Crossroads (2002)

Three childhood best friends, and a guy they just met, take a road 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

Bottom Rated Movies #45 | 2 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Britney Spears	...	Lucy
Anson Mount	...	Ben
Zoe Saldana	...	Kit (as Zoë Saldana)
Taryn Manning	...	Mimi
Dan Aykroyd	...	Pete
Kim Cattrall	...	Caroline
Justin Long	...	Henry
Beverly Johnson	...	Kit's Mom
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 best friends get together and bury a box, making a pact to open it at midnight at their high school graduation. In the small 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. On the night of their graduation, they open the box and they strike up a conversation. Suddenly, 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 Los Angeles, 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:

on the road | road trip | childhood friend | singer | audition | 

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Taglines:

Dreams change. Friends are forever.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | 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 USA:

$17,014,226, 17 February 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$37,191,304

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$61,141,030

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

Anson Mount was initially reluctant to accept the role of Ben - finding the script to be "cheesy" and "lame" - but was encouraged by Robert De Niro, with whom he was working at the time on City by the Sea (2002). De Niro turned out to be a huge Britney Spears fan. They went over scenes from 'Crossroads' on breaks from 'City by the Sea,' with Mount reading his lines and De Niro reading Spears'.

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Goofs

While at the gas station, the burrito that Mimi is eating disappears and reappears between shots.

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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 closing credits, Britney performs "Overprotected" and clips of bloopers are shown while Britney sings.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: John Q/Hart's War/Crossroads/Metropolis (2002)

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Soundtracks

Bye Bye Bye
Written by Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin & Jacob Schulze (as Jacob Schulze)
Performed by *NSYNC
Courtesy of Jive Records

User Reviews

It's Acadamy Awards time for Britney Spears

I have to say I am a huge fan of Meryle Streep, and I have not seen anyone in Meryle caliber untile Britney came out with Crossroads. Britney should put the music aside for a little bit and round up some Acadamy Awards. I'm sure once Robert Dinero and John Malkavich view Crossroads they will beg Britney to do a movie with them. If only Lee Strasberg was alive today to see Britneys performance he would clap and cheer like there was no tomorrow. Crossroads itself is a Cinematic Jewel that deserves to be shown all over the world. God bless the director and Britney for bringing excellence back to the big screen.