Crossroads (1986)/Trivia

*In real life, Willie Brown was a guitar player, not a harmonica player.
*Steve Vai played both Jack and Eugene's parts in the guitar duel, while Ry Cooder produced the slide parts and the soundtrack.
*The movie was originally supposed to be rated PG-13, but given an R instead. Despite an attempt to appeal for a PG-13, it kept its R.
*This was John Fusco's 2nd written screenplay, winning 1st place in the FOCUS awards before being sold to Columbia Pictures.
*Fusco also sold his screenplay to Columbia for $250,000, while also being a student at NYU.
*The guitar duel was originally supposed to run 15 minutes long; extended versions of the scene exist.
*Scenes cut from the film include the cemetery scene and the gospel scene. These have never been included on any home release of the film.
*Ry Cooder, the producer of the soundtrack and Macchio's part, was supposed to be the original Jack Butler. An audio recording of the duel exists with Cooder playing Butler's parts, but no video.
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