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Writer:
John Fusco (written by)
Release Date:
14 March 1986 (USA)
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'The Kid' keeps the legend alive.... more
Plot:
Ralph Macchio is Lightning Boy. A kid who can make a slide guitar sing. Blind Dog is an old pro who knows it. Together, they're headed to a place where deals are made. And legends are born. full summary | add synopsis
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Guitar
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Mississippi
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Deal With The Devil
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1 win
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The Most Wonderful Tribute to Blues Ever Made
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ralph Macchio | ... | Eugene Martone |
 | Joe Seneca | ... | Willie Brown |
 | Jami Gertz | ... | Frances |
| Joe Morton | ... | Scratch's Assistant |
| Robert Judd | ... | Scratch |
 | Steve Vai | ... | Jack Butler |
| Dennis Lipscomb | ... | Lloyd |
| Harry Carey Jr. | ... | Bartender |
| John Hancock | ... | Sheriff Tilford |
| Allan Arbus | ... | Dr. Santis |
| Gretchen Palmer | ... | Beautiful Girl / Dancer |
| Al Fann | ... | Pawnbroker |
| Wally Taylor | ... | O.Z |
 | Tim Russ | ... | Robert Johnson |
| Tex Donaldson | ... | John McGraw |
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99 min
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"Eugene's Trick Bag", the updated classical piece at the climax of the film, is largely based on Niccolo Paganini's Caprice #5. Paganini, as the pervading myth has it, sold his soul to the devil for his musical skills. Steve Vai, as 'Jack Butler', replicates Paganini's legendary rolling eyes, long unkempt hair and gaunt stature.
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Factual errors: Early in the film, Eugene puts a Robert Johnson tape into his tape player. The first track is listed as "Crossroads Blues." It should be "Cross Road"; the song title didn't become "Crossroads" until Cream covered the song in 1968.
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Quotes:
Willie Brown:
The blues ain't nothin' but a good man feelin' bad, thinkin' 'bout the woman he once was with.
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Spoofed in "ReBoot: Talent Night (#1.11)" (1995)
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* Minor Spoilers *
Eugene Martone, the 'Lightening Boy' (Ralph Macchio, an actor who presently 'disappeared' from the big screen) is a lover of blues. He studies guitar in Julliard, but he indeed is looking for the thirtieth unknown song of Roberto Johnson. One day, he meets Willie Brown, the 'Blind Dog' (Joe Seneca) in an old folk's home and is convinced that he possess the lost song. Eugene helps Willie to escape the asylum and goes with him to Mississippi. They can just afford a bus ticket from New York to half way to Mississippi, so the rest of their journey is hitchhiking. In the way, they meet Frances (Jami Gertz, also vanished from the screen), a girl who left home and wishes to be a dancer in Los Angeles. They three together will pass through many strange adventures and situations. The climax of the movie is the guitar duel between Eugene and Jack Butler (Steve Vai). This movie is the most wonderful tribute to blues ever made. The cast, direction and soundtrack are perfect. Thank you Walter Hill and John Fusco for such a delightful film. The astonishing music of Ry Cooder is spectacular. If the viewer loves blues like me, will certainly not get tired of watching this movie and listen to the CD with the marvelous soundtrack. In Brazil, this movie has not been released on DVD (only in VHS and the soundtrack on CD). This movie is completely underrated in IMDb. I do not agree with the 6.1 user rating in IMDb. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "Encruzilhada" ("Crossroads")