CrissCross

CrissCross
This article is about the 1992 film. For other uses, see Criss Cross.
CrissCross

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Chris Menges
Produced by Anthea Sylbert
Written by Scott Sommer
Starring Goldie Hawn
David Arnott
Music by Trevor Jones
Cinematography Ivan Strasburg
Editing by Tony Lawson
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) May 8, 1992 (1992-05-08)
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $3,052,738 (USA)

CrissCross is a 1992 feature film directed by Chris Menges, based on the novel by Scott Sommer. It stars Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, Keith Carradine, Steve Buscemi, and David Arnott.

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Plot

Divorced mom Tracy Cross raises her 12-year-old son Christopher in Key West in 1969 around the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing. A waitress, she becomes a stripper to support herself and Chris.The film includes a scene where fourteen-year-old actor David Arnott appears nude (though shot from behind).

Chris is also working at part-time jobs to help pay the bills. He is upset when he finds out about his mother's new job. A man from a local seafood restaurant is involved in a drug-smuggling ring in which the drugs are hidden inside fish, so Chris goes to work for him to earn enough money so that his mother can quit her dancing job.

A stranger, Joe, comes to town and strikes up a relationship with Tracy. This further disturbs her son, who seeks out his father, John Cross, a military vet so troubled from his Vietnam experiences that he is now a gardener in a monastery.

Joe turns out to be a law-enforcement undercover agent, working to bring down the drug ring. His relationship with Tracy and her son complicates matters as the time comes to make the arrest.

Cast

Location

Some scenes were shot in the Miami/KeyWest surrounding areas. The "Spanish Monastery" in the film is in North Miami and was brought to Miami from Spain in thousands of numbered individual stone blocks and re-built stone by stone in North Miami.

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