the movie again

[@asking4mebartender630]

This movie created many sleepovers. If it played in the morning on HBO it would play again in the afternoon. A poor mom would have 10 boards on her front porch and a bunch of animals in her house demanding Pizza Hut waiting for it to start. And don't get me started if we weren't offered the new set of Noid shades 😂

[@AlanTwilley]

Thank you so much, this is one of my favorite movies!

[@tres909]

This is the coolest shit I've seen this year. And I've just finished watching this year's Vert Alert. Edit: The closeup of Tony in the truck is the thing I remember the most from watching this movie when I was younger. That and I always wondered why the Brian's a "fuck up" lines were changed to "screw up". I guess to get a PG-13 rating?

[@SHREDBEARD696]

This is amazing footage! Thx for sharing it!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤙🏻🤙🏻🛹🛹

[@BobSmith-j8p]

Thank you so much for posting this Emma! Your dad made a film that literally changed my life for the better.

[@LukeDodge916]

Thanks for posting this. Man i was obsessed with this film back then...

[@3DEditor]

Awesome behind the scenes footage.

[@JayDay32]

So interesting to see the process of filming and how amazing these guys were at being able to just keep making runs for footage.

[@jeffkeni]

This is pure gold, Emma! Thank you for posting.

[@darioconstain]

Best way to start the new year!!!

[@seanmichael7714]

This is so sick I really love this movie and thrashin also. I've watched them so much when I was having drinks after my skating day. Just such nostalgia

[@1MNUTZ]

This footage is insane!!!

[@trustno_one]

This is GOLD THANK YOU SO MUCH. SUCH NICE MEMORIES GOOD TIMES. ONE OF MY FAV MOVIES EVER

[@kalebbarkley5208]

This footage is Gold!! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@abbeyglencircle]

Oh, wow, this is an incredible footage. Thanks

[@williamhanley7031]

What a perfect pool

[@taliagluck7077]

Thanks for posting this, really great footage!!

[@bd94s10]

Thanks for sharing this!!!!

[@aaronfish7754]

Thanks for putting this up!!!

[@webjay1]

I never knew Tommy had such amazing pool skills

[@lifethroughaleicalens]

In the video "Christian Slater and Tony Hawk discuss Gleaming the cube" they talk about that scene on the hill. It's also very interesting.

[@crazyralph6386]

Didn’t know Hawk got all messed up from that scene

[@ERICF66]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWayloF4hqxso7ssi=Za-zgSRZF8MuIZbL

[@skateboston420]

Tony Hawk hawking for Pizza Hut 🍕 lol. I need to watch the full movie. I just remember Tony Hawk as the Pizza Hut employee and Rodney Mullen doing freestyle on some roof on top of a tall building. The original Bones Brigade was sick. It was even sicker when Mike V and Rodney went over to World 🌎 Industries at the beginning of 90s street skating.

[@drexasouras1235]

Man I want to be part of the whole movie making experience.. I dream about everyday

[@seanmichael7714]

Dude seriously best wishes on ur dreams fr, i felt that 😅👍

[@johnsambo9379]

Just learn to be a homosexual. Hollywood is full of them.

[@PerryEarl]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[@superunknown2812]

That hill they shot Tonys pizza hut truck coming down looks similar to the hill at the beginning of Thrashin when they show Hook and the daggers skating down

[@jayfunk5988]

No way the young Bones Brigade even a young Mike V

[@nipz8053]

Dope ass history here...😃

[@lifethroughaleicalens]

This is so cool! Thanks so much! ❤❤❤

[@1980sbrawl]

Wasnt Gleaming the cube released in early 89? If so this was filmed in 88.

[@ShartinScorsese]

You’re correct- I put 89 as the movie release year but it probably would have made more sense to do the year it was filmed UPDATE: I somehow didn't realize you could edit video titles after upload bc I barely post on here lol but I've now changed the title to reflect the year it was shot. Thanks for pointing it out, good call!

[@jayrum7303]

Back when MC Bat Commander was a member of the Bones Brigade.

[@TheHeavensFellen]

is that yo gabba gabba?

