There's a scene in this movie, one would say freakily idenitical to one in another Christian Slater, years later, Kuffs. It's Slater farewelling his stepbrother here, spouting the words "I fu..in' love you man" Watch Kuffs and you'll see the same dialogue. GTC is no Kuffs though, with fantastically shot skateboarding scenes, some quite breathtaking. They do quite well compensate for some of the films faults, although GTC is quite entertaining, too being one of Slater's first films, which had a brief run at the cinema. Again making references to Kuffs, Slater is again, an avenging hero, not playing by the rules, and causing s..t and some tempers to flare. One being a young detective, Al (Steven Bauer) who sides with him, to take down the corrupt party who wasted his Vietnamese stepbrother (again I drawer reference to Kuffs, Slater's brotherly love problems). I don't really know how Bauer's character fits in, as far as Slater's acquaintance, (Is he just some old friend, now a cop who busted Slater and pals one too many times) e.g. Slater and skate addicts crashing a house, and using a deep unfilled pool as a skating rink. That's what I boil his character relation down too. GTC isn't really a film that impresses. It's a good popcorn flick, but don't look for anything beyond that, except the great thrill seeking skating sequences. I was disappointed at the start, expecting a Point Break moment in that plane, prior to them crashing that pool in upscale suburbia, though. Try and count the time Bauer, flicks Slater's ear. Ouuch!
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