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Crash is a drama film directed by Paul Haggis. 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Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2004, and was released internationally in 2005. The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The film is about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A self-described "passion piece" for director Paul Haggis, Crash was inspired by a real life incident in which his Porsche was carjacked outside a video store on Wilshire Boulevard in 1991. Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch Carjacking is a Crime of stealing a motor vehicle when the vehicle is occupied Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west Arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [1] It won three Oscars for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing of 2005 at the 78th Academy Awards. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 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Plot
The film depicts several characters living in LA during a 36-hour period and brings them together through car accidents, shootings, and carjackings. Through these characters' interactions, the film seeks to depict and examine not only racial tension, but also the distance between strangers in general.
Character histories
- Rick Cabot
Rick Cabot (Brendan Fraser) is the white District Attorney of Los Angeles. Brendan James Fraser (born December 3 1968 is a Canadian-American Film and stage actor A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals He and his wife Jean are carjacked by Anthony and Peter, both of whom are black. Subsequently the Brentwood resident tries to save his political career by reassuring voters that he is racially sensitive. Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in His character is never depicted as openly bigoted, making his racial stance ambiguous, However we can assume that he is not a racist as he is never depicted as one.
- Jean Cabot a
Jean Cabot (Sandra Bullock) is Rick's wife, whose racial prejudices escalate after the carjacking. Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26 1964 is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American - German At the end of the film, following an accident in her home, she realizes that the person who is the kindest and most helpful to her is Maria, her Hispanic maid, while her snobby friends are too busy with shallow pursuits to help her out.
- Anthony
Anthony (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) is an African American inner-city car thief who steals vehicles for a bigoted chop shop owner. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa A chop shop is a slang phrase for an illegal location or business which disassembles stolen automobiles for the purpose of selling them as parts He believes that society is unfairly biased against blacks, and at one point in the film he justifies his actions by claiming he would never hurt another black person. However, Anthony tells Peter to shoot a black man, Cameron, after they try to carjack his car and he fights back. A disgusted Cameron kicks Anthony out of his car and says "You embarrass me. You embarrass yourself. " Towards the end of the movie, Anthony steals a van which - unknown to him at the time - was full of trafficked people from South East Asia. He refers to these immigrants disparagingly as Chinamen, but when the owner of the chop shop offers him $500 per head for the immigrants with the intention of selling them on, Anthony refuses. Chinaman is a term that refers to a Chinese man It was not defined as offensive by older dictionaries Instead, he lets them out onto the Asian district of LA in the closing scenes of the movie. Anthony gives them all of the money that is in his pocket – $40.
- Peter Waters
Peter Waters (Larenz Tate) is Anthony's friend and partner in crime. Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Tate was born on the west side of He is also Detective Waters' younger brother. Like Anthony, he is black, but he humorously scoffs at Anthony's paranoia over racism. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that He also likes the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. Peter is shot to death by Officer Hansen (Ryan Phillippe), who picks him up in the valley hours after their failed carjacking of Cameron's Lincoln Navigator and mistakenly shoots him after assuming he is drawing a gun. Matthew Ryan Phillippe (ˈfɪlɪpi born September 10, 1974) is an American Actor. The Lincoln Navigator is a Full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. In reality he was reaching into his pocket to show the cop a figure of Saint Christopher, identical to the one Officer Hansen had stuck to his dashboard. Saint Christopher ( Greek: Άγιος Χριστόφορος) is a Saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians
- Graham Waters
Graham Waters (Don Cheadle) is an African American detective in the Los Angeles Police Department. Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American He is disconnected from his poor family, which consists of his drug-addicted mother and criminal younger brother. He promises his mother that he will find his younger brother, but he is preoccupied with a case concerning a suspected racist white cop who shot a corrupt black cop. Flanagan (William Fichtner) an assistant district attorney, offers Graham the chance to further his career in exchange for withholding evidence that could possibly have helped the white cop's case. William Edward "Bill" Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American Supporting actor, often credited as William Fichtner Flanagan also tries to convince Graham that the black community needs to see the black cop as a hero, and not as a drug dealer, as Graham suspects that he may have been. Graham is both offended and opposed, and is ready to storm out, when Flanagan mentions that there is a warrant out for Graham's brother's arrest, and that this is his third felony, which carries a life sentence in the state of California. Graham makes a very difficult personal decision to withhold evidence and possibly corrupt a case in order to have the District Attorney forget about his brother. That brother is eventually revealed to be Peter, the hitchhiker who is killed by Officer Hansen.
- Ria
Ria (Jennifer Esposito) is a Latina detective, as well as Graham's partner and girlfriend. Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and Dancer. When a phone call from Graham's mother interrupts his sexual romp with Ria, she becomes upset with Graham for being disrespectful towards his mother and subsequently showing himself to be racially insensitive towards Hispanics. She is shown to be racist toward Asians, as she criticizes an Asian woman's driving.
- Officer John Ryan
Officer John Ryan (Matt Dillon) is a bigoted white police officer who physically molests Christine, a woman with African American heritage, under the pretense of searching for a weapon after pulling over her vehicle. Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated This causes his partner, Officer Hansen, to believe his partner has racist tendencies. Meanwhile, Ryan is trying to get help for his father, who possibly suffers from prostate cancer but has been diagnosed with a bladder infection, despite the ineffectiveness of treatment. His anger manifests in prejudice, as is evident when he indicates a racist attitude towards his father's doctor's secretary. His racial prejudices seem to stem from the destructive impact that local affirmative action policies had on his father's business. Affirmative action in the United States|Employment equity (Canada|Reservation in India|Numerus clausus The term affirmative action describes many policies aimed at a historically After Officer Hansen requests solo patrol, Ryan is partnered with a Hispanic-American with whom he seems to get along. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America Ryan later puts his own life on the line to save Christine, the woman he molested earlier, from certain death in a fiery car wreck.
- Lieutenant Dixon
Lieutenant Dixon (Keith David) is Officers Ryan and Hansen's shift Lieutenant. Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an Emmy Award -winning African-American Film, Television, and voice Actor. He is African American. When Hansen requests to change partners, Dixon states that doing so because of Officer Ryan's racism will reflect poorly on their unit, and Dixon in particular for commanding him. Furthermore, Dixon explains that all the work he did to get a ranking position in an environment as racist as the LAPD will backfire on him personally if Hansen gives this reason for changing partners. He suggests that Hansen ride in a solo car for reasons of "uncontrollable flatulence" as a means of getting away from Officer Ryan and not making Dixon look bad for supervising Ryan.
- Cameron Thayer
Cameron Thayer (Terrence Howard) is a black television director. Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Actor, and He witnesses Officer Ryan molesting his wife and later realizes that the producers of his television show propagate racist stereotypes about black people. In an emotional moment, he fights off Anthony and Peter when they try to steal his car, takes away Anthony's gun, and argues fiercely with armed white police officers. Just when it is very likely that he will be shot to death, Officer Hansen intervenes on his behalf and prevents any outbreak of violence.
- Christine Thayer
Christine Thayer (Thandie Newton) is Cameron's wife. Thandiwe Adjewa "Thandie" Newton (born 6 November 1972) is a BAFTA - and SAG Award -winning English actress. She is molested by Officer Ryan after she and Cameron are pulled over. She becomes furious with her husband because he does not act to defend her. The two insult each other over their upbringings – as both Cameron and Christine have grown up in more privileged environments than many other African Americans. The next day she is trapped in an overturned car due to a car accident and, by a twist of fate, Officer Ryan is the man who willingly endangers himself to save her life.
- Daniel Ruiz
Daniel Ruiz (Michael Peña) is a Mexican-American locksmith who faces discrimination from Jean and others because he looks like a gangbanger to them, when he is actually a devoted family man. Michael Anthony Peña (born January 13, 1976) is an American actor See also History of Mexican-Americans Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican ancestry Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. After Anthony and Peter steal Jean and Rick's car, Daniel comes over and changes the locks on their home. Daniel seeks a safe environment for his young daughter, Lara, who had a bullet go through her window in their previous home. That is why he moved to a safer neighborhood and enrolled her in a private school. Near the beginning he gives Lara an invisible "cloak" that he says will protect her should someone try to shoot at her. Farhad shoots at Lara and Daniel but they escape unhurt, because there were blanks in the gun. Lara believes that this is due to the protective powers of the "cloak. "
- Farhaad
Farhaad (Shaun Toub) is a Persian store owner who is afraid for his safety. Shaun Toub is an American film and television Actor. Biography Personal life Toub who is of Persian Jewish background was born layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox He is depicted as frustrated by the racial harassment he experiences in the United States (despite being an American citizen), as well as deterred by difficulties with speaking English. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the To protect his store - the only thing his family has - he goes to a gun shop and attempts to buy a gun. The gun store owner quickly becomes frustrated with Farhaad's conversation with his daughter Dorri in Persian, leading to racist and terrorist remarks (since the owner believes that Persians are Arabs and therefore, "terrorists"), one of these comments being "Yo, Osama, plan the jihad on your own time. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Jihad (جهاد ʤɪhæːd an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. " The owner refuses to sell Farhad a gun, but finally sells the gun to Farhaad's daughter after being cryptic and lecherous about which bullets she needs.
