1. Anson Mount was originally reluctant to play Ben, but was encouraged by Robert De Niro, with whom he was working at the time on City by the Sea, who turned out to be a huge Spears fan. They went over scenes on break from “Sea”, with Mount reading his role and De Niro reading Britney’s.

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    IMDB trivia for Crossroads. (via synecdoche)

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