"The Spring"

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Joe's most recent full-length feature work (so far!) was the TV movie "The Spring". It was based on a now out-of-print book by Clifford Irving. "The Spring" is a supernatural tale about a father and son on a road trip in the remote Pacific Northwest. They stumble upon a town called "Springdale" where everyone seems to be acting strangely and suspiciously toward any outsiders. Soon, the father is drawn into the town's mysterious secret: It holds a fountain of youth where everyone stays young -- for a price. Although about average as a film by TV movie standards (IMO), Joe once again did a great job playing a regular kid. (And shows he's a pretty good skateboarder too!)

Show Info

Airdate: January 16, 2000
Rating/Share: 7.0/11
Running time: 100m
Aired on: NBC
Directed by: David S. Jackson
Cast:

• Joseph Cross...Nick Conway
• Kyle McLachlan...Tom Conway
• Alison Eastwood...Sophie Weston
• George Eads...Gus
• Aaron Pearl...Josh Gamble

Trivia/Notes:

• The movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia during the summer of 1999. (That means Joe's been to Vancouver twice to film a movie--"Northern Lights" was also filmed there.)
• It was based on a book called "The Spring" by Clifford Irving, which is now out of print.

Reviews & Comments

"The most meaningful moments actually come from the teenager Nick, believably played by Joseph Cross, who, in a throwaway line, sums what's missing in Springville: 'I like old people.'"
-- Steven Oxman, Daily Variety, January 13, 2000

"Young Cross gives a natural performance..."
-- Steven Linan, Los Angeles Times<, January 15, 2000

"With a cast that's a cut above your average TV-movie roster, 'The Spring' is a legitimately spooky sleeper..."
-- Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekkly, January 14, 2000

Links

IMDB Entry for "The Spring".

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