[@ShartinScorsese]

I’ve seen The Aquabats live more than any other band, which isn’t exactly a “full circle” moment, but it’s sweet my dad and I both have happy MC Bat Commander memories 😂

[@skateorbri]

McGill was ruling that pool with that lapovergrind on the hip was sick! So rad they used a real backyard pool. Movie people are dicks though so cool Stacy was in charge .

[@vinylritchie1974]

Dressen Rules!

[@williamhanley7031]

Who was the skater that did the front side carve grind in the pool to the epic hip hack front side. ?

[@veritechz]

Can anyone involved in the production of this film confirm if tony's pizza hut truck and it's red-roof attachment were made up for the film, or if that's really how PH delivery trucks were at the time?

[@mr.mayhem7102]

That's what the trucks looked like in the commercials for pizza hut back then.

[@CavemanVanDweller]

They drove their personal vehicle back then just as now. Most places didn't offer delivery.

[@ianpark6722]

Oh shit didnt kno natas was in it

[@seanmichael7714]

Holy crap I literally just remembered right now that I had a natas board among many others around early 90s. So many sick boards, wish they were all on my wall..

[@skateboston420]

​@@seanmichael7714101

[@johnphonedaddy6273]

Yeah Tommy!!!!

[@skateboston420]

Was Christian Slater an actual skater? I know in Police Academy 4, David Spade had a double but he was actually a good skater too.

[@StuffedBearSus]

Hahahaha no

[@Legoisjustsogood]

Christian learned some skateboarding for this movie, so no he wasn't a skater. In this KZbin video where Tony Hawke talks about skateboarding movies, he talks a bit about this movie kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2fKY2VtgNyBeq8si=jc31CCPRq6GNGG0a

[@reverendbillylard1591]

Is that writing at 24:17 on Gators grip tape?

[@fernandomaron87]

It definetly looks similar to his artwork/handwriting style

[@deepsky6268]

who is the kid with the hat fliped up bill ?

[@tres909]

Mike V!

[@skateboston420]

​@@tres909*Mike Vallely

[@tres909]

@@skateboston420 the same

[@jamponyexpress7956]

Just for historical context it would be nice to get some approximate dates in 1988 of this- the 1989 in your title could imply when this was filmed or the films release year (which is indeed Jan. 1989).

[@ShartinScorsese]

The way our home movies got digitized the dates were often wrong or missing so I just put the release year, but this must have been 1988!

[@davidgriffin1382]

26:05

[@aaroneslinger7968]

Who all is in the pool? I see Hawk, Tommy G, McGill....

[@tres909]

I know Mike V was the dude in the suicidal hat

[@beatriz1488]

I didn’t saw mark Rogowski in this footage and caballero or am i blind? 😂

[@ShartinScorsese]

Oh I can barely tell who’s who, I just know they were in the movie so they’re likely to be in here. But you could be right!

[@beatriz1488]

@@ShartinScorsese since they all were in the credits! :) im gonna watch again closely to see if i can spot any of them

[@lifethroughaleicalens]

Caballero performed several stunts in the movie.

[@allanreyes5520]

I think Gator was the other stunt double in the motor cycle chase, aside from Stacy peralta..some skaters on the credirs are on the downhill scene

[@beatriz1488]

@@allanreyes5520 i thought he did the under the truck scene but it didn’t look like him i will watch it again i know cab did some of the skating and ofcourse rodney and mike mcgill i saw them haha

[@超虎生活]

I just don't understand why McGill can still often be seen with that exact same hair to this day...

[@helorumtheknightsofmambrin2155]

Please somebody make a sequel to Gleaming the Cube.

[@importon]

Should be in the smithsonian

[@theunwanted6122]

Still love this movie.

[@TheHeavensFellen]

I'm so hyped for the upcoming modern remake where the boys will be riding along on electric battery powered scooters

[@williamhanley7031]

I never saw this flick.

[@williamhanley7031]

Get out of the shallow end!

[@GreenGrow-ck3pg]

Goofy

[@ms77-j3y]

This movie sucks so bad just as Tony Hawk does

[@madhatter5331]

Your life must suck because you're making a comment like this😂

[@ms77-j3y]

@@madhatter5331 Im sorry for you that your life sucks

[@DISKHUNT]

This ruined the movie for me Was one of my favourite but this is so bad even back then 😢

[@codyclark2780]

What a gem !