The store run by Farhad and his wife Shereen (Marina Sirtis) has a door which will not close properly, so they call a locksmith, Daniel. Marina Sirtis (born March 29, 1955) is an English -born American actress of Greek descent who is most noted for playing the half- Farhad's suspicion of others is compounded by his difficulty understanding English; he does not heed Daniel's warning that his shop door needs replacing, believing Daniel intends to cheat him, and as a result suffers a break-in. Shereen reacts to the slurs written on the walls of the store: "They think we're Arab. When did Persian become Arab?" Blaming Daniel for the invasion and racially-motivated destruction of his store, and angered by the insurance company rejecting his claim on the grounds of negligence, he confronts Daniel at his house, wielding his gun. Farhad fires at Daniel but accidentally shoots Daniel's daughter Lara, to the horror of both Daniel and Farhad. Fortunately, the gun was loaded with blanks, which were chosen by Dorri in the beginning of the film as she did not trust her father with a gun because of his constant emotional outbursts. A blank is a type of cartridge for a Firearm that contains Gunpowder but no Bullet or shot. Farhad leaves without further incident, later telling his daughter that his "farishta," his guardian angel, saved the little girl and himself. Little did he realize that it was his own daughter who was his guardian angel.
- Dorri
Dorri (Bahar Soomekh) is Farhaad's daughter, and is more acclimated than her father to American culture. Bahar Soomekh ( Persian: بهار سومخ Hebrew: בהאר סומך born March 30, 1975) is an Iranian - A region or society where several different groups are spontaneously assimilated is sometimes referred to as a Melting pot. The development of the culture of the United States of America — music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry She is constantly trying to calm her father down during his emotional temper outbursts. She is also a doctor at the morgue; she escorts Graham and his mother to Peter's body after it is discovered in a field.
- Jake Flanagan
Jake Flanagan (William Fichtner) is an aide to Rick who tries to talk Graham into accepting a corrupt deal. William Edward "Bill" Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American Supporting actor, often credited as William Fichtner He holds a complex viewpoint that is not blatantly racist, yet he makes bigoted remarks in a conversation with Detective Waters. He argues that the black community needs to see a deceased black cop as a hero, even if he was corrupt. It appears that Flanagan is interested in the political aspects of the case as the DA's office will look better in the eyes of the black community for convicting an officer who has a troubled racial history of a crime that he is partially guilty of. When Graham refuses to play, even if offered a promotion in exchange, Flanagan subtly mentions that Graham's brother has had a warrant issued for his arrest, and that perhaps this was a mistake. Flanagan implies that if Graham will do what the District Attorney wants, the case against his brother could be buried. Graham appears to accept the deal.
- Lucien
Lucien (Dato Bakhtadze) runs a chop shop in which Anthony and Peter try to sell cars. A chop shop is a slang phrase for an illegal location or business which disassembles stolen automobiles for the purpose of selling them as parts The two thieves first try to sell him the Lincoln Navigator they stole from the Cabots, but he refuses to accept it because they ran over a Chinese man and he believes the crime will be traced back to him. The Lincoln Navigator is a Full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. This suggests that the various other characters who had committed crimes could be caught, although this is never confirmed. He is later shown to have his own racist beliefs when Anthony arrives with a van (belonging to the man that he and Peter ran over) full of Asian illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country Lucien tries to buy the immigrants as workers, claiming they can be sold for an easy profit.
Box office
Crash opened in wide release on May 6, 2005, and was a box-office success in the late spring of 2005. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. The film had a budget of $6. 5 million (plus $1 million in financing). Because of the financial constraints, director Haggis filmed in his own house, borrowed a set from the TV show Monk, used his car in parts of the film, and even used cars from other staff members. Monk is an American Dramedy series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character It grossed $53. 4 million domestically, making back more than seven times its budget. Despite its success in relation to its cost, Crash was the least grossing film, at the domestic box office, to win Best Picture since The Last Emperor in 1987. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Last Emperor is a Biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
Critical reception
The film received generally positive reviews with the review tallying website rottentomatoes.com reporting that 135 out of the 180 reviews they tallied were positive for a score of 75% and a certification of "fresh",[2] while metacritic tallied an average score of 69 out of 100 for Crash's critical consensus. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [3] Roger Ebert gave the film four stars and described it as, "a movie of intense fascination"[4] listing it as the best film of 2005. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter.
