Cross My Heart

1987
18
1h 30m

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Annette O'Toole and Martin Short in Cross My Heart (1987)

A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she has a kid. Small lies lead to bigger ones... Read allA man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she has a kid. Small lies lead to bigger ones and the night gets crazy very soon.A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she has a kid. Small lies lead to bigger ones and the night gets crazy very soon.

Director
- Armyan Bernstein
Writers
- Armyan Bernstein
- Gail Parent
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

1.4K

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Director
- Armyan Bernstein
Writers
- Armyan Bernstein
- Gail Parent
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
JoBeth Williams was originally cast as Kathy but had to drop out when she got pregnant.

Goofs
Bruce's kitchen is drastically under-decorated compared to the rest of the apartment, plain cabinet doors (pink) without handles, very low-cost appliances, basic 4-burner electric stove, short apartment-style refrigerator, almost as if entering a completely different apartment. As two entire scenes take place in this room, more attention should have gone to set design.

Quotes
Bruce Gaynor: Then she's got a shelf life of like 6 days max and then she meets somebody else and she's gone.

Crazy credits
The end credits frequently change colors.

Alternate versions
An alternate version of "Cross my Heart" has been prepared for cable television, to flesh the film out for a two-hour TV time slot (with commercials). This version adds about ten-fifteen minutes of deleted scenes in the third act (bringing the running time of the film itself to 100 minutes). The three additional scenes are: 1) A scene in which David follows Kathy onto a bus, against her will; 2) A subsequent scene where David and Kathy walk down a Los Angeles street together, in front of a movie house, and 3) A scene (following the discovery of the 'underwear' in Bruce's yard) where David and Kathy walk down the sidewalk together, side-by-side. All are lengthy dialogue scenes which allow the Short and O'Toole characters to more fully expouse their philosophies about dating. Former salesman David also gets to deliver a lengthy speech about various brands of sunglasses. The aforementioned scenes were excised from the theatrical release cut and home video versions.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Made in Heaven/Less Than Zero/Hello Again/Russkies/Hiding Out (1987)

Soundtracks
One Heartbeat
Written by Steve LeGassick (as Steve Legassick) and Brian Ray
Performed by Smokey Robinson
Courtesy of Motown Record Corporation

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5/10

Your Best Foot Forward

Cross My Heart has Martin Short and Annette O'Toole as a pair of thirty somethings now on their third date. The film explores the issue of the fine line between putting your best foot forward to make an impression and how easily that can cross over into lying. Both Short and O'Toole are guilty of that.

With O'Toole it's a sin of omission, she hasn't brought up the fact that she does have a small daughter thinking that it can and has before scared away some potential serious involvement. Short doesn't want her to know he's been laid off and his prospects aren't looking good at the moment.

In fact Short really puts on the dog for this all important third date, borrowing friend Paul Reiser's car and apartment. In the end it's a lesson in love and honesty.

Cross My Heart was Martin Short's attempt at being a traditional leading man and he just falls way short no pun intended of being a romantic figure. I liked him a whole lot better in Captain Ron or The Three Amigos. This is just not his cup of tea.