Crossroads (2002/I)

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writer (WGA):

Shonda Rhimes (written by)

Release Date:

15 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Dreams change. Friends are forever.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Graduation | High School | School | On The Road | Expectant Mother

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

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
Celina Belizan	...	Kit's Friend
Shonda Farr	...	Kit's Friend
Jaret Reddick	...	Bowling for Soup, Graduation Band (as Jaret Von Erich)
Christopher Van Malmsteen	...	Bowling for Soup, Graduation Band
Erik Rodham Clinton	...	Bowling for Soup, Graduation Band
Gary Wiseass	...	Bowling for Soup, Graduation Band
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Customer
Brandon Henschel	...	Guy in Bar
Janet May	...	Annie
Seth Romatelli	...	Talent Organizer
Jesse Camp	...	Audition Applicant
Jamie Lynn Spears	...	Young Lucy Wagner
Dajine Colon	...	Young Kit
Crystal Milton	...	Young Mimi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ray Conchado	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Carl Conti	...	Paramedic (uncredited)
Johnny Drocco	...	Blue haired musician (uncredited)
Casey Keegan	...	Boy Band Member (uncredited)
Nick Pellegrino	...	High School Vice Principal (uncredited)

Directed by
Tamra Davis

Writing credits (WGA)
Shonda Rhimes		(written by)

Produced by
Clive Calder	....	executive producer
Ann Carli	....	producer
David Gale	....	executive producer
Robert Lee	....	co-producer
Jonathan McHugh	....	co-producer
Larry Rudolph	....	executive producer
Van Toffler	....	executive producer
Johnny Wright	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Trevor Jones

Cinematography by
Eric Alan Edwards		(as Eric Edwards)

Film Editing by
Melissa Kent

Casting by
Justine Baddeley
Kim Davis		(as Kim Davis-Wagner)

Production Design by
Waldemar Kalinowski

Art Direction by
Barry Kingston

Set Decoration by
Florence Fellman
Frank Zito

Costume Design by
Wendy Schecter

Makeup Department
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup department head
Lana Heying	....	hair stylist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair department head
Joni Powell	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Meredith Fox	....	executive in charge of production
Matthew R. Hannon	....	post-production supervisor (as Matt Hannon)
Victor Ho	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melissa Cummins Lorenz	....	second assistant director
Robert Lorenz	....	first assistant director
Robert Lorenz	....	second unit director
Marla D. Saltzer	....	second second assistant director (as Marla Saltzer)

Art Department
Tom Benardello	....	paint foreman
Michael R. Blaich	....	painter
Jack Blanchard	....	set dresser
Tim Broderick	....	painter
James J. Burke	....	art department coordinator
Daniel DiAlba	....	propmaker
Sim Ezzes	....	swing
Will Grant	....	set dressing gang boss
Bob Hawk	....	propmaker
Michael Hoapili	....	assistant property master
Jim C. Johnson	....	leadman
Helen Kozora	....	prop buyer
Helen Kozora	....	set decoration buyer
Patrick McGuire	....	swing: Louisiana (as Pat McGuire)
Margaret M. Miles	....	on-set dresser
Peter Mugar	....	painter
Jorin Ostroska	....	assistant props: Louisiana
Charles Page	....	construction foreman
Jason Perlander	....	swing: Louisiana
Caleb Phillips	....	labor foreman
Charles Phillips	....	construction coordinator
Jared Scardina	....	swing
Michael Spitaletto	....	painter
Scott A. Stephens	....	property master
Bart Sullivan	....	swing
Frank Zito	....	lead man: Louisiana

