Crisscross

Name: Crisscross
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-11-20T14:59:07-08:00

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Goldie Hawn makes a change of pace in this downbeat drama about a mother' sacrifice for her family, and her son's attempts to save her from herself. When John Cross (Keith Carradine) returns home to Key West, Florida in 1969 after a tour of duty as a fighter pilot in Viet Nam, he's an emotionally shattered man; he begins drinking heavily and, in an desperate effort to find himself, abandons his wife Tracy (Goldie Hawn) and their 12-year-old son Chris (David Arnott) to live in a monastery, where he takes a vow of silence. Left with no means of support for herself or her son, Tracy takes a job as a bartender at a sleazy strip joint, but when she finds out how much more money the dancers are making, she reluctantly moves on to a career as a go-go girl. When Chris finds out about his mother's new job, he wants to rescue her from a shameful and humiliating (if profitable) career and stars taking odd jobs, including running fresh catch from a local fisherman to the restaurant in a resort hotel. However, Chris soon discovers that's he's actually being making cocaine drops, with the drugs hidden inside the fish; Chris makes the dangerous decision to steal the drugs and sell them himself. The supporting cast features Arliss Howard and Steve Buscemi.

Rating:

R (adult situations/language, nudity)
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Chris Menges
Written By:

Scott Sommer
In Theaters:

May 8, 1992 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 20, 2004
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Goldie Hawn
as Tracy Cross

David Arnott
as Chris Cross

Arliss Howard
as Joe

James Gammon
as Emmett

Keith Carradine
as John Cross

J.C. Quinn
as Jetty

Steve Buscemi
as Louis

Paul Calderon
as Blacky

Cathryn de Prume
as Oakley

Nada Despotovich
as Kelly

David Anthony Marshall
as Blondie

Deirdre O'Connell
as Shelly

Anna Levine
as Monica

Neil Giuntoli
as Snyder

Christy Martin
as Termina

Damian Vantriglia
as Buggs

Derrick Velez
as Cruz

Frank Military
as Harvey

John Nesci
as Connie

Annie McEnroe
as Mrs. Sivil

Tim Settimi
as Mr. Sivil

Carol Hankamp
as Mrs. Smethurst

Brother Paul Johnson
as Brother Timothy

Ronald Cellilo
as Eggs Over Easy

Gregory Wolf
as Carrot Eater

Ray Bastenero
as Truck Driver

Rebel
as Himself

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Critic Reviews for Crisscross

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Sommer's adaptation of his own novella slows to a crawl as it unwinds its slender thread of plot. Despite a touching performance by Hawn -- and an impressive acting bow by David Arnott as her son, not much happens after [the] involving exposition.

Jun 6, 2018 | Full Review…

Malcolm Johnson
Hartford Courant
The story never reaches any dramatically effective moments.

Oct 5, 2017 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Audience Reviews for Crisscross

Mar 11, 2010

Goldie tries something different and misses. Average drama with good intentions but nothing special. If you want to see Goldie in a change of pace watch Deceived instead it's much better.

jay n Super Reviewer