Crash

Crash is a 1996 Canadian/British drama thriller film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on J. G. Ballard's 1973 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car accidents, a notable form of paraphilia. The film generated considerable controversy on its release. The film stars James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, and Rosanna Arquette. Crash opened to mixed and hi... More

Initial release date:

  • May 17, 1996

Directed by:

Rating:

NC-17 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 40 min

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Crash,
  • Crash - Estranhos Prazeres,
  • Trk,
  • Crash: Extraños placeres,
  • Çarpisma,
  • Sudar,
  • Karambol,
  • Автокатастрофа

Film

Directed by

David Cronenberg

David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and...

Tagline:

  • Love in the dying moments of the twentieth century.
  • Life is a highway
  • The most controversial film you will ever see.

Story by:

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Mar 21, 2007
  • Nov 17, 1998
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Production design by:

Art direction by:

Set Decoration by:

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Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 40 min
  • 1 h 30 min
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Notable filming locations:

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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 9,000,000

Film festivals:

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Media

Adapted From

Crash

Crash is a novel by English author J. G. Ballard, first published in 1973. It is a story about symphorophilia or car-crash sexual fetishism: its protagonists become sexually aroused by staging and participating in real car-crashes. It was a highly controversial novel: famously one publisher's...

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Awards

Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction Winners

Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 4,208
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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