Crossing the Bridge (1992)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Mike Binder

Writer (WGA):

Mike Binder (written by)

Release Date:

11 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

They were the best of friends, on a high stakes journey that would change their lives forever . . .

Plot:

The adventures of three teenage friends in 1970s Detroit.

Plot Keywords:

Male Bonding | Sex | Drug Smuggling | Coming Of Age | Detroit Michigan

Cast

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

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Germany:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

Outlaw Productions (I)

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The movie is set in the early- to mid-1970s. When the guys went to visit Windsor, Ontario, they stop at a Petro Canada Service station. Petro Canada did not exist until the late-'70s.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Creating 'The Upside of Anger' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Wild Thing

One of the Best Period Pieces Around

1970's Michigan- Mike Binder's "Crossing the Bridge" is such an effective encapsulation of that time and place that you might have to check the credits to make sure this movie wasn't made in 1975. This film was among my favorites as a teenager and has a tone that's somewhere in between All the Right Moves and the string of Coppola/SE Hinton films of the early 80's. Stephen Baldwin (in his best performance), Josh Charles, and Jason Gedrick, are three suburban Detroit buddies two years removed from high school. The dynamic and dialogue between the three actors superceeds the plot, none of which I will give away here. All in all, this is a great movie with an intangible quality that cements it the category of my all time favorites. Definately one to check out.