Crossroads (I) (2002)

Three childhood best friends, and a guy they just met, take a trip across the country, finding themselves and their friendship in the process.

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writer:

Shonda Rhimes

Stars:

Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Britney Spears	...	Lucy Wagner
Anson Mount	...	Ben
Zoe Saldana	...	Kit (as Zoë Saldana)
Taryn Manning	...	Mimi
Dan Aykroyd	...	Pete Wagner
Kim Cattrall	...	Caroline
Justin Long	...	Henry
Beverly Johnson	...	Kit's Mother
Bahni Turpin	...	Ms. Jenson
Kool Moe Dee	...	Bar Owner (as Kool Mo Dee)
Richard Voll	...	Dylan
Katherine Boecher	...	Dylan's Other Girl (as Pippi B.)
Dave Allen	...	Bar Patron (as David 'Gruber' Allen)
Kyle Davis	...	High School Burnout
Branden Williams	...	Kurt

Storyline

Three friends get together and bury a box making a pact to open it at midnight at their high school graduation. In the little town in Georgia that they live in, things soon change. One is little miss perfect, one is an engaged prom queen, and the other is a pregnant outcast. The night of graduation, they open the box and they strike up a conversation. All of a sudden, one brings up the topic of her going to Los Angeles for a record contract audition. They all decide to go together and they leave. With a little money, they set out on the road with a guy named Ben. When one of them tells the other a rumor that he might be a homicidal maniac they are all scared of him. When they reach LA, Lucy (Britney Spears) falls in love with Ben and against her father's wishes, she stays and she goes to the audition.

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Plot Keywords:

graduation | audition | high school | friendship | on the road | 

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Taglines:

What we have is now. And right now, we have each other

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief teen drinking

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Not a Girl

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,439 (Iceland) (5 April 2002)

Gross:

£5,270,243 (UK) (3 May 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuzzy Bunny Films (I), MTV Films, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dan Aykroyd created a detailed back-story for his character and his life in the navy. He even had a friend draw a navy tattoo on his arm (which can be seen in the scene where he is working on the car in the garage).

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Goofs

When the girls are in the store, in each shot Kits earring switch from behind her hair to not being behind her hair.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Young Mimi: Hand me the flashlight.
Young Lucy: Here it is.
Young Mimi: Kit, I've got the shovel.
Young Kit: You do?
Young Mimi: Lucy, get the box.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, Britney performs "Overprotected" and clips of bloopers are shown while Britney sings.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Sunday School Musical (2011)

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Soundtracks

"You and Me"
Written by Jaret Reddick
Performed by Bowling for Soup
Courtesy of Jive Records

User Reviews

Oh, get over yourself and admit that this is a cute movie

Out of all the people, I admit that I bash Britney Spears all the time. But I saw this movie because my 2 best friends and my boyfriend wanted to see this. And we actually thought this was a cute movie. And it's funny, our friendship is like the one in this movie. There's the sexy one, there's the smart one, there's the one who wants to make it big, and of course my boyfriend. Of course it's not oscar worthy, or the movie of the year. But it's cute. Kind of cheesy, but fun. So what if you're not a Britney Spears fan, if you hate this movie just because someone you don't like is in it, you have to be a pretty shallow person. So stop acting like you know everything about movies. I'm not a pre-teen, but I liked it. So like I said, just admit that it was cute. Like people are going to contact you and praise you for making fun of this movie.

7/10