Brink!
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Brink! is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of casual inline skating
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When Brink discovers his family is in financial trouble, he goes against the wishes of his parents and his friends and joins Team X-Bladz for 200 dollars a week. He keeps this from his friends until they see him skating for Team X-Bladz in a local competition. Brink's friends feel betrayed by Brink, and agree to a downhill race - Soul-Skaters vs Team X-Bladz (specifically Gabriella vs Brink).
Val sabotages Gabriella's part of the course by sprinkling pebbles onto the road in order to make her fall and ensure a win for the X-Bladz despite the trivial nature of the street race. As Val plans, Gabriella wipes out big and sustains major injuries. At this point, all of the Soul-Skaters disown Brink as their friend; they call him a sell-out and stop talking to him.
Since Brink seems eager to help out the family, his dad finds him a job working at a dog grooming shop named "Pup 'N Suds." He gets an advance in his paycheck and buys new gear for the team. In the days before the competition, he meets his friends at the skate yard and tells them of his plan to sponsor the team under the name "Team Pup 'N Suds." They accept Brink as their friend again, after hearing that he threw a milkshake in Val's face
As friends once again, they compete in the competition. At the end, it comes down to Brink and Val. Although Brink tries to skate fairly, Val cleverly uses controversial tricks, but fails in the end to secure the win. Brink, his friends and his family celebrate the long-awaited victory.
Immediately after the race, Val is fired from X-Bladz for cheating. Team X-Bladz's manager Jimmy offers Brink the captain position of the team. Remembering that they skate for fun, not money, Brink turns down the offer.
Inline skating
Inline skating is a recreational sport practiced widely internationally. Inline skates typically have 2 to 5 polyurethane wheels, arranged in a single line. The in-line design allows for greater speed than roller skates and better maneuverability...
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Plot
Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (which means they skate for the fun of it, and not for the money), clash with a group of sponsored skaters, Team X-Bladz--led by Val--with whom they attend high school in southern California.When Brink discovers his family is in financial trouble, he goes against the wishes of his parents and his friends and joins Team X-Bladz for 200 dollars a week. He keeps this from his friends until they see him skating for Team X-Bladz in a local competition. Brink's friends feel betrayed by Brink, and agree to a downhill race - Soul-Skaters vs Team X-Bladz (specifically Gabriella vs Brink).
Val sabotages Gabriella's part of the course by sprinkling pebbles onto the road in order to make her fall and ensure a win for the X-Bladz despite the trivial nature of the street race. As Val plans, Gabriella wipes out big and sustains major injuries. At this point, all of the Soul-Skaters disown Brink as their friend; they call him a sell-out and stop talking to him.
Since Brink seems eager to help out the family, his dad finds him a job working at a dog grooming shop named "Pup 'N Suds." He gets an advance in his paycheck and buys new gear for the team. In the days before the competition, he meets his friends at the skate yard and tells them of his plan to sponsor the team under the name "Team Pup 'N Suds." They accept Brink as their friend again, after hearing that he threw a milkshake in Val's face
As friends once again, they compete in the competition. At the end, it comes down to Brink and Val. Although Brink tries to skate fairly, Val cleverly uses controversial tricks, but fails in the end to secure the win. Brink, his friends and his family celebrate the long-awaited victory.
Immediately after the race, Val is fired from X-Bladz for cheating. Team X-Bladz's manager Jimmy offers Brink the captain position of the team. Remembering that they skate for fun, not money, Brink turns down the offer.
Cast
- Erik von DettenErik von DettenErik Thomas von Detten is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Escape to Witch Mountain, Toy Story, Brink!, The Princess Diaries, and So Weird.-Personal life:Von Detten was born in San Diego, California...
- Andy "Brink" Brinker - Sam HorriganSam HorriganSamuel Emmett "Sam" Horrigan is an American actor best known for his role as Quentin Kelly on the hit ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire....
- Val - Christina VidalChristina VidalChristina Abbi Vidal is a former American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Life with Mikey, Brink! , Freaky Friday ,...
- Gabriella - David GrafDavid GrafPaul David Graf was an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films...
- Ralph Brinker - Robin RikerRobin RikerRobin Riker is an American actress. She has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H, The A-Team, Airwolf, Murder, She Wrote, Sliders, Malcolm in the Middle, Pyramid, Six Feet Under, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch among other...
- Maddie Brinker - Patrick LevisPatrick Levis- Biography :Ever since he was little, acting was his passion. He started acting in several commercials, and by the age of twelve, he had a role in the original cast of the Broadway play "Big: the musical." After this he starred in Brink! , a Disney Channel original movie, and shortly after was...
- Peter Calhoun - Asher Gold - Jordon
- Walter Emanuel JonesWalter Emanuel JonesWalter Emanuel Jones is an American actor and dancer known for playing the role of Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger on the hit television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.-Life and career:...
- Boomer - Lauren Snead - Uncle Greg
- Geoffrey BlakeGeoffrey BlakeGeoffrey Blake may refer to:*Geoffrey Blake , Fourth Sea Lord*Geoffrey Blake , American film and television actor*Geoffrey Blake , English athlete...
- Jimmy - Joey Simmrin - Arne "Worm"
- Jake Elliott - B.J.
- Katie VoldingKatie VoldingKatie Louise Volding is an American actress. In 2000 she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot" for her performance in the Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House....
- Kate Brinker - David Fashingbauer - Student (Retrieves the School Nurse)
- John Winkenwerder - Jake Ozland
Songs
Songs featured in Brink!- "Apology" by ClarissaSnatches of PinkSnatches of Pink is a rock band based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Current members are Michael Rank , Marc E. Smith , Nikos Chremos and John Howie Jr , with Michael Rank as the chief songwriter.The band was formed in 1985 by Rank with original bassist / lead vocalist Andy McMillan, and Sarah...
- "Sooner or Later" by FastballFastball (band)Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records....
- "Give" by The Suicide MachinesThe Suicide MachinesThe Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...
- "The Brunk Dunk" by Tim Stone