This movie came out when I was 13 years old, and I remember watching it like it was last week. I recall my favorite scene involving Steve Via tearing it up on stage. Now I'm 35 years old, and over the past year or two, I've been taking guitar classes focusing on the Blues Guitar, it's American history, and some of the masters that created and played this wonderful music. I just purchased and watched this movie for the first time in over 20 years, and now, having a little knowledge of the history of the Blues, this movie is even more enjoyable than ever! Now my favorite scene involves Ralph Macchio tearing it up on stage. I'm not going to go into the details of the movie - but if you're a fan of the Blues Guitar, Blues Harp, or any of it's history - this is a must see! Plus, it's always entertaining to watch a movie made in the 80's once in a while, isn't it? I highly recommend this one!

"Crossroads" takes elements from the history and mythology of legendary Mississippi blues man Robert Johnson and assembles them into a modern fable that is well-paced, well-acted, and very entertaining, with plenty of excellent music along the way. Joe Seneca is great as an old blues harp player stuck in a New York nursing home for convicted felons. Rediscovered by a young classical guitar prodigy obsessed with the blues, the old man sees an opportunity for redemption and siezes the chance, resulting in an adventure that changes both characters as they travel south toward their destiny. The dialogue can be a little ham-fisted and cliched at times, but most of it goes down easy. Many critics thought the casting of Ralph Macchio as the young guitar player was a disaster, but I have to disagree. Macchio is not a horrible actor, and he conveys the right mix of sincerity and immaturity - you have to believe he's a kid! - to carry his role without much trouble. The film is crafted so it doesn't need to rest on his shoulders anyway. Plenty of colorful secondary characters pop up to keep things interesting, including Jami Gertz in a small but significant part. The climactic scene, featuring guitarist Steve Vai, is alone worth the price of admission. If you keep your ears open, you'll finish "Crossroads" wanting to hear more Delta blues and that's a reward in itself.

I was looking for this dvd for a while. I enjoyed watching again and thank you for your prompt service!

After recieving Crossroads in the mail I was excited! I popped it in the DVD player and watched it. It was a great movie. My only concern was that the DVD had a small indention in it which made the movie skip. I'm not sure if there was any of the movie that I was missing. Other then that I was very pleased with the time it took them to ship the product. It only took a few days. Thank You!!

Ralph Macchio, (best known from the Karate Kid) plays a classical guitar virtuoso at Julliard School for the Performing Arts in Brooklyn, NY. His talent is classical music but his love is for the Blues. He befriends an old, broken-down man blues and alleged cohort of Robert Johnson, living in a New York retirement home. This movie takes the Robert Johnson myth to another level suggesting that Mr. Johnson's friend, "Blind Dog" Fulton/Willie Brown also did business with the devil. Ry Cooder, the genius musician and producer, performs the blues music. Steve Vai, lead guitarist for David Lee Roth, makes a cameo. This was overall a great film with several good Blues performances. The acting was very solid. I recommend this film.