Sound Department
Nick Clay	....	sound assistant
Paul B. Clay	....	sound supervisor (as Paul Clay)
Michael P. Cook	....	foley editor (as Mike Cook)
Rich Cook	....	dialogue editor
Andrew Dudman	....	assistant sound engineer
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Ann Hadsell	....	adr mixer
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Michael Hoskinson	....	adr editor
Michael Hoskinson	....	dialogue editor
Coril Joseph	....	cable person: Louisiana
David Kreutzer	....	assistant sound
Aaron Levy	....	sound recordist
Carey Milbradt	....	sound editor
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	sound effects editor
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (as Rick Partlow)
Bryan Pennington	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Raymond	....	audio playback
Joel Shryack	....	boom operator
Lee Tinkham	....	adr mixer
Lee Tinkham	....	foley mixer
Susumu Tokunow	....	production sound mixer
Casey Troutman	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Derek Crimmel	....	special effects assistant
Beverley Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Gregory Creaser	....	imaging/timing supervisor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Steven Emmert	....	optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator
Harry Harris III	....	stunt coordinator
Eddie Perez	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Beard	....	lighting technician: Louisiana
Buddy Carr	....	dolly grip: Louisiana (as Stanley 'Buddy' Carr)
Raul Colletta	....	video assist operator
Tom Conrad	....	video assist: Louisiana
Paul Daley	....	gaffer
Paul Daley	....	gaffer
Julian de la Pena	....	light board operator
Julian de la Pena	....	programmer: moving lights
Cougar Easley	....	lighting technician: Louisiana
Chris Eckstrom	....	grip: Louisiana
Richard Fezzey	....	key grip
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Robert Forrest	....	dolly grip
Matthew Gaumer	....	film loader
Scott Gillis	....	grip
Jason Goodowens	....	grip: Louisiana
Paul Horn	....	key first assistant camera
Andy C. Huber	....	rigging gaffer: Los Angeles
Louis Isman	....	best boy grip (as Louis 'Lucky' Isman)
Kurt Jones	....	Steadicam operator
Yuri Karjane	....	second assistant camera
Vic Keatley	....	lighting technician: Louisiana (as Victor Keatley)
Christopher Kiso	....	rigging best boy electrician: Los Angeles
Baqi Kopelman	....	lighting technician
Jon Lindsay	....	camera loader
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician
George Marsala	....	grip
Jordan McMonagle	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Louisiana
Paul Olinde	....	lighting technician: Louisiana
Dustin Pedone	....	lighting technician
John Pedone	....	best boy electric
Gregory Romero	....	grip
Lynda Vincent	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Louisiana
Giovanni Zelko	....	set lighting technician

Casting Department
Peter Alwazzan	....	extras casting
Cate Engel	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabela Braga	....	key costumer
Linda Gardar	....	key costumer: Louisiana
Caroline Marx	....	costume supervisor
Dena Matranga	....	set costumer
Giselle Spence	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Andi Kasen Bergman	....	assistant editor
Matthew O. Murphy	....	apprentice editor: film
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Alexis Seymour	....	first assistant editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer
Scott Zone	....	colorist

Music Department
Geoff Alexander	....	conductor
Geoff Alexander	....	orchestrator
Ramiro Belgardt	....	music editor
Daniel Allan Carlin	....	music supervisor (as Daniel Carlin)
Gareth Cousins	....	music mixing engineer
Gareth Cousins	....	music programmer
Gareth Cousins	....	music recording engineer
Jim Harrison	....	supervising music editor
Trevor Jones	....	orchestrator
Julian Kershaw	....	orchestrator
Joseph Magee	....	music mixer
Gordan Nikolitch	....	musical director
Steven Price	....	musician: guitar solo
Gary Raymond	....	music playback & live mixer
Rochelle Sharpe	....	music clearance
Tony Stanton	....	music preparation
Terry Wilson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ed Adams	....	driver
Larry Arceneaux	....	transportation co-captain: Louisiana
Michael Dawes	....	driver
Paul Feddersen	....	transportation coordinator
David Gerry	....	transportation captain
Sonny Messina	....	transportation co-captain: Louisiana
Hugo Ocana	....	driver
Poland Perkins	....	transportation coordinator: Louisiana (as Poland P. Perkins)
Greag Waldrop	....	transportation

