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Brink!
Directed by	Greg Beeman
Written by	Jeff Schechter
Starring	Erik von Detten Sam Horrigan Christina Vidal
Distributed by	Disney Channel
Release date(s)	1998
Running time	89 mins.
Language	English

Brink! is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of casual inline skating. Scenes from the film were shot at Malibu High School and Zuma Beach in Malibu, California. The tagline for this movie is It Takes A Champ To Stay In Line. [1]

Plot

Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating friends, who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (meaning they skate for the fun of it, and not the money), clash with a group of sponsored skaters - Team X-Bladz. 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 it from his friends until they see him skating for X-Bladz in a local competition. They call him a sell-out and for a while, they 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 skatepark and tells them of his plan to sponsor the team under the name "Team Pup 'N Suds." They accept him as their friend again, after hearing that he threw a shake in the face of Val, Team X-Bladz' captain.

So as friends once again, they compete in the competition. At the end, it comes down to Brink and his rival, Val. Although Brink tries to skate fair, Val uses dirty tricks in attempt to secure the win. However, these tricks do not work and Brink wins the race and the competition.

Immediately after the race, Val is fired from X-Bladz for cheating. Jimmy, Team X-Bladz' manager, offers Brink the captain position of the team. Being the great friend and team player he is, however, he decides to stick with his friends and remain a soul skater.

Cast

• Erik von Detten - Andy "Brink" Brinker
• Sam Horrigan - Val Horrigan
• Christina Vidal - Gabriella
• David Graf - Ralph Brinker
• Robin Riker - Maddie Brinker
• Patrick Levis - Peter Calhoun
• Asher Gold - Jordon
• Walter Emanuel Jones - Boomer
• Geoffrey Blake - Jimmy
• Joey Simmrin - Arne "Worm"
• Jake Elliott - B.J.
• Katie Volding - Kate Brinker
• Kimball Whiting - Student (Retrieves the School Nurse)
• John Winkenwerder - Jake Ozland
• Fabiola da Silva - Stunt double for Gabriella
• Dave Fashingbauer - Geoff
• Mike Cullen - Silly Willy

Songs

Songs featured in Brink!

• "Apology" by Clarissa
• "Sooner or Later" by Fastball
• "Give" by The Suicide Machines

External links

• Brink! at the Internet Movie Database

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