Crossover is a
2006 American basketball film.
Crossover stars
Anthony Mackie,
Wesley Jonathan,
Wayne Brady, and
Philip Champion in his film debut. It was written and directed by
Preston A. Whitmore II and produced by
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Crossover was shot primarily in two cities in the United States,
Detroit and
Los Angeles. It was filmed between July 22, 2005 and
August 28,
2005.
Plot
Noah Cruise (
Wesley Jonathan) is a naturally talented basketball player who receives an athletic
scholarship to
UCLA. Although he is a skilled player, Noah wishes to use his scholarship to obtain a career in the medical field. He has to deal with external forces that come with his talent, most notably pushy
sports agent Vaughn (
Wayne Brady) and his two best friends Tech (
Anthony Mackie) and Up (
Lil' JJ). Vaughn pressures Noah to pursue a career in professional sports, while Tech, also a basketball prodigy, dreams of beating his rival Jewelz (Champion) in a
streetball competition. Tech is also struggling to obtain his
GED and move past an assault charge that he took to protect Noah. The friends meet two women along the way, Vanessa and Eboni, and they head to
Los Angeles on a trip that will change their lives forever.