CrissCross movie storyline. Divorced mom Tracy Cross raises her 12-year-old son, Christopher, in Key West in 1969 around the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Chris narrates the film in voiceover and talks about his “screwed up” life living with his mother in a cheap apartment.
Chris’ father was an Annapolis trained fighter pilot who had served in Vietnam. However, he became seriously disturbed after bombing a civilian hospital and burned his uniform as a “killers costume”. Falling into alcoholism, he deserts Chris and Tracy moving into a commune separating himself from society. Chris hasn’t seen his father in three years and still loves him deeply.
Chris delivers papers and fish to help support his mother who works as a bartender and waitress. He unwittingly discovers that there are drugs hidden in the fish he is delivering and becomes a small time drug dealer out of desperation when he finds his Tracy has resorted to working as a stripper to support them. She is ashamed when he confronts her with this, but she tells him that sometimes in life one has to do what is not good to get what is. Chris visits his father in the commune and attempts to get him to reconcile with Tracy but to no avail.
CrissCross is a 1992 American drama film directed by Chris Menges and written by Scott Sommer, based on his homonymous novel. It stars Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, James Gammon, Steve Buscemi, Keith Carradine, Paul Calderon, Cathryn de Prume, Nada Despotovich, Deirdre O’Connell and Anna Levine.
CrissCross (1992)
Directed by: Chris Menges
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, James Gammon, Steve Buscemi, Keith Carradine, Paul Calderon, Cathryn de Prume, Nada Despotovich, Deirdre O’Connell, Anna Levine
Screenplay by: Scott Sommer
Production Design by: Crispian Sallis
Cinematography by: Ivan Strasburg
Film Editing by: Tony Lawson
Costume Design by: Lisa Jensen
Set Decoration by: Leslie Morales
Art Direction by: Dayna Lee
Music by: Trevor Jones
MPAA Rating: R for language and drug-related scenes, and for brief but strong sensualit.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: May 8, 1992
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