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1 September 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
Play by your own rules.Plot:
A naturally talented basketball player, Noah Cruise is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Director & Producer Preston Whitmore To Tackle New Comedy Film (From The Humor Mill. 23 April 2009, 11:30 PM, PDT)
Pharrell Williams' Zoom Underway
(From EmpireOnline. 14 December 2008, 11:20 PM, PST)
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Crapover more (29 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| Anthony Mackie | ... | Tech | |
| Wesley Jonathan | ... | Noah Cruise | |
| Eva Pigford | ... | Vanessa | |
| Wayne Brady | ... | Vaughn | |
| Little JJ | ... | Up | |
| Philip Champion | ... | Jewelz | |
| Alecia Jai Fears | ... | Eboni (as Alecia Fears) | |
| Kristen Wilson | ... | Nikki | |
| William L. Johnson | ... | Aub (as William Johnson) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ele Bardha | ... | Uniformed Officer | |
| Gavin J. Behrman | ... | Director (as Gavin Behrman) | |
| Shelli Boone | ... | Shelli | |
| Linda Boston | ... | Shirley | |
| Marvin Collins | ... | Stretch | |
| James Cowans | ... | Referee | |
| Allan Cunningham | ... | Carl | |
| Dave Daniels | ... | Basketball Fan | |
| Rian English | ... | Girl | |
| Tondy Gallant | ... | Makeup Artist | |
| Dana Gamarra | ... | Security Officer | |
| Nicholas Harvell | ... | 2nd Assistant Director | |
| Loretta Higgins | ... | Professor | |
| Julia Ho | ... | Waitress | |
| Michael Kimbrew | ... | Look | |
| Michael Lamone Bivins | ... | Heart Attack (as Michael Bivens) | |
| Kristine Mansour | ... | Clerk | |
| Jason Martin | ... | Double A | |
| Allen Payne | ... | Kemp | |
| Margaret Scott | ... | Ma'Dere | |
| Marcello Thedford | ... | Big Man | |
| Tamer Werfali | ... | Angelo (as Tamer Alwer Falli) | |
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For all who have cried for quality urban film-making free from gangsta, thuggin, and drug related themes keep looking.
Detroit is a city rich in culture, history, ethnicity and empowerment but in recent years has developed an unfortunate reputation that upsets many natives. Those with a voice, the politicians, the rappers, even the filmmakers try desperately to reverse that negative image much to their credit. Writer and Director Preston Whitmore II, a loyal patriot indeed, attempts an urban tale about street ball, dreams fulfilled, and dreams deferred. It seemed like every few minutes there was a needless montage of city landmarks that were not part of the storyline. A gimmick that seemed patronizing at best, insulting at worst. I too love my city and I understand patriotic sympathies. However, they simply have no place on the celluloid. If a filmmaker wants to show the good of the city make a good movie! But that was just part of my problem with Crossover. It wasn't dramatic enough to be taken seriously and not funny enough to be a comedy. The funniest thing in the movie was the main character Tech (Mackie) spending half the movie studying for his GED. The plot was mediocre and the acting simply ghastly. Wayne Brady (who said he could be a leading man?) has to prove he's black to all his critics and quite unconvincingly portrays Vaughn, part businessman, part thug who has more than a legitimate interest in street ball. The cookie monster is a scarier underworld figure. Wesley Jonathan who was absolutely priceless in Rollbounce was less than thrilling-- almost boring. And Eva Pigford's play acting of the femme fatal just ruined a character that might have been interesting.
Crossover (or Crapover as I was calling it by the end) was a film that probably looked good on paper but lost its focus somewhere between the pitch and the production. I often advise urban screenwriters to beware of this potential peril. It's a death sentence to the film, but more importantly it is another unwanted blemish on the genre of film that is blemished enough.