FeatureR1986·99m·7.3

Crossroads

Where second best never gets a second chance.

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A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

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Cast

Ralph Macchio

Eugene Martone

Joe Seneca

Willie Brown

Jami Gertz

Frances

Joe Morton

Scratch's Assistant

Robert Judd

Scratch

Steve Vai

Jack Butler

Tim Russ

Robert Johnson

Dennis Lipscomb

Lloyd

Harry Carey, Jr.

Bartender

Wally Taylor

O.Z.

Allan Arbus

Dr. Santis

Edward Walsh

Harley Terhune

John Hancock

Sheriff Tilford

Allan Graf

Alvin

Al Fann

Pawnbroker

Guy Killum

Willie at 17

Gretchen Palmer

Beautiful Girl / Dancer

Tom Donaldson

John McGraw

Akosua Busia

Woman at Boardinghouse

Royce Wallace

Hotel Proprietor

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
$5.7M
Age rating
R
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Columbia Pictures

Crew

Director

Walter Hill

Writers

John Fusco

Ry Cooder

Original Music Composer

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Freeman A. Davies

Editor

Jack T. Collis

Production Design

Gallery

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/12/2023

10.0

Yeah, who doesn't love Robert Johnson, right? OK, well that's not true, I have friends that are Beatles fans... and the thing about them is that they are pure, unadulterated, pop. And the Stones play the blues. Cream plays the blues, Grand Funk, CCR, even Pearl Jam from time to time. The people that don't like Robert Johnson are pure pop fans. Everyone else listens to the blues. That is what this is, it's a love letter to the blues via the Robert Johnson crossroads legend, the traveling hobo bluesmen of the 1930s, it's a thank you to people like WC Handy and everyone that goes down to Memphis and works their way south just to see where it all started. But, for the pure pop fans, it's just the Karate Kid with a guitar and the kindly instructor with a harmonica. If you're into that kind of thing, it's a movie you'll appreciate, you'll probably even like. But if you're a pure pop guy... it's probably not your thing, but watch it anyways, because you wouldn't even have pop without what this is paying tribute to.