''Cross Country'' (known through the working title ''Black Widows'') is a 1983 Canadian
erotic
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crime
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thriller film
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directed by
Paul Lynch.
Synopsis
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Philadelphia
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television executive, sought by police for the murder of a call girl, picks up a pair of hitchhikers en route to
Los Angeles
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Cast
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Richard Beymer
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as Evan Bley
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Michael Ironside
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as Detective Sgt. Ed Roersch
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Nina Axelrod
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as Lois Hayes
Production
When the film was in early stages, the film was briefly known as ''Black Widows''.
References
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Canadian crime thriller films
Canadian horror thriller films
Canadian erotic thriller films
1983 crime thriller films
1983 horror films
1980s erotic thriller films
English-language Canadian films
English-language horror films
English-language crime thriller films
English-language erotic thriller films
New World Pictures films
1980s Canadian films
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