Movie Description
Pop sensation Britney Spears makes her film debut in this sparkling teen road-trip adventure. Spears stars as Lucy, the beautiful valedictorian of her small Georgia hometown who has lost touch with her childhood best friends Mimi (Taryn Manning), a boyish trailer park sweetheart who happens to be pregnant, and Kit (Zoe Saldana) a luxury-obsessed overachiever who dreams of marrying her older boyfriend. Although it seems that they are all headed in separate directions, Mimi's planned cross-country trip to Los Angeles in hopes of securing a recording contract brings the old friends together for a life-altering adventure. Lucy's own dream of reuniting with her estranged mother (Kim Cattrall), who abandoned her and her auto mechanic father (Dan Aykroyd) when Lucy was only three, propels the normally cautious Lucy to take part and together they hit the road, chauffeured by Mimi's handsome loner friend Ben (Anson Mount). Their journey is plagued with many seemingly insurmountable difficulties, beginning with major car troubles that cost the girls all of their money to fix. However, they are able to raise more than enough money to pay for the repairs in a karaoke competition where Lucy (in Britney form) wows the crowd with a sexy rendition of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n Roll." As the young girls head towards Los Angeles in Ben's 1973 Buick convertible they face love, heartache, and loss while distancing themselves from childhood innocence in this heartwarming coming-of-age tale filled with plenty of moments for megastar Britney to shine.
| Credits | | Producer: | Ann Carli, David Gale | | Cast: | Dan Aykroyd, Justin Long, Kim Cattrall |
| Details | | Edition: | Collector's Edition - Checkpoint | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Checkpoint Packaging
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - 1. Theatrical
2. International Teaser
TV Spots (4)
Audio Commentary - 1. Tamra Davis - Director, Shonda Rhimes - Screenwriter, Ann
Carli - Screenwriter
Featurettes - 1. BRITNEY'S DVD WELCOME
2. 40 DAYS WITH BRITNEY - Making Of
3. FIRST IN LINE: INSIDE THE 'CROSSROADS' PREMIERE
4. TARYN'S T-SHIRTS - HOW TO MAKE THE T-SHIRTS FROM THE
'I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL' KARAOKE SCENE
Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Director Tamra Davis (7)
Music Videos - 1. "Overprotected" (Exclusive Darkchild Remix) - Britney Spears
2. "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" - Britney Spears
Sing-Along Karaoke Videos - 1. "Overprotected"
2. "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Edit Your Own Music Video
Break Through Britney - Fun Facts and Inside Comments from Britney Accessed During the Movie
Text/Photo Gallery:
Photo Gallery, Theatrical Release: FEBRUARY 15, 2002
Editorial Reviews
"...Ms. Spears is unaffectedly likable..."
New York Times - p.E33 - Stephen Holden (02/15/2002)
"...[CROSSROADS] makes excellent use of the singer's sweetly coltish acting abilities, but it also promotes a standardized set of sturdy values..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.117-8 - Lisa Schwarzbaum (02/22/2002)
"...Spears has a natural screen presence..."
Rolling Stone - p.75-6 - Peter Travers (03/14/2002)
"...CROSSROADS is a guilty pleasure. This is largely due to Britney's irresistible charm....The movie's genuinely sweet..."
Total Film - p.95 - Jane Crowther (04/01/2002)
"...[Spears] proves herself a fairly impressive young actress..."
Box Office - p.63 - Wade Major (05/01/2002)
"...With top-notch styling and sweeping shots of the Midwestern landscapes, the film certainly looks good. The music, too, is satisfying..."
Sight and Sound - p.42 - Anna Wood (04/01/2002)
"...[Spears] has a natural screen presence..."
Los Angeles Times - p.C2 - John Anderson (02/15/2002)
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