Cross Country (film)

Cross Country
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Lynch [1]
Screenplay by	John Hunter William Gray
Produced by	Pieter Kroonenburg David J. Patterson
Starring	Richard Beymer [2] Michael Ironside [2] Nina Axelrod
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Nick Rotundo
Music by	Chris Rea
Production companies	Filmline Productions Yellowbill Finance
Distributed by	New World-Mutal [3]
Release date	November 18, 1983 (1983-11-18)
Running time	194 minutes (North American release) 99 minutes (British release) [4]
Country	Canada [1]
Language	English

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

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

• Richard Beymer as Evan Bley
• Michael Ironside as Detective Sgt. Ed Roersch
• Nina Axelrod as Lois Hayes

Production

When the film was in early stages, the film was briefly known as Black Widows. ^[7]

References

1. Movies on TV, 1986-1987. Bantam Books. 1985. p. 129. ISBN   9780553252866.
2. "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. Borseti, Francesco (August 26, 2016). It Came from the 80s!: Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers. McFarland & Company. p. 190.

External links

• Cross Country at IMDb