Main specs
Actor(s): Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Brendan Fraser
Director(s): Paul Haggis
Genre: Drama
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 2005
Running Time: 1 hour 52 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: CRASH follows the course of one day in the racially diverse city of Los Angeles and the tensions within it through the various interactions between a number of its citizens. A detective investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white cop, the District Attorney is carjacked, and an upper-class African American couple are harassed by a racist cop.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): PATHE DISTRIBUTION; 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Release date: 28/08/2006
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: P 917601001
Barcode: 5060002835203
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco
Composer: Mark Isham
Executive Producer: Bob Yari
Producer: Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari
Writer: Paul Haggis
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Commentary By Paul Haggis Don Cheadle And Bobby Moresco,, Making Of Featurette,, Introduction By Director Paul Haggis,, Music Video,, Theatrical Trailer
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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DVD Description
A stellar cast collides haphazardly in this insightfully written tale of racism, rage, and redemption which takes place over the course of one day in Los Angeles and involves a circus of cops, robbers, and civilians. A detective (Don Cheadle) with a heroin addict mother and criminal brother investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white cop. Two hoodlums (Larenz Tate and Ludacris) jack the car of the District Attorney (Brendon Fraser) and his angry, racist wife (Sandra Bullock). Terrence Howard and Thandie Newton play an upper-class African American couple harassed by a racist cop (Matt Dillon). The chaos continues, with other roles played by Tony Danza, Michael Pena, and Jennifer Esposito. A propulsive Mark Isham score keeps the disparate narrative threads electrified from the get-go; when they finally connect, the results are explosive and beautiful. Everything is tied together with tight editing and artistic shots of car headlights cutting through dense morning smog. Writer-director Paul Haggis' (writer of MILLION DOLLAR BABY) Los Angeles is a world of alienated people struggling to connect across vast barriers of language, class, and culture; that they manage to do so is testament to their depth as characters more than some trite message of brotherly love. There are no easy answers, but this film is tough, intelligent, and gutsy enough to find some anyway. This version of CRASH features an extended director’s cut main feature.
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Award information
BAFTA: Best Supporting Actress 2005 (Thandie Newton)
BAFTA: Best Screenplay (Original) 2005 (Paul Haggis, Paul Moresco)
OSCAR: Best Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen 2005 (Paul Haggis, Paul Moresco)
Professional reviews
Review: Mr. Haggis's evident sincerity and intelligence are reflected in the conviction of the cast (New York Times, )
The acting is dynamite, notably by Dillon and Newton....The film is a knockout (Rolling Stone, )
Crash is the film of the year so far by a country mile (Tatler, )
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