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Crash (1996)

18 100 min  -  Drama | Horror  -   21 March 1997 (USA)
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After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writers:

J.G. Ballard (novel), David Cronenberg
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Crash -- After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Spader ...
Holly Hunter ...
Elias Koteas ...
Deborah Kara Unger ...
Rosanna Arquette ...
Peter MacNeill ...
Colin Seagrave
Yolande Julian Yolande Julian ...
Airport Hooker
Cheryl Swarts Cheryl Swarts ...
Vera Seagrave
Judah Katz ...
Salesman
Nicky Guadagni Nicky Guadagni ...
Tattooist
Ronn Sarosiak Ronn Sarosiak ...
A.D.
Boyd Banks ...
Grip
Markus Parilo Markus Parilo ...
Man in Hanger
Alice Poon Alice Poon ...
Camera Girl
John Stoneham Jr. ...
Trask
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Storyline

Since a road accident left him with serious facial and bodily scarring, a former TV scientist has become obsessed by the marriage of motor-car technology with what he sees as the raw sexuality of car-crash victims. The scientist, along with a crash victim he has recently befriended, sets about performing a series of sexual acts in a variety of motor vehicles, either with other crash victims or with prostitutes whom they contort into the shape of trapped corpses. Ultimately, the scientist craves a suicidal union of blood, semen, and engine coolant, a union with which he becomes dangerously obsessed. Written by Matt A. Knapp <mak8@le.ac.uk>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Car | Sex | Car Accident | Car Crash | Danger  | See more »

Taglines:

Life is a highway See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for numerous explicit sex scenes See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English | Swedish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Crash: Extraños placeres See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$738,779 (USA) (23 March 1997) (339 Screens)

Gross:

$3,168,660 (USA) (20 April 1997)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (R-rated version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Hutchence was offered the role of Vaughan. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After Vaughan repeatedly crashes the left front bumper of his Lincoln into a junker James Ballard is sitting in, causing major damage to the bumper and the lights, Vaughan is soon shown driving on the highway with no damage to the bumper and both left lights operational. See more »

Quotes

James Ballard: Do you see Kennedy's assassination as a special kind of car crash?
Vaughan: The case could be made.
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Connections

Featured in David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (1997) See more »