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Brink!
Directed by	Greg Beeman
Produced by	Bernadette Caulfield
Written by	Jeff Schechter
Starring	Erik von Detten Sam Horrigan Christina Vidal Robin Riker
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	Disney Channel
Release date	August 29, 1998 (1998-08-29)
Running time	99 minutes

Brink! is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of aggressive inline skating.

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 he betrayed 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 Detten - Andy "Brink" Brinker
• Sam Horrigan - Val
• Christina Vidal - Gabriella
• David Graf - Ralph Brinker
• Robin Riker - Maddie Brinker
• Patrick Levis - Peter Calhoun
• Asher Gold - Jordon
• Walter Emanuel Jones - Boomer
• Lauren Snead - Uncle Greg
• Geoffrey Blake - Jimmy
• Joey Simmrin - Arne "Worm"
• Jake Elliott - B.J.
• Nick McNally - Jason
• Katie Volding - Kate Brinker
• David Fashingbauer - Student (Retrieves the School Nurse)
• Mike Roch - Offended Skateboarder

Songs

Songs featured in Brink!

• "Apology" by Clarissa
• "Sooner or Later" by Fastball
• "Give" by The Suicide Machines
• "Hey Guys, Let's Go Play Baseball" by Wife
• "Zombie Soccer Seminar" by Dirty Denny and Stupid Jason
• "Salsa Dudes" by Gross Juice Captains
• "Your Baseball Days Are Over" by Husband
• "Fon" by Teth Nebby and The Dragon Men of Planet Steak
• "But I Want To Play Baseball!" by Wife feat. Husband
• "Dead Foot" by Sir Dolly Parton
• "Mmmmm Cookies!" by Dead Children Parade

External links

• Brink! at the Internet Movie Database