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Not to be confused with dramedy film ''Film/Crossroads2002'', a film starring Music/BritneySpears.
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* CastTheExpert: Joe Seneca was a member of The Three Riffs.
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* CastTheExpert: Joe Seneca was a member of The Three Riffs.
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/JoeSeneca, Creator/JamiGertz, and Robert Judd.
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/JoeSeneca, Creator/JamiGertz, and Robert Judd.
Judd and Creator/JoeMorton.
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* UnusualEuphemism: Willie refers to a penis as a "whip".
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* UnusualEuphemism: Willie refers to a penis as a "whip"."whip".
* UrbanLegend: It was rumored that Robert Johnson, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson a real life blues guitarist who was self-taught]], sold his soul to the Devil, which is how the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feIaNfFONWo crossroads legend]] began. Willie Brown is also based on the same Willie Brown of blues legend.
* UrbanLegend: It was rumored that Robert Johnson, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson a real life blues guitarist who was self-taught]], sold his soul to the Devil, which is how the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feIaNfFONWo crossroads legend]] began. Willie Brown is also based on the same Willie Brown of blues legend.
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* KickTheDog: Not only does Legba's assistant convince Willie to sell his soul, but he took the $2 that he initially refused to take to get Willie to sell him his soul!
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** RockMeAmadeus: Eugene defeats Jack by rocking out to electric guitar riffing based on classic music.
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* BattleOfTheBands: The movie is decided in a guitar duel between Eugene and Jack Butler, who is standing in for The Devil.
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* BattleOfTheBands: The movie is decided in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqdL36VKbMQ a guitar duel between Eugene and Jack Butler, Butler]], who is standing in for The Devil.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: The film has the same basic plot as "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band.
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* ExactWords: Part of the DealWithTheDevil, described above. Willie tries to complain to Satan that he didn't get what he wanted out of the deal. Satan replies that the deal was only that Willie Brown would acquire fame and fortune through his blues skills. He never said Willie would get to keep them.
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/JoeSeneca, Jami Gertz, and Robert Judd.
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/JoeSeneca, Jami Gertz, Creator/JamiGertz, and Robert Judd.
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Walter Hill and starring Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/JoeSeneca, Jami Gertz, and Robert Judd.
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Walter Hill Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/JoeSeneca, Jami Gertz, and Robert Judd.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Eugene and Willie. The former is exasperated with the latter's duplicity and rudeness. Willie sees Eugene as a pampered wannabe with no respect for real blues.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Eugene and Willie. The former is exasperated with the latter's duplicity and rudeness. Willie sees Eugene as a pampered wannabe with no respect for real blues.blues.
* UnusualEuphemism: Willie refers to a penis as a "whip".
* UnusualEuphemism: Willie refers to a penis as a "whip".
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Walter Hill and starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, and Robert Judd.
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''Crossroads'' is a 1986 film directed by Walter Hill and starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/JoeSeneca, Jami Gertz, and Robert Judd.
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* AtTheCrossroads: The destination is the fateful crossroads where Willie Brown made his deal. Implied to be the same crossroads that Music/RobertJohnson made his deal at.
* BattleOfTheBands: The movie is decided in a guitar duel between Eugene and Jack Butler, who is standing in for The Devil.
* BattleOfTheBands: The movie is decided in a guitar duel between Eugene and Jack Butler, who is standing in for The Devil.
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* DealWithTheDevil: Willie Brown made a deal with the Devil for his blues. He is now trying to get out of the deal.
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* RoadTripPlot: The entire movie is Willie and Eugene trying to get from New York City to back country Mississippi to see "the man".
* RockMeAsmodeus: Both Willie Brown and Robert Johnson definitely got their skills from Satan, as did "Jack Butler", the musical antagonist.
* RockMeAsmodeus: Both Willie Brown and Robert Johnson definitely got their skills from Satan, as did "Jack Butler", the musical antagonist.
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'''Willie:''' You don't be fooling with me.I'm talking about Legba.\\
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'''Willie:''' You don't be fooling with me. I'm talking about Legba.\\
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* IHaveManyNames: "He done go by the name Scratch now."
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-->'''Willie:''' What time he coming around?\\
'''Scratch's Assistant:''' ''(faux confused)'' What time ''who'' coming around?\\
'''Willie:''' You don't be fooling with me.I'm talking about Legba.\\
'''Scratch's Assistant:''' ''(amused)'' '''''Legba?''''' Where you been at, slick? He donego by the changed his name Scratch now."to Scratch.
-->'''Willie:''' What time he coming around?\\
'''Scratch's Assistant:''' ''(faux confused)'' What time ''who'' coming around?\\
'''Willie:''' You don't be fooling with me.I'm talking about Legba.\\
'''Scratch's Assistant:''' ''(amused)'' '''''Legba?''''' Where you been at, slick? He done
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-->'''Scratch's Assistant:'' ''(mocking)'' Well, well, well... who sent you here? Can't talk little man? ''(EvilLaugh)'' Bet ya can't play none, either!\\
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-->'''Scratch's Assistant:'' Assistant:''' ''(mocking)'' Well, well, well... who sent you here? Can't talk little man? ''(EvilLaugh)'' Bet ya can't play none, either!\\
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* BringIt: Eugene does it wordlessly.
-->'''Scratch's Assistant:'' ''(mocking)'' Well, well, well... who sent you here? Can't talk little man? ''(EvilLaugh)'' Bet ya can't play none, either!\\
''(Eugene says nothing, and plugs in his guitar.)''\\
'''Scratch's Assistant:''' ... Uh huh.
-->'''Scratch's Assistant:'' ''(mocking)'' Well, well, well... who sent you here? Can't talk little man? ''(EvilLaugh)'' Bet ya can't play none, either!\\
''(Eugene says nothing, and plugs in his guitar.)''\\
'''Scratch's Assistant:''' ... Uh huh.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
-->'''Willie:''' You got your mind made up about how everything works. How you gonna learn anything new when you KNOW everything already? ''(picks up Eugene's old, scratched acoustic guitar)'' Look at this old guitar here you been squeakin' on. I bet you saw this thing in a music store and bought it just because you thought it was beat up! Well you got it all wrong. Music/MuddyWaters ''invented'' electricity.
-->'''Willie:''' You got your mind made up about how everything works. How you gonna learn anything new when you KNOW everything already? ''(picks up Eugene's old, scratched acoustic guitar)'' Look at this old guitar here you been squeakin' on. I bet you saw this thing in a music store and bought it just because you thought it was beat up! Well you got it all wrong. Music/MuddyWaters ''invented'' electricity.
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* DealWithTheDevil: When he was a poor young sharecropper,
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* DealWithTheDevil: When DespairEventHorizon: How Eugene finally plays the blues -- losing a woman he was a poor young sharecropper, interested in.
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* IHaveManyNames: "He done go by the name Scratch now."