Other crew
Cedi Ali Rajah	....	production assistant (as Cedi Snowden)
Ashley M. Armitage	....	production assistant
Tim Ball	....	production assistant
Michele Beeby	....	assistant: Tamra Davis
Steven C. Beer	....	legal counsel: Ms. Spears
Robert Bodenheaimer	....	craft service: Louisiana (as Robert Bodenheimer)
Randolph Bookman	....	production assistant
Adam Carrera	....	stand-in: Anson Mount
Jamale Case	....	set medic
Stanly Marc Childers	....	assistant craft service
Felicia Culotta	....	assistant: Britney Spears
Isabelle Demers	....	assistant location manager
John 'Q' Elgani	....	security: Britney Spears
Ryan Eustis	....	production assistant: Louisiana
Erik Faes	....	production assistant
Robert Feggans	....	security: Britney Spears (as 'Big Rob' Feggans)
Eddie Frierson	....	adr loop group
Erik Alexander Gavica	....	adr loop group (as Erik A. Gavica)
Holly Goline	....	production assistant: Louisiana
Karen Gottlieb	....	production attorney
Kerry Gutierrez	....	adr loop group
Archie Hahn	....	adr loop group
Knox Hughes	....	assistant: Ann Carli (as John Hughes)
Roger Jones	....	production secretary
Alissa M. Kantrow	....	production coordinator: Louisiana
Ted Kantrow	....	caterer: New Orleans
Monica Kenyon	....	key set production assistant
Amy Leland	....	adr loop group
Luisa Leschin	....	adr loop group
Antoinette Levine	....	location manager
Tina Mahler	....	stand-in: Britney Spears
Mae Makeen	....	payroll accountant
Tom Martin	....	assistant production coordinator
David Ross McCarty	....	assistant location manager: Louisiana (as David McCarty)
Jessica Seifert McCarty	....	assistant location manager
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Belita Moreno	....	acting coach
Jeanne Mori	....	adr loop group
Paul Pape	....	adr loop group
Michael Pasqualone	....	production assistant
Melanie Pipes	....	production assistant
Tonia Pound	....	production assistant: Louisiana
Leonard Reynolds	....	production assistant: Louisiana
Karen Roberts	....	production accountant
Sara Rubenstein	....	adr loop group
Zach Selwyn	....	adr loop group
Andre Soulagnet	....	assistant craft service: Louisiana
Jon Sperry	....	dialect coach
Nathan Stein	....	assistant location manager
Jason Terito	....	production assistant: Louisiana
Linda Warrilow	....	production coordinator
Rayshelle Willis	....	first assistant production accountant (as Rayshelle 'Shelle' Willis)
Jimi Woods	....	production assistant: Louisiana

Thanks
David May	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Filmco Enterprises
• Fuzzy Bunny Films (I)
• MTV Films
• Paramount Pictures
• Zomba Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Filmco Enterprises (USA) (theatrical)
• WB Television Network, The (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Belga Films (2002) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2002) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Ster-Kinekor Pictures (2002) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (200?) (Argentina) (video)
• Momentum Pictures (2002) (UK) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (200?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2002) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects
• Digiscope (digital visual effects)
• Ultimate Effects

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Ace Generator Rentals  generators
• Camera Cars Unlimited  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• Eagle Eye Digital Film  avid provided by
• Leonetti Company  production equipment
• Multimedia Sound Inc.  sound editorial
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Segue Music  music editing
• Summit Entertainment  foreign sales
• Title House Digital  titles
• Todd Studios  re-recorded at
• Word of Mouth  loop group
• Zomba Music Services  music clearance

Also Known As:

Not a Girl (USA) (working title)
Untitled Britney Spears Project (USA) (working title)
What Are Friends For (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief teen drinking.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38551) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:MG6 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Filmco Enterprises

Trivia:

The band Bowling for Soup is playing at the party the group attends.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the diner scene while Lucy is figuring out if they have enough money, Ben is eating some food. Between shots, a piece of bread is in his mouth, then in his hand, then in his mouth again.

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Suckerpunch

Great horrible movie!

I love Crossroads because it's so terrible. Definitely one of the best "worst movies" I've ever seen, it tells the story of how Britney Spears looks like a fashion model and acts like an angel while still managing to be the most unpopular girl at school. Sob, sob! Incredibly awful and idiotic drama coupled with sickeningly sweet romance make this one a not-to-be-missed...if you're the sort to love MST3K, that is. Sure, Britney can't act too well, but she can sing, and this movie is actually a LOT better than Glitter, Mariah Carey's similarly-themed vehicle. (And by "better", I mean "less boring and self-indulgent.") It's been two years since I saw Crossroads and I still remember it vividly. It's a cult classic--moronic, worthless, contrived, and hilariously awful.