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Cross Country (1983 film)

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Cross Country
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul Lynch [1]
Screenplay by
  • John Hunter
  • William Gray
Based onCross Country
by Herbert Kastle
Produced by
  • Pieter Kroonenburg
  • David J. Patterson
Starring
Cinematography René Verzier
Edited byNick Rotundo
Music by Chris Rea
Production
companies
  • Filmline Productions [2]
  • Yellowbill Finance [2]
Distributed by New World Pictures [3]
Release date
  • November 18, 1983 (1983-11-18)
Running time
  • 95 minutes (North America) [2]
  • 103 minutes (British release) [4]
CountryCanada [1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget CA$3 million [5]

Cross Country is a 1983 Canadian erotic [6] crime thriller film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Richard Beymer, Michael Ironside, and Nina Axelrod.

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Synopsis

A Philadelphia television executive, sought by police for the murder of a call girl, picks up a pair of hitchhikers en route to Los Angeles. [7]

Cast

Production

Director Paul Lynch turned down directing duties on Mother Lode to direct this film, [8] which in early stages was briefly known as Black Widows. [9]

The film was shot in 1982 in Montreal on a budget of $3 million, [5] financed by MGM through the recently acquired United Artists. UA Chairman David Begelman didn't like the film and sold the film to New World Pictures. [8]

Release

Cross Country was released in the United States on November 18, 1983. [10]

Reception

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times praised the film as a "clever thriller" and likened it to a contemporary film noir. [2] Alternately, Don Lechman of the News-Pilot derided the film, deeming it "a disgusting mess... it would be best if the film was buried and never released to any medium." [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Movies on TV, 1986-1987. Bantam Books. 1985. p. 129. ISBN   9780553252866.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Murderous Bluff in 'Cross Country'". Los Angeles Times . November 19, 1983. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cross Country". Library and Archives Canada . May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 29, 2026. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Cross Country". British Board of Film Classification .
  5. 1 2 Adilman, Sid (May 28, 1982). "Mancuso laurels: Beymer returns". Windsor Star . p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Contemporary North American Film Directors. Wallflower Press. November 15, 2002. p. 342.
  7. ↑ "Television Programs Today". The Hour . December 5, 1984. p. 21. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Interview with Paul Lynch'." Hidden Films, November 18, 2011. Retrieved: September 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ Borseti, Francesco (August 26, 2016). It Came from the 80s!: Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers. McFarland & Company. p. 190.
  10. ↑ "Cross Country – Starts Tomorrow". Los Angeles Times . November 17, 1983. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Lechman, Don (November 18, 1983). "'Cross Country' proves bad choice for Beymer". News-Pilot . p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
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