Crossroads

Name: Crossroads
Director: Walter Hill
Released: 1986-03-14

1986 film directed by Walter Hill

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Released: March 14, 1986
, October 22, 1987
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Director: Walter Hill
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Screenwriter: Walter Hill
Producer: Tim Zinnemann
Cast: Ralph Macchio
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, Joe Seneca
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, Jami Gertz
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0090888/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-21
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, Joe Morton
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Runtime: 96 min
Genre: buddy film
, musical film
, coming-of-age film
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Country of origin: United States

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Crossroads is a 1986 American musical drama film, inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson. It is directed by Walter Hill from a screenplay by John Fusco, and stars Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz. It features an original score by Ry Cooder featuring classical guitar by William Kanengiser and harmonica by Sonny Terry. Steve Vai appears in the film as the devil's virtuosic guitar player in the climactic guitar duel.

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Director of photography: John Bailey
Narrative location: New York
Title: Crossroads
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Performer: Ry Cooder
Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 76%(October 8, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 17 critic review
5.9/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Kijkwijzer rating: 6 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/crossroads-1/Retrieved 2025-07-06
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