Harrison ford, ashley judd, ray liotta, jim sturgess. Its now being reported that harrison has signed up for the mexican boarder issue film crossing over. Harrison ford, ashley judd and ray liotta are just three of the many people in crossing over whose lives revolve around the fates of struggling immigrants. Many can earn citizenship legally through a lengthy bureaucratic process, but others find themselves out. In crossing over, the dream of immigration becomes a. In crossing over, writerdirector wayne kramer explores the allure of the american dream, and the reality that immigrants find and create in 21st century l. Rent crossing over 2009 starring harrison ford and ray liotta on dvd and bluray. Jimmy hollywood harrison ford 1994 the fugitive dr. Crossing over 2009 full hd 1080p movie video dailymotion. Crossing over 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Rent crossing over 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Harrison ford is an american actor who has had a long and varied career in the entertainment industry across six different decades. Feb 27, 2009 crossing over tells a tale of illegal aliens in. We guess this is probably part of the reason hes decided to do wayne. Immigration and customs officer whose conscience is sore from having trundled so many illegals back over the bordernow hes worried about the child of a particularly vulnerable woman alice braga. Like paul haggis oscar winning film, this one is replete with coincidences and contrivances but, unlike crash, it also features too many instances in which the message overshadows the characters. Harrison ford was born on july, 1942 in chicago, illinois, to dorothy nidelman, a radio actress, and christopher ford born john william ford, an actor turned advertising executive.
Kramers intersecting stories, both cathartic and tragic, are brought to life by an international ensemble. Ford made his film debut in 1966 and spent most of the first ten years of his career in small supporting roles in both films and television before rising to stardom for his portrayal of the iconic and heroic character han solo in the epic space opera films star. Finally the original trailer of the upcoming crossing over starring harrison ford, jim sturgess, ashley judd, alice braga, alice eve and ray liotta. Richard kimble 1993 the young indiana jones chronicles indiana jones age 50 1993 patriot games jack ryan 1992 regarding henry henry turner 1991 presumed innocent rusty sabich 1990 indiana jones and the last crusade indiana jones 1989 working girl jack trainer 1988.
An immigration agent harrison ford tries to help a woman reunite with her child. Harrison ford takes on the role of immigrations and customs. Harrison ford and ray liotta star in a tale of immigration the new. By far the most well known is the appealingly gruff harrison ford as max brogan, an officer for immigration and customs enforcement, who comes equipped with a. Crossing over 2009 crossing over movie crossing over. Feelings against immigrants are so freely expressed even in polite society that youd think they all came here for the free lunch. Despite the name, crossing over is not about that guy who pretends to speak to dead people in infomercials. Harrison ford and ray liotta star in a tale of immigration. Dale robinette multicharacter drama about the illegal immigrant experience in. Everything you need to know about crossing over movie 2009. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. Apr 07, 2007 ford should definitely have taken that role in traffic, and maybe in his mind, crossing over is a way to rectify the bad decision he made to pass on soderberghs oscarwinner.
Crossing over on dvd june 9, 2009 starring harrison ford, cliff curtis, ashley judd, sean penn. His father was of irish and german ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were jewish emigrants from minsk, belarus. Sure, but fords tight, furrowed visage becomes increasingly poignant, and our memories of him as a larky, whizbang, cando american movie hero makes the slowness of his characters trek even. Indiana jones, err, i mean, harrison ford leads the way as max brogan no relation to montgomery brogan, lead character played by edward norton in the 25th hour. This movie makes crash seem like overdramatized sensationalism.
Jun 21, 2015 guaranteed save your time and money movie detail title. Immigration and customs officer whose conscience is sore from having. The movie was shot in mid2007, then ended up going through extensive reediting as a result of objections by harvey weinstein, harrison ford, and sean penn. Harrison ford plays max, a warmhearted immigration officer who tries to help a young mother connect with her son. If harrison ford had listened to the advice of studio heads early in his career, he would have remained a carpenter and never gone on to star in some of hollywoods biggest films and become one of the industrys most bankable stars. We spend a lot of time talking about the american dream and have too much suspicion.
Indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull. Feb 09, 2010 harrison ford talks about his new movie crossing over. Crossing over is an issues movie, and because of that watching it often feels like being on the receiving end of a lecture. Aug 01, 2009 crossing over this disappointing, highly contrived portmanteau movie attempts to do for wouldbe us immigrants what crash did for race relations, says philip french philip french. Crossing over, an expansion of a 35minute short kramer made in 1996, is another tack on what it means to be american, offering a crosssection of people involved with immigration and deportation. Read the crossing over movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Harrison ford is on a quest for justice as an immigration agent.
Harrison ford indiana jones films is on a quest for justice as an immigrations agent investigating the case of a missing illegal. For its part, crossing over has a stacked cast for the screen that has already crossed over into mainstream consciousness. In a crossfire of crime and bureaucracy, fraud and murder, he must race against time to try to save a family from becoming collateral damage in the fight for the american dream. Guaranteed save your time and money movie detail title. Costarring ashley judd, ray liotta, jim sturgess and cliff curtis, crossing over will keep you.
Harrison ford immigration film crossing over borders on. The movie has a tendency to bash from one thing to the next, too neatly. Crossing over is wayne kramers crashinspired look at the world of immigration in southern california. Kramer takes on a hot, unwieldy topic in crossing over the dream that immigrants have of u. Harrison ford in crossing over 2009 cliff curtis in crossing over 2009 harrison ford and. One of our far flung correspondents at, omer mozaffar, served as a consultant on the widely publicized amazon prime series, tom clancys jack ryan, and shared his experiences with us in a mustread essay. Crossing over is a 2009 american crime drama film written and directed by wayne kramer. The film deals with the border, document fraud, the asylum and green card process. With harrison ford, ashley judd, ray liotta, jim sturgess. Starring harrison ford, ashley judd, ray liotta, alice eve and summer bishil. Harrison ford list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Crossing over this disappointing, highly contrived portmanteau movie attempts to do for wouldbe us immigrants what crash did for race relations, says philip french philip french.
Harrison ford with alice braga plays an immigration and customs enforcement officer in crossing over. On the grossly exploitative are those films, like wayne kramers crossing over, that deliver their sanctimony with less handwringing and. Crossing over 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. In crossing over, writerdirector wayne kramer explores the allure of the american dream, and the reality that immigrants findand createin 21st century l. Harrison ford takes a nice turn as a conflicted immigration agent torn between duty and morality, who sees each immigration story as unique and shows more heart than most of his fellow officers. Nov 12, 2008 finally the original trailer of the upcoming crossing over starring harrison ford, jim sturgess, ashley judd, alice braga, alice eve and ray liotta. In fact, differences with penn became so fractious that his part was eventually excised from the final cut with minor reshoots necessary to cover his absence. Harrison ford, ray liotta, ashley judd, jim sturgess writer. An australian actresstobe trades sexual favors with an immigration bureaucrat in hopes of getting a green card. If such a thing as the socially conscious exploitation movie exists outside of samuel fullers filmography, writerdirector wayne kramer may yet.
Variety has revealed that the project will be the controversial. The storylines are less compelling and there are times such as one instance in which. Crossing over yify subtitles yify subtitles subtitles for. We rank every harrison ford movie by metascore from worst to best. Variety says its about the illegal alien situation. Crossing over is wayne kramers take on nothing less than the vast subject of illegal immigration, coming at the topic from a dozen or so directions. Harrison ford injured in heroic plane crash heres the latest. We spend a lot of time talking about the american dream and have too much suspicion about those who want to live it. The good folks over at cinemablend give us the following. Released february 27th, 2009, crossing over stars harrison ford, ray liotta, ashley judd, cliff curtis the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of 38 out of 100 on. Hefting the most star power is harrison ford, scurrying about as an l. Jamison haase and harrison ford star in wayne kramers crossing over. Harrison ford full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.