Product Details

• Actors: Josh Charles, Jason Gedrick, Stephen Baldwin, Cheryl Pollak, Rita Taggart
• Directors: Mike Binder
• Writers: Mike Binder
• Producers: Caroline Baron, Jack Binder, Jeffrey Silver, Joel Madison, Judd Apatow
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: December 17, 1996
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302676703
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,511 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Coming-of-Age movie set in Detroit, November 15, 1999

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Edwin W. Meier "birdseed" (Springfield, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossing the Bridge [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Anyone who grew up in Detroit in the 70's will recognize most of the characters in this movie. This is the story of recent high school graduates who didn't pursue college who are in that void where they are too old to be kids but haven't become responsible adults yet. Their parents still support them. Their time is their own. They fumble around applying their high school values but essentially doing nothing until they happen upon a way to make some big, quick cash, smuggling hashish into the USA. When they get to the pick-up though they find out that the job is actually heroin. (Nicholas Cage is the heroin dealer.) In the process of deciding what to do, and what happens to them when they balk, they discover a lot about themselves and become real adults. Not to ruin the ending but watch the symbolism of the high school varsity jackets.

Shot on location in Detroit and Canada, if you're a suburban Detroiter this is wonderfully nostalgic too.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent way to reminisce, January 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Crossing the Bridge [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Coming of age movie with emphasis on the results of the decisions we make. Applies to all of us who were indecisive about the future after high school. A good movie with which to reminisce on a cold night.

3.0 out of 5 stars Some redeemable moments, September 6, 2010

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C. Rocklein - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossing the Bridge (DVD)

While the greater first half of the movie is more than a bit cheesy, not to mention less than exciting, the performances and plot toward the end become interesting as self-conscious 'acting' and the slightly goofy dialogue scenarios give way to a suspenseful climax. Without going into specifics (who needs spoilers?) it does end a little too clean and neat. You don't 'have to' see this movie and I wouldn't go so far as to recommend it, but I've seen worse.