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A stellar cast collides haphazardly in this insightfully written roundelay of racism, rage, and redemption which takes place over the course of one day in LA and involves a circus of cops, robbers, and civilians. A detective with a heroin addict mother and criminal brother investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white one. Two hoodlums jack the car of the District Attorney and his angry, racist wife. Terrence Howard and Thandie Newton play an upper-class African American couple harassed by a racist cop. And 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; and for that it's a winner.

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ProducerBob Yari, Don Cheadle, Cathy Schulman

EAN5060002834114

eBay Product ID (ePID)48011414

Product Key Features

ActorSandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, Brendan Fraser, Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Ryan Phillippe

Film/TV TitleCrash

DirectorPaul Haggis

LanguageEnglish

Run Time112 Mins

Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2005

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary By Paul Haggis Don Cheadle And Bobby Moresco\Making Of Featurette\Introduction By Director Paul Haggis\Music Video\Theatrical Trailer

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerMark Isham

AwardsBest Screenplay (Original) 2005 - Paul Moresco, Best Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen 2005 - Paul Haggis, Best Picture 2005 -, Best Supporting Actress 2005 - Thandie Newton, Best Screenplay (Original) 2005 - Paul Haggis, Best Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen 2005 - Paul Moresco

ReviewsThe New York Times - Mr. Haggis's evident sincerity and intelligence are reflected in the conviction of the cast, New York Times - Mr. Haggis's evident sincerity and intelligence are reflected in the conviction of the cast, Rolling Stone - The acting is dynamite, notably by Dillon and Newton....The film is a knockout, Tatler - Crash is the film of the year so far by a country mile

ScreenwriterPaul Haggis, Robert Moresco

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleCrash