Cross Country (1983 film)

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Cross Country
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul Lynch [1]
Screenplay byJohn Hunter
William Gray
Based onCross Country
by Herbert Kastle
Produced byPieter Kroonenburg
David J. Patterson
Starring Richard Beymer [2]
Michael Ironside [2]
Nina Axelrod
Cinematography René Verzier
Edited byNick Rotundo
Music by Chris Rea
Production
companies
Filmline Productions
Yellowbill Finance
Distributed by New World [3]
Release date
  • November 18, 1983 (1983-11-18)
Running time
194 minutes (North American release)
103 minutes (British release) [4]
CountryCanada [1]
LanguageEnglish

Cross Country (known through the working title Black Widows) is a 1983 Canadian erotic [5] crime thriller film [6] directed by Paul Lynch.

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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. [2]

Cast

Production

Director Paul Lynch turned down directing duties on Mother Lode to direct this film [7] , which in early stages was briefly known as Black Widows. [8] The film was shot in 1982, 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. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Movies on TV, 1986-1987. Bantam Books. 1985. p. 129. ISBN   9780553252866.
  2. 1 2 3 "Television Programs Today". The Hour . December 5, 1984. p. 21. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cross Country". Canada Library and Archives. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Cross Country". British Board of Film Classification . Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  5. ↑ Contemporary North American Film Directors. Wallflower Press. November 15, 2002. p. 342.
  6. ↑ Cross Country (1983) - Paul Lynch | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie . Retrieved 2025-02-06– via www.allmovie.com.
  7. 1 2 "Interview with Paul Lynch'." Hidden Films, November 18, 2011. Retrieved: September 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ Borseti, Francesco (August 26, 2016). It Came from the 80s!: Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers. McFarland & Company. p. 190.
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