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Crash

  • 19961996
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
60K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,234
235
Crash (1996)
Drama
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 pr... Read allAfter 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
60K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,234
235
  • Director
    • David Cronenberg
  • Writers
    • J.G. Ballard(novel "Crash")
    • David Cronenberg
  • Stars
    • James Spader
    • Holly Hunter
    • Elias Koteas
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Cronenberg
  • Writers
    • J.G. Ballard(novel "Crash")
    • David Cronenberg
  • Stars
    • James Spader
    • Holly Hunter
    • Elias Koteas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 329User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 6 nominations

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    James Spader and Deborah Kara Unger in Crash (1996)
    James Spader in Crash (1996)
    James Spader in Crash (1996)
    Holly Hunter in Crash (1996)
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    Top cast

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    James Spader
    James Spader
    • James Ballard
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Helen Remington
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Vaughan
    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Catherine Ballard
    • (as Deborah Unger)
    Rosanna Arquette
    Rosanna Arquette
    • Gabrielle
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Colin Seagrave
    Yolande Julian
    • Airport Hooker
    Cheryl Swarts
    • Vera Seagrave
    Judah Katz
    Judah Katz
    • Salesman
    Nicky Guadagni
    • Tattooist
    Ronn Sarosiak
    • A.D.
    Boyd Banks
    Boyd Banks
    • Grip
    Markus Parilo
    • Man in Hanger
    Alice Poon
    • Camera Girl
    John Stoneham Jr.
    John Stoneham Jr.
    • Trask
    David Cronenberg
    David Cronenberg
    • Auto Wreck Salesman
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
    • Man in Tattoo Parlor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Cronenberg
    • Writers
      • J.G. Ballard(novel "Crash")
      • David Cronenberg
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sex scenes between James Ballard and his secretary were filmed but cut because director David Cronenberg felt the actors' chemistry was too good, contravening the nature of all the other relationships in the film.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      [Last lines]

      James Ballard: Katherine, are you all right?

      Catherine Ballard: James. I don't know.

      James Ballard: Are you Hurt?

      Catherine Ballard: I think I'm all right...

      [James starts groping and kissing her]

      Catherine Ballard: ... I think I'm all right.

      James Ballard: Maybe the next time, darling. Maybe the next time.

    • Alternate versions
      According to Issue 58 of Film Ireland magazine, the Irish censors imposed 35s worth of dialogue cuts on the cinema release - this affected the sex scene where Catherine fantasizes about Vaughn to James. It's speculated this was actually done not due to the content, but to dissuade the distributors from submitting the uncut version on video (which could cause controversy in a less restricted environment) - however, all video releases are uncut and still rated 18.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Review: Censorship and Cronenberg 's Crash (1996)

    User reviews329

    Review
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    Featured review
    6/10
    Car crashes and sex, that's it
    James Ballard, a TV director who is going through a complicated phase at a professional and personal level, suffers a car accident that transports him to an urban sub-culture, where victims of car accidents have sex in order to rejuvenate and give meaning to their lives.

    It's a bizarre film, at least, dark, psychologically disturbing, and uncomfortable, for the vast majority of the audience.

    This film explores certain psychological changes that a person may suffer after a trauma, instincts and ingrained desires, which needed the right moment to emerge.

    The characters are cold, lacking a solid background, disconnected from emotions, which are linked only by carnal attraction and the primitive and violent sexual desire.

    It's a metaphor about our relationship with technology and the progressive loss of connections with other individuals, but I don't think it had the best execution.
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    • MarcoParzivalRocha
    • Jan 19, 2021

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1996 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Автокатастрофа
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Communications Corporation
      • Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
      • The Movie Network (TMN)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,664,812
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $738,339
      • Oct 6, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,671,855
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital

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