Crossing the Bridge (1992)

The adventures of three teenage friends in 1970s Detroit.

Director:

Mike Binder

Writer:

Mike Binder

Stars:

Josh Charles, Jason Gedrick, Stephen Baldwin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Charles	...	Mort Golden
Jason Gedrick	...	Tim Reese
Stephen Baldwin	...	Danny Morgan
Cheryl Pollak	...	Carol Brockton
Rita Taggart	...	Kate Golden
Hy Anzell	...	Manny Goldfarb
Richard Edson	...	Mitchell
Ken Jenkins	...	Lou Morgan
Abraham Benrubi	...	Rinny
David Schwimmer	...	John Anderson
Bob Nickman	...	Baldy
James Krag	...	Smiling Jack
Rana Haugen	...	Monica
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Uncle Alby
Todd Tidgewell	...	Ricky Toller

Storyline

An off-screen narrator, Mort Golden, takes us back to winter around 1975, the year he was 21. He and his two buddies, Tim and Danny, have a fateful trip over the bridge from Detroit into Canada. The three of them are going nowhere in life, although Mort has thoughts of being a writer, while his mom wants him to go to college. He and his pals contemplate making a quick fortune transporting drugs over the border in their beat-up Buick, "the war wagon." Mort's also hopelessly in love with a girl he dated briefly a couple years before. With border inspectors, Tim's temper, and Danny's bottled up emotions, is there any way this can end well?

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Plot Keywords:

male bonding | sex | drug smuggling | coming of age | detroit michigan

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Taglines:

It's a trip . . .

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

...und sie spielten mit dem Leben

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$479,676 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Outlaw Productions (I), Touchstone Pictures, War Wagon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The Renaissance Centre (built in 1977) is visible, years before it was built.

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Quotes

Mort: Rinny, your sister Fern. Does she brush her teeth? Because once she smiled at me and I swear I couldn't use my dick for like a year.

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Connections

Referenced in The Ben Stiller Show: With Rob Morrow (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Smoke on the Water"
Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, John Lord, Ian Paice
Performed by Peter Himmelman
Published by Mauve Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Good Movie

This was a very good movie about friendship and loyalty, and what can happen when you decide to put everything on the line. It teaches a very good lesson about life, and climaxes at a moment of truth where the characters will make a decision that will determine the future of their lives. I suggest this movie to anyone who can enjoy a movie that might not have necessarily been the biggset blockbuster of all time, but was real and genuine, and about real people in the real world.