Crossroads [Original Columbia Pictures Press Kit — 10 Publicity Stills, Production Information & Original Folder]

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[United States], Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 1985–1986, Original Studio Publicity Folder

Original Studio Press Kit, Fine Contents; Light Wear to Folder

Original studio publicity material for Crossroads, Walter Hill's blues-centered film starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, and Jami Gertz. The packet combines ten captioned photographic stills with twenty pages of production information, preserving the materials distributed by Columbia Pictures to promote the film.

The photographs follow the film from Eugene Martone's search for a lost blues song through his journey south with veteran bluesman Willie Brown, with images of Macchio, Seneca, and Gertz as well as a production portrait of director Walter Hill.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: TEN ORIGINAL 8 × 10 STILLS WITH TWENTY PAGES OF PRODUCTION MATERIAL.

• Ten original black-and-white glossy Columbia Pictures publicity photographs, approximately 8 × 10 inches, individually numbered #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5A, #6, #7, #9, and #10.
• Each photograph carries a printed Columbia Pictures caption identifying the pictured scene or personnel, together with a 1985 Columbia Pictures Industries copyright notice and individual still number.
• Housed in the original black Columbia Pictures publicity folder, the Crossroads title printed in red on the front and the Columbia Pictures emblem on the rear. Interior pockets carry the identification of the Columbia Pictures Publicity & Promotion Department. The photographs are retained in a separate brown paper envelope stamped “COLUMBIA PICTURES / CROSSROADS.”
• The accompanying 20 pages of studio publicity material include the Crossroads Announcement Story, Production Information, cast and production credits, and music credits. The latter document Ry Cooder's music and performances involving Sonny Terry and Steve Vai.
• Accompanied by 20 pages of Columbia Pictures production information and retained in the original studio folder with stamped paper bag/sleeve.

CONDITION: FINE CONTENTS; LIGHT WEAR TO THE ORIGINAL FOLDER.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: BLUES LEGEND, ROBERT JOHNSON, AND THE CROSSROADS BROUGHT TO HOLLYWOOD.
Released in 1986, Crossroads follows a young Juilliard guitarist into the Mississippi Delta in pursuit of a supposedly lost Robert Johnson song, using the crossroads legend and the history of Delta blues as the foundation for a contemporary road movie. The film was directed by Walter Hill from John Fusco's screenplay, with music by Ry Cooder.

The production materials are particularly useful for documenting how Columbia Pictures presented the film to the press: Ralph Macchio's youthful star appeal is placed alongside Joe Seneca's portrayal of an older bluesman, while the photographs repeatedly emphasize guitars, performance, the Southern landscape, and the journey toward the crossroads.

SUBJECTS: Crossroads, Walter Hill, Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, John Fusco, Ry Cooder, Robert Johnson, Delta Blues, Mississippi Delta, Blues Music, Guitar, Columbia Pictures, American Cinema, Movie Publicity, Film Stills, Press Kits, Film Press Kit, Movie Memorabilia, Publicity Photographs, Film Stills, Motion Picture Ephemera, Studio Publicity, Blues, Music Film, 1980s Cinema.

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