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The Crossing Guard: Directed by Sean Penn. With Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin Wright. Freddy Gale is a seedy jeweller who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl.
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After his daughter died in a hit and run, Freddy Gale has waited six years for John Booth, the man responsible, to be released from prison. On the day of release, Gale visits Booth and announces that he will kill him in one week.
The Crossing Guard is a 1995 American independent drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Sean Penn. The film stars Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright and Anjelica Huston. It tells the story of Freddy Gale, a man who has been tormented for more than five years by his daughter's death in a car accident.
The Crossing Guard at its heart is how people deal with grief differently and the consequences those choices have for all. Some parents would prefer to pour their heart out. Others choose more destructive outlets, like patronize strip clubs.
Dec 1, 1995 · The Crossing Guard. 117 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1995. Roger Ebert. December 1, 1995. 4 min read. None of the reviews of “The Crossing Guard” that I’ve seen describe the Jack Nicholson character as an alcoholic, but that is the key to the character and the movie.
David Hamburger. Jack Nitzsche. Sean Penn. Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
