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Crossover,
2006, 95 minutes, Rated PG-13
By Marona Lowe
Although lacking in basketball
fundamentals, Tech (Anthony Mackie), a playground hoopster, is a
team player off the court. In Crossover, writer and director Preston
Whitmore crafts a thoughtful drama about success and the nature of
friendship. MORE >>>
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© 2006 Sony Pictures
Phillip "Hot Sauce" Champion (Jewelz) and Anthony Mackie (Tech)
in Crossover
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While
hampered by an introduction with one too many music video-esque jump
cuts, Crossover’s satisfying second and thirds Acts are worth
enduring the weak Act I.
M
September 2006
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MoQuotable(s) |
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Motivation to play role?
I grew up in New Orleans. Life ain’t always been ironed t-shirts and
nice breakfasts. So going back to the streets ain’t hard. It’s just
once you grow out of the streets you choose when you go back. A lot
of people don’t understand that. They just stay in the streets until
they’re 50.
The thing about Crossover that I wanted to impose on this
character and the story I wanted to tell was the street is going to
always be there no matter what you do, but basketball is a means to
an end.
Anthony Mackie
(August 21, 2006, Crossover Press Junket)
Being able to play a guy that was pretty much no nonsense. In trying
to diversify, you’re always looking for different things – may be
doing things that people aren’t always expecting of you. Preston
Whitmore, the writer/director, I really like him and I’ve liked some
of the other stuff that he’s done. I really wanted to work with
Anthony Mackie.
Wayne Brady
(August 21, 2006, Crossover Press Junket)
I grew up with this girl. This girl was the girl that lived
around the corner who my mom told me I couldn’t hang out with
because she was going to have a baby. She was getting pregnant and I
couldn’t kick it with her. I related to her a lot in my childhood
and in my community. She wasn’t a good girl.
Eva Pigford
(August 21, 2006, Crossover Press Junket)
Streetballin’? Street talkin’?
The joke of the movie was me dealing with the real basketball
players. Basketball is more about the talk that you do instead of
the ball that you play and I’m one of the best shit talkers in
America. So you might be able to out play me, but you won’t out talk
me on the court. I won most of my games that way.
Hot Sauce was amazing and the stuff that he can do and his ball
handling skills... I’ve never seen anybody do that since the
original Harlem Globetrotters.
Anthony Mackie
(August 21, 2006, Crossover Press
Junket)
Hot Sauce – I pretty much came across as a groupie when I first
met him! I thought the athletes were absolutely some of the best
athletes I’d ever seen. Hands down!
Wayne Brady
(August 21, 2006, Crossover Press Junket)
Expected lessons?
I want young people to see
the broad range of options that they have in the community…Examine
your talent. Examine what it is about you that’s special. Be
diligent and selective in choosing which avenue you are going to go
down because it can be the life or death of you.
Eva Pigford
(August 21, 2006, Crossover Press
Junket)
The important thing that I
wanted people to realize is that basketball is a means to an end and
if you don’t make it to the NBA that ain’t the end of your life,
that ain’t the end of your world.
I expect people to come out
and have intelligent conversations with their kids which they
usually can’t have unless they go see an animated movies. I can’t
relate to a fish. I think it’s a great story and I can relate to the
story, but at the same time I can’t see myself in a fish. I can’t
see myself in Elmo. I feel like young Black kids specifically lack
vision as far as the places they see themselves in.
Anthony Mackie
(August 21, 2006, Crossover Press
Junket)
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Director |
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Preston
A. Whitmore II
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Writer(s) |
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Preston
A. Whitmore II
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Tom Gores |
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Executive
Producer |
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Frank
Mancuso Jr. |
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Executive
Producer |
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Anthony
Mackie |
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Tech |
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Wesley
Jonathan |
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Noah Cruise |
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Wayne
Brady |
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Vaughn |
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Eva Pigford |
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Vanessa |
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Alecia
Jai Fears |
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Eboni |
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Little
JJ |
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Up |
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Phillip
Champion |
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Jewelz |
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Christian Sebaldt |
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Cinematographer |
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Stuart Acher and Anthony Adler |
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Editor(s) |
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Matthias
Weber |
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Music |
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Robi Reed-Humes |
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Casting |
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Okera Banks |
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Costume
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Distributor |
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Sony Pictures Releasing, TriStar Pictures (USA)
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Release
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USA |
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September 1, 2006 (general release) |
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Filming
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
Los Angeles,
California, USA
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