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A 1990 American Independent Sci-Fi Drama directed by Creator/RickKing that follows a young man (Creator/CoreyHaim) trying to end a gang's reign of terror.

The movie also stars Creator/PatriciaArquette, Creator/ChristopherCollet, Creator/JuliusHarris, Creator/MarkPellegrino, Creator/AronEisenberg, Creator/DevinClark, and Creator/JCQuinn.

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!Tropes for the film:
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Griffin saves the life of an old friend's second-in-command, which earns him entry into the friends' gang. The rescued rollerboy thanks Griffin by spending the rest of the film trying to turn the gang leader against him. Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] during the film itself.
* HellishLA: In a dystopian near-future following an economic meltdown, Los Angeles is plagued by crime, poverty, and drug abuse, leading to the rise of a white supremacist rollerblading narcogang that wants to use tainted drugs to sterilize America's junkies and allow the "pure" to rebuild America in their image.
* RollerbladeGood: The movie features a gang of teenage white supremacists who ride rollerblades into their rumbles.
* {{Tagline}}: "In the 21st century, it's gonna take one man his blades to save the world from another man... and HIS blades".
* UngratefulBastard: Griffin saves the life of TheDragon to the boss of Rollerboys, who happens to be Griffin's childhood friend. Out of jealousy, the dragon spends the rest of the film trying to sabotage Griffin's place in the gang.

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