In addition, some critics assert that Asians are portrayed in an overwhelmingly negative light with little, if any, redeeming qualities. The film has been criticized for reinforcing Asian stereotypes and lacking any manner of significant development of its Asian characters. [5] From an alternative perspective, the film has been critiqued for "laying bare the racialised fantasy of the American dream and Hollywood narrative aesthetics" and for depicting the Iranian shopkeeper as a "deranged, paranoid individual who is only redeemed by what he believes is a mystical act of God". [6]
Best Picture Oscar
Crash won the Best Picture Oscar for 2005, beating, among others, Brokeback Mountain. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the Some of Brokeback's supporters (including its author E. Annie Proulx) criticized the decision, referring to Crash as a "hometown movie", although other film critics dismissed these arguments. The film Brokeback Mountain received many awards including three Academy Awards for Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Score as well as four Golden Roger Ebert asserted that Crash won the award because "Crash was better than Brokeback Mountain". Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. [7]
Awards
Crash was nominated for six awards in the 78th Academy Awards (2005), and won three of them, including a win for Best Picture. The 78th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were held on March 5 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working It was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards: one for Best Supporting Actor (Matt Dillon) and the other for Best Screenplay (Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco). The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated See also Golden Globe Awards 1960s 1966: Robert Bolt, Doctor Zhivago 1967: Robert Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Robert "Bobby" Moresco is a Hollywood Screenwriter. His credits include 10th & Wolf and Crash, the latter of
Other awards include Best Ensemble Cast at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards; Best Original Screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards 2005; Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Thandie Newton) at the BAFTA Awards; Best Writer at the Critics' Choice Awards; Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role (Terrence Howard) at the Black Movie Awards; Best First Feature and Best Supporting Male (Matt Dillon) at the Independent Spirit Awards; Best Acting Ensemble and Best Writer at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards; and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Terrence Howard) and Outstanding Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards. 58th WGA Awards Thandiwe Adjewa "Thandie" Newton (born 6 November 1972) is a BAFTA - and SAG Award -winning English actress. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Critics' Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Actor, and Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Actor, and The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding People of color
| Award | Category | Winner/Nominee | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78th Academy Awards | Best Director | Paul Haggis | No |
| Best Editing | Hughes Winborne | Yes | |
| Best Picture | |||
| Best Original Song | "In the Deep" | No | |
| Best Screenplay - Original | Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco | Yes | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | No | |
| 1st Austin Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Paul Haggis | Yes |
| Best Film | |||
| 59th BAFTA Film Awards | Best Cinematography | J. Michael Muro | No |
| Best Director | Paul Haggis | ||
| Best Editing | Hughes Winborne | ||
| Best Film | |||
| Best Sound | |||
| Best Screenplay - Original | Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco | Yes | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Don Cheadle | No | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Thandie Newton | Yes | |
| Black Reel Awards | Best Actor | Don Cheadle | No |
| Best Cast | Yes | ||
| Best Film | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | No | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Thandie Newton | ||
| 11th BFCA Critics' Choice Awards | Best Cast | Yes | |
| Best Director | Paul Haggis | No | |
| Best Film | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | ||
| Best Writer | Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco | Yes | |
| Casting Society of America (CSA) | Best Film Casting - Drama | Sarah Finn & Randi Hiller | Yes |
| 18th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Film | Yes | |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | No | |
| Cinema Audio Society (CAS) | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | No | |
| 12th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | Yes |
| 58th Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Paul Haggis | No |
| Empire Awards | Best Actor | Matt Dillon | No |
| Best Actress | Thandie Newton | Yes | |
| Best Film | No | ||
| Scene of the Year | |||
| 63rd Golden Globe Awards | Best Screenplay | Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco | No |
| Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | ||
| 17th Producers Guild of America Awards | Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Paul Haggis & Cathy Schulman | No |
| 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Cast | Yes | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Don Cheadle | No | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | ||
| 6th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | Yes |
| 4th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cast | Yes | |
| Best Film | No | ||
| Best Screenplay - Original | Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco | Yes | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Matt Dillon | No | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Terrence Howard | ||
| 58th Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Screenplay - Original | Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco | Yes |
DVD
Crash was released on DVD on September 6, 2005 as widescreen and fullscreen one-disc versions, with a handful of bonus features that includes a music video by KansasCali for the song "If I. The 78th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were held on March 5 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Hughes Winborne is a Hollywood Film editor. He has edited 20 Films including Crash, for which he won an Oscar for film " In the Deep " is a 2003 song written and performed by actress-singer Kathleen York, credited to her performing name Bird York Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Robert "Bobby" Moresco is a Hollywood Screenwriter. His credits include 10th & Wolf and Crash, the latter of Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated 1st AFCA Awards Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer J Michael Muro is a BAFTA nominated cinematographer and independent film director he is known primarily for his Steadicam work Hughes Winborne is a Hollywood Film editor. He has edited 20 Films including Crash, for which he won an Oscar for film Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Robert "Bobby" Moresco is a Hollywood Screenwriter. His credits include 10th & Wolf and Crash, the latter of Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated Thandiwe Adjewa "Thandie" Newton (born 6 November 1972) is a BAFTA - and SAG Award -winning English actress. Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Actor, and 11th BFCA Critics' Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer 18th CFCA