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Brink! (1998)

Brink! poster
Directed by
Greg Beeman
Genre
teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
G
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 121 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school inline skater joins a group of skaters to win money for his family. He deals with friendship and competition along the way.

nostalgicenergeticupbeatlightheartedunderdog-story90s-vibefeel-goodteen-drama

What happens

Brink! is a 1998 American sports drama film that depicts the sport of aggressive inline skating. Written by Jeff Schechter and directed by Greg Beeman, the film stars Erik von Detten as Andy "Brink" Brinker, a high school inline skater who joins a group of skaters to help his financially troubled family. The plot adapts and updates the 1865 novel Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. The film was released as the third Disney Channel Original Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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