The Crossing (1990 film)

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The Crossing
Directed by George Ogilvie
Produced by Sue Seeary
Written by Ranald Allan
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Music by Martin Armiger
Cinematography Jeff Darling
Edited by Henry Dangar
Production
company
Beyond Productions
Distributed by Beyond International Group
Release dates
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  • 18 October 1990 (1990-10-18)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Box office A$87,392

The Crossing is a 1990 Australian romantic drama film directed by George Ogilvie, and starring Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone and Crowe's real life wife Danielle Spencer. The film was shot in the towns of Junee and Condobolin in New South Wales, Australia. The film was released in Australia on 18 October 1990.[1][2]

Plot

The film is set in a small country town in the 1960s. Sam returns home from being away for 18 months to discover his former girlfriend, Meg, has moved on with their common friend, Johnny.

Cast

  • Russell Crowe as Johnny
  • Robert Mammone as Sam
  • Danielle Spencer as Meg
  • Emily Lumbers as Jenny
  • Rodney Bell as Shortly
  • Ben Oxenbould as Heavyfoot
  • Myles Collins as Stretch
  • Marc Gray as Nort
  • Megan Connolly as Kathleen
  • John Blair as Billy
  • Rani Lockland as Gail
  • Lea-Ann Towler as Mandy
  • Paul Robertson as Birdie
  • George Whaley as Sid
  • Jacquy Phillips as Marion

Production

Ranald Allan's script had been around for a number of years before being picked up by producer Sue Seeary, who managed to get the film up at Beyond International Group. It was their first feature film. Beyond's head of production, Al Clark did commission some re-writing. Production took place in an around Junee in November and December 1989.[3]

Box office

The Crossing grossed A$87,392 at the box office in Australia.[4]

Soundtrack

An album was released in 1990 in Australian and Europe.[5][6] "King of the Road" was released as the first single, and made the top ten in UK and Germany. A video for "Nature Boy" was also created to promote the album.

  1. "Main Titles" by Martin Armiger
  2. "King Of The Road" by The Proclaimers
  3. "Nature Boy" by Kate Ceberano
  4. "She's Not There" by Crowded House
  5. "For Your Love" by Peter Blakeley
  6. "Betty Wrong" by Tin Machine
  7. "The Chase" by Martin Armiger
  8. "Here Comes That Feeling" by The Cockroaches
  9. "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Chantoozies
  10. "Love Letters" by Stephen Cummings
  11. "Nowhere To Run" by Jenni Forbes
  12. "Let's Dance" by The Cockroaches
  13. "Love Theme" by Martin Armige

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Andrew Urban, "The Crossing", Cinema Papers, March 1990 p 6-9
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  5. ↑ Discogs
  6. ↑ Discogs

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