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Release Date:
16 November 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
Some lives cross, others collide.
Plot:
Freddie Gale is a seedy jeweler who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Sean Penn to be Honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 26 December 2008, 9:21 AM, PST)
Sean Penn & Jack Nicholson Are Just Ordinary Guys
(From WENN. 25 January 2001)
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Great! more (54 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jack Nicholson | ... | Freddy Gale |
 | David Morse | ... | John Booth |
 | Anjelica Huston | ... | Mary |
 | Robin Wright Penn | ... | Jojo (as Robin Wright) |
 | Piper Laurie | ... | Helen Booth |
| Richard Bradford | ... | Stuart Booth |
 | Priscilla Barnes | ... | Verna |
| David Baerwald | ... | Peter |
 | Robbie Robertson | ... | Roger |
 | John Savage | ... | Bobby |
 | Kari Wuhrer | ... | Mia |
 | Jennifer Leigh Warren | ... | Jennifer |
| Kellita Smith | ... | Tanya |
| Richard C. Sarafian | ... | Sunny Ventura (as Richard Sarafian) |
 | Bobby Cooper | ... | Coop |
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Rated R for sexuality and strong language.
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 | Brazil:14 | Singapore:M18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13
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The movie concludes with a dedication to "My friend, Charles Bukowski. I miss you, S.P." 'Sean Penn' was a close friend of the writer and poet. more
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Continuity: When Freddy gives John Booth three more days he marks it on the calendar in red and the square he draws is not even, later when he crosses the day in the calendar the square drawn is perfect. more
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[After being released from prison.]
John Booth:
Freedom is overrated.
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Referenced in American Arts & Culture Presents John Horatio Malkovich 'Dance of Despair & Disillusionment' (2000) (V) more
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Crossing Guard is one of those underrated films that is a pure joy to discover. Sean Penn did a tremendous job directing it and Jack Nicholson is in top form here.It's easy to see why people ignored the film when it was released back in 1995 - but then again, the general public doesn't really watch good films unless they're being told what to watch come Oscar time. It's a shame, really that Crossing Guard wasn't nominated for anything. But then again neither was any of Tarkovsky's films. 9 out of 10!