Crash with James Spader: DVD Cover

    Crash Director: David Cronenberg Cast: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/17/1998
    • Original Release: 1996
    • Rating: Rated NC17
    • Sales Rank: 26,809

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Widescreen version of the film; NC-17 and R-rated cuts of the feature; Original theatrical trailer; Cast and crew filmographies and biographies; English, French, Spanish subtitles

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    0. Scene Selections
    1. Logos/Opening Credits [3:05]
    2. The Ballards [1:34]
    3. Fertile Collision [1:28]
    4. Bedside Manner [1:11]
    5. Ballard 435 [1:42]
    6. The Good Doctor [4:24]
    7. Little Bastard [:49]
    8. Aftermath [1:17]
    9. Nerve Center [5:16]
    10. 867 Vpd [2:37]
    11. Menage A Trois [2:36]
    12. The Seagraves At Home [7:12]
    13. Benevolent Psychopathology [1:02]
    14. The Dog Is Brilliant [:15]
    15. Carwash [:13]
    16. Tender Bruises [6:08]
    17. Soft Shell [2:49]
    18. Full Throttle [4:06]
    19. Nocturnes [1:11]
    20. "Maybe The Next One, Darling" [2:19]
    21. End Credits [:07]

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    Editorial Reviews

    After surviving a brutal car wreck, commercial director James Ballard finds himself slowly drawn to a mysterious subculture of people who have transformed automobile accidents into erotic events. Like the J.G. Ballard novel that inspired it, David Cronenberg's study of the sexual dimension of man's relationship to technology was a magnet for controversy, drawing a NC-17 rating and criticism from several sources, including studio owner Ted Turner, who attempted to prevent the film's American release. But though some have leveled charges of pornography, James' descent into this fetishistic underworld is approached with cold, scientific detachment. Characters like Vaughn, the charismatic group leader who stages recreations of celebrity car crashes, seem more like driven researchers than sexual renegades, which is undoubtedly part of the film's point. This impression is reinforced by the pristine cinematography by Peter Suschitzsky, which proves particularly haunting during a crucial accident scene, and Howard Shore's superb score. Far from exploitative, Crash in fact proves less transgressive than the original novel, but is still undoubtedly not for all tastes. Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

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    Cronenberg's Psychological Sexually Driven Thrillerby Gonzo84

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    July 17, 2009: A friend brought this film to my attention years ago. I remember thinking like everybody else of the Oscar winning film and not of this underground cult flick that drives controversy. My friend mainly asked me if I'd seen this film since years ago I had been in a horrible car accident that left me in the hospital for a few months. He asked if the premise of the story were to be true; if I had gotten some sort of fetish out of car accidents. Of course I looked at him like an arm was growing out of his face and told him "no." I had to check this film out though, the story and especially the director were interesting enough and the fact that the feature has an NC-17 rating doesn't hurt. I'd seen Videodrome and History of Violence, but this film like all Cronenberg films is widely different, the only connection his films seem to have are either violence, sex, and psychology. I love how Cronenberg takes on such a wide spectrum of different stories with suprising twists. This film is raw and intense and oozing with sexuality. Cronenberg takes us on a "crash course" in a bizaare underground world that hopefully doesn't exist in reality, but within this film James Spader's character, a television executive whom seems already to have a sexual addiction ends up in a bad car accident and is now introduced to Holly Hunter. Hunter's character takes Spader into a world that's a bit extreme and somehow evoking, a world of Sex and Car Crashes. Elias Koteas is the stand-out role in this film. He's so intense and electrifies the screen with his wild and crazy antics. At points you don't know who is the good or bad guy is or whether there is one at all, but you will not want to look away. The sex is very stylized and maybe be too much for the conservative types, but it's nothing worse than a late nite cinemax flick. All in all, this is a wonderful film that gets the audience thinking. If you're a Cronenberg fan, then I definitely recommend this film. It may seem slow at times to the average viewer, but to those film buffs, it's one that you'd want to keep going and going.

    I Also Recommend: Scanners, Videodrome, A History of Violence, Eyes Wide Shut.

    Eroticness & Psychopathologyby Anonymous

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    December 15, 2004: This film is excellent. It portrays the psychopathology of a several people, which stems from a fetish. However, this is unlike any other fetish, it is a car crash fetish. David Croneberg did a wonderfull job in rendering a film that is capable of depicting such a rare fetish without ofending anyone. There are some sexually explicit scenes, but again they are an important part of the depiction of this psychopathology. Anyone into psychology, or the study of human sexuality should definetly enjoy this movie.