| Crash (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Sandra Bullock |
Jean Cabot
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| Don Cheadle |
Det. Graham Waters
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| Karina Arroyave |
Elizabeth
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| Dato Bakhtadze |
Lucien
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| Art Chudabala |
Ken Ho
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| Sean Cory |
Motorcycle Cop
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| Tony Danza |
Fred
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| Keith David |
Lt. Dixon
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| Loretta Devine |
Shaniqua Johnson
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| Matt Dillon |
Officer Ryan
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| Jennifer Esposito |
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| William Fichtner |
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| Brendan Fraser |
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| Plot |
| Movie studios, by and large, avoid controversial subjects like race the way you might avoid a hive of angry bees. So it's remarkable that Crash even got made; that it's a rich, intelligent, and moving exploration of the interlocking lives of a dozen Los Angeles residents--black, white, latino, Asian, and Persian--is downright amazing. A politically nervous district attorney (Brendan Fraser) and his high-strung wife (Sandra Bullock, biting into a welcome change of pace from Miss Congeniality) get car-jacked by an oddly sociological pair of young black men (Larenz Tate and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges); a rich black T.V. director (Terrence Howard) and his wife (Thandie Newton) get pulled over by a white racist cop (Matt Dillon) and his reluctant partner (Ryan Phillipe); a detective (Don Cheadle) and his Latina partner and lover (Jennifer Esposito) investigate a white cop who shot a black cop--these are only three of the interlocking stories that reach up and down class lines. Writer/director Paul Haggis (who wrote the screenplay for Million Dollar Baby) spins every character in unpredictable directions, refusing to let anyone sink into a stereotype. The cast--ranging from the famous names above to lesser-known but just as capable actors like Michael Pena (Buffalo Soldiers) and Loretta Devine (Woman Thou Art Loosed)--meets the strong script head-on, delivering galvanizing performances in short vignettes, brief glimpses that build with gut-wrenching force. This sort of multi-character mosaic is hard to pull off; Crash rivals such classics as Nashville and Short Cuts. A knockout. --Bret Fetzer |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Crime; Drama; Mystery |
| Director |
Paul Haggis |
| Producer |
Don Cheadle; Paul Haggis; <b>Paul Haggis</b>; Cathy Schulman |
| Writer |
Paul Haggis; <b>Paul Haggis</b>; Bobby Moresco |
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| Studio |
Artisan |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
113 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/6/2005 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
524 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
9/20/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
031398179382 |
| Release Date |
9/6/2005 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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DVD Introduction by Director Paul Haggis
Crash Behind The Scenes
Commentary with Paul Haggis, Don Cheadle and Bobby Moresco
Trailers |
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