DVD 122 mins
R (Restricted)
Crash
Lion's Gate (2005)
In Collection
#150

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Owner:
Ben
Drama
USA  /  English

Sandra Bullock
Don Cheadle
Matt Dillon
Paul Haggis
Brendan Fraser
Ryan Phillippe
Thandie Newton
Terrence Howard
Jennifer Esposito

Director Paul Haggis

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

Edition Details
Edition Widescreen Edition
Barcode 031398179382
Region Region 1
Release Date 9/6/2005
Packaging Jewel Case
Screen Ratio 1.85 (16:9) Anamorphic
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 2.0
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1: Actors' Commentary
Behind the Scenes Featurette
Director's Commentary
Theatrical Trailers
Personal Details
Purchase Date 9/6/2005
Purchase Price $16.99
Store Best Buy
Condition Excellent
Current Value $19.99
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