The Crossing Guard (1995)

Director:

Sean Penn

Guionista (WGA):

Sean Penn (written by)

Release Date:

16 noviembre 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Frase comercial:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Haunted By Past | Self Pity | Downbeat | Grief | Gloomy

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

craftsmanship of the film is top-notch

Cast

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

También conocida como:

Cruzando la oscuridad (Spain) [es]
Vidas cruzadas (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and strong language.

Duración:

111 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivialidades:

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: Peter's hair position changes when he says the famous line, "Did you get butt-fuc**d in prison?" and after John replies "It only hurts the first time".

Quotes:

[After being released from prison.]
John Booth: Freedom is overrated.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (1998) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Unspoken

craftsmanship of the film is top-notch

Sean Peen directed Jack Nicholson in what I consider his last truly exceptional performances, this film and "The Promise". This is film is somewhat more accessible than the other, and has an ending that can almost be called 'upbeat'.

This is an odd film; none of the characters are very likable, but by the end, we find something to like in every one of them; or at least forgive.

Penn gives Nicholson, as a father of a manslaughter victim, plenty of opportunity to over-act and chew the scenery, which he takes advantage of on occasion. Yet this actually works for the film, because his character is in such despair, he teeters on the edge of insanity.

How he at last works his way back to the land of the living is what the ending is all about. The crossing that is guarded is that of the River Styx; and learning that no one ever returns from this is what the film is all about.

By the way, the craftsmanship of the film is top-notch, - very surprising from a directer who, at that time, had worked behind the camera very rarely.