I found Across the Tracks for $3 at a used DVD store. Clearly this couldn’t be a good movie, because it was, you know, on sale for three bucks. But I like Rick Schroder and I like Brad Pitt, and crappy 90s movies are fun to watch sometimes, so I figured I may as well give it a shot.
The movie was an interesting look at Rick Schroder as he broke away from the child actor thing, and at Brad Pitt before he was BRAD PITT! A serviceable job by both, but nothing worth writing home about.
As for the movie, it’s very After School Special. All the standard plot points and the warm fuzzy ending where Everything Works Out™. The biggest trouble was that it didn’t know who it was about. The first half seemed to be Schroder’s, but somewhere in the middle it switched to Pitt. In the end, it was kind of a mess with a couple decent scenes mixed in.
Marketing-wise, I feel kind of bad for Rick Schroder. Here’s a progression of the VHS/DVD covers. Watch as Rick disappears altogether as Brad becomes more popular.
Anyway, was it worth $3? Eh. Sure.
Ringing endorsement, I know.
