Crossing Over

Year:

2009

Duration:

113 min | USA:140 min (original version)

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Wayne Kramer

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-02-26

Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $25,000,000

Opening Weekend: $77,370 (USA) (1 March 2009)

Gross: $454,149 (USA) (19 April 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Alice Braga

Crossing Over

Lizzy Caplan

Crossing Over

Gigi Rice

Deborah Puette

Crossing Over

Alice Eve

J.P. Gillain

Harrison Ford

Max Brogan

Ray Liotta

Cole Frankel

Ashley Judd

Denise Frankel

Jim Sturgess

Gavin Kossef

Cliff Curtis

Hamid Baraheri

Summer Bishil

Taslima Jahangir

Jacqueline Obradors

Special Agent Phadkar

Justin Chon

Yong Kim

Melody Zara

Zahra Baraheri (as Melody Khazae)

Merik Tadros

Farid Baraheri

Marshall Manesh

Sanjar Baraheri

Nina Nayebi

Minoo Baraheri

Naila Azad

Rokeya Jahangir

Shelley Malil

Munshi Jahangir

Jamen Nanthakumar

Abul Jahangir

Jaysha Patel

Jahanara Jahangir

Leonardo Nam

Kwan

Tim Chiou

Steve

West Liang

Mark

Johnny Young

Justin

Ogechi Egonu

Alike

Aramis Knight

Juan Sanchez

Chil Kong

Chin Kim

Mahershala Ali

Detective Strickland (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)

Bailey Chase

Border Patrol Agent

Sarah Shahi

Pooneh Baraheri

Sung Hi Lee

Min Kim

Andy Kang

Seung Kim

Roger Marks

Rabbi Yoffie

Terence Bernie Hines

Immigration Adjudicator

Josh Gad

Howie

Maree Cheatham

Judge Freeman

Esther Paik

Liquor Store Owner's Wife

Greg Joung Paik

Liquor Store Owner

Rey Valentin

Javier Pedraza (as Reynaldo Valentin)

Michael Cudlitz

San Pedro ICE Processing Agent

Juan Garcia

Special Agent Howell

Christopher Murray

Special Agent Ludwig

Julia Vera

Juan's Grandmother

Joaquín Garrido

Juan's Grandfather

Yvette Cruise

Hispanic Woman

Ryan Gesell

ICE Agent #1

Jamison Haase

Police Officer in Liquor Store

Kevin Sizemore

Agent Sterns

Yuriana Kim

Middle-Aged Woman in Liquor Store

Jack Conley

OIG Agent Poulson

John Lafayette

OIG Agent Womack

Fia Perera

Female Detention Officer #1 (as Fia Pergera)

Lavetta Cannon

Female Detention Officer #2

Judith Moreland

USCIS Worker

Tammin Sursok

Rosalyn

Don Scribner

Bartender

Kevin Alejandro

Gutierrez

Kacem Benyoucef

Imam

Phil Perry

Himself

Marque Richardson

Disparaging Teen #1

Chioke Dmachi

Disparaging Teen #2

Michael Esparza

Student #1

Daniella Garcia

Student #2 (as Daniella De Rosa)

Chrissie Fit

Student #3

Aaron Todd Kessee

Student #4

Kenny Copeland Jr.

Marcus

Bob Rumnock

Human Resource Manager

Mona Weiss

Student #6

Claudia Salinas

Mireya Look-Alike

Misha Huang

Soo Kim

David Guzzone

ICE Agent #2

Alma Martinez

Mexican Woman (Dress Factory)

Tim Coyne

Regular #3

Nancy Chidi

Dayo

George F. Watson

ICE Agent Watson (as George Fitch Watson)

Alan Kemper Armani

Disparaging Teen #3 (uncredited)

Tommy Gerrits

Boy Singing in a Choir (uncredited)

Elaine Kagan

Rochelle Kaplan (uncredited)

Latasha Lewis

Inmate Guard (uncredited)

Piya Pinvatana

Sweat Shop Girl (uncredited)

Argenis Pirela

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Greg Wendell Reid

Border Patrol Agent (uncredited)

Javier Rivas

Legal Attorney (uncredited)

Kate Scott

Juvenile Delinquent (uncredited)

Eric Shackelford

Immigrant (uncredited)

Jessica Tuck

Elaine (uncredited)

Molly Weiner

Prostitute (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

When the immigration officers are interrogating Claire Shepard (Alice Eve), there is a brief mention of IMDb. In order to get an American green-card, Australian Claire affirms she's a famous TV star in her origin country; therefore, she could get a visa for outstanding accomplishment and become an American citizen. However, the agents later tell her they've searched her career profile and, "according to The Internet Movie Database, the only Claire Shepard that matches her spelling, age and place of birth has two credits on little known Aussie TV shows."

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The F-word is used a total of 71 times throughout the movie - 39 of them in the store robbery scene alone.

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Shot in 2007.

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Goofs

In Gavin's interview scene, the immigration officer relies on the Rabbi's opinion. The garb and the accent of the Rabbi suggest he is a European Orthodox (probably Lubavich), yet in the end he gives Gavin a card, saying he should come to Temple Bet Sholom. "Temple Bet Sholom" is typically a name for splinter Reform congregations, whose rabbis are mostly American- or Canadian-born (therefore no accent), and wear contemporary clothes.

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When Harrison Ford's character, who is supposed to be an experienced Border Patrol agent, tries to dial the phone number in Tijuana, Mexico, you can see that he dials 1661 and the rest of the number as if dialing within the US. An experienced agent should know that it's an international number and one must dial 011 followed by the country code and the number. In this case he should have dialed 01152661 and the rest of the number.

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Near the beginning of the movie, there is a scene where Harrison Ford's character is booking a prisoner into a detention center for illegal immigrants. In this scene the booking officer is incorrectly wearing the uniform of a CBP Enforcement Officer instead of an ICE Immigration Enforcement Agent.

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Quotes

Max Brogan: I've never been invited to a shunning before. What is this? Something you guys brought over with you?

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Gavin Kossef: Baruch ata, Adonay, melech haolam...

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Special Agent Howell: You see what's interesting Miss Shepard is we ran a check on your name. A Claire Shepard arrived on a B-2 visitors visa seven months ago and then just two days ago she has her status adjusted to an EB-1 green card for persons of extraordinary ability. According to The Internet Movie Database, the only Claire Shepard that matches your spelling, age and place of birth has two credits on little known Aussie TV shows. Walk on roles. She hasn't won any national or international awards

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Faq

Q

Is "Crossing Over" based on a book?

A

No. Crossing Over is based on a screenplay by Wayne Kramer, who also directed and co-produced the movie. It is based on Kramer's short film Crossing Over (1995). Kramer himself was an immigrant from South Africa.

Q

What is this movie about?

A

Crossing Over looks at immigrants trying to achieve legal status in Los Angeles.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Crossing Over can be found here.

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