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The Crossing Guard (1995)

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Freddy Gale is a seedy jeweller who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl.

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Awards

4 nominations.

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13 August 2004 | tfrizzell
Minimal Guarding Needed.
Uneven piece from director Sean Penn has moody jeweler Jack Nicholson swearing revenge on the man (David Morse) who killed his daughter while driving drunk. Morse has just been released from prison and Nicholson has circled the date of his release in the hopes of getting the justice that he feels was never served. Anjelica Huston is also around as Nicholson's ex-wife (and the doomed girl's mother). Nicholson once again does what he can with shaky direction and a screenplay that runs around in circles. The film was meant to be a testament to redemption and forgiveness, but sadly the execution stumbles around and eventually falls apart. Penn, an unremarkable film-maker, wastes the talents of his marquee players on unclear techniques and poor attempts at cinematic symbolism. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

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[Sean Penn] considered the performance of Jack Nicholson to be one of the finest in his career.

Quotes

Peter: In the joint, did you get butt-fucked?
John Booth: It only hurts the first time.

Goofs

When JoJo is dancing in front of John to Salt n Pepa's "Whatta Man", John gets up and stops the tape player. A minute later, he presses play on the tape player again, and the song comes in, however it is almost 4 bars rewound, and plays the same lyrics over again that has already been played, though no one rewound the tape.

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Clyde is Hungry Watchdog - Dr Edward Katz

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Hopping To Health
Written and Performed by Sophia L. Cassidy

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Genres

Drama | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

16 November 1995

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$71,804 19 November 1995

Gross USA:

$868,979

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$868,979

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