Crash (1996 film)
1996 film by David Cronenberg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crash is a 1996 Canadian drama film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg, based on J. G. Ballard's 1973 novel of the same name. Starring James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette, it follows a film producer who, after surviving a car crash, becomes involved with a group of symphorophiliacs who are aroused by car crashes and tries to rekindle his sexual relationship with his wife.
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Directed by | David Cronenberg |
Screenplay by | David Cronenberg |
Based on | Crash by J. G. Ballard |
Produced by | David Cronenberg |
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Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
Edited by | Ronald Sanders |
Music by | Howard Shore |
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Distributed by | Alliance Communications |
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Running time | 100 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Box office | $23.2 million[4] |
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Special Jury Prize, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually, but only at the request of the official jury (for example, the previous year, both a Jury Prize and a Special Jury Prize were awarded). When then-jury president Francis Ford Coppola announced the award "for originality, for daring and for audacity", he stated that it had been a controversial choice and that certain jury members "did abstain very passionately".[5] It continued to receive various accolades, including six Genie Awards.
The film's initial release was met with intense controversy and opened to highly divergent reactions from critics; some praised the film for its daring and originality, while others criticized the strange premise and graphic violence. It has since developed a cult following.