Crossover (film)

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Crossover

Movie poster for Crossover
Directed by Preston A. Whitmore II
Produced by Frank Mancuso Jr.
Written by Preston A. Whitmore II
Starring Anthony Mackie
Wesley Jonathan
Wayne Brady
Philip Champion
Lil' JJ
Music by Matthias Weber
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date(s) September 1, 2006
Running time 111 min.
Language English
Budget $5.8 million
IMDb profile

Crossover is a 2006 American basketball film. Crossover stars Anthony Mackie, Wesley Jonathan, Wayne Brady, and Philip Champion in his film debut. It was written and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II who has written for other films such as the action-comedy Fled and produced by Frank Mancuso Jr. who was responsible for rewritting Ralph Bakshi's screenplay for Cool World without telling Bakshi and/or apologizing to him.[citation needed] Crossover was shot primarily in two cities in the United States, Detroit and Los Angeles. It was filmed between July 22, 2005 and August 28, 2005.

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Noah Cruz (Jonathan) is a naturally talented basketball player who receives an athletic scholarship to UCLA. Although he is a skilled player, Noah wishes to use his scholarship to obtain a career in the medical field. He has to deal with external forces that come with his talent, most notably pushy sports agent Vaughn (Brady) and his best friend Tech (Mackie). Vaughn pressures Noah to pursue a career in professional sports, while Tech, also a basketball prodigy, dreams of beating his rival Jewelz (Champion) in a streetball competition. Tech is also struggling to obtain his GED and move past an assault charge that he took to protect Noah. The friends meet two women along the way, Vanessa and Eboni, and they head to Los Angeles on a trip that will change their lives forever.

[edit] Reception

Crossover was ravaged by critics. As of February 25, 2007, the movie has a 0% score on ratings aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with a unanimous 59 negative reviews.[1]

Crossover also did poorly at the box office, earning roughly US$4.5 million on opening weekend. However, thanks to an exceptionally small budget, the film has managed to garner a relatively fair amount of success, grossing just over $7 million by the end of its short-lived 29 days in theaters and only costing $5.8 million to produce.[2]

It appears as Number #15 on the Bottom 100 on the IMDb.[3]

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  1. ^ Rotten Tomatoes
  2. ^ Boxoffice Mojo
  3. ^ IMDb Bottom 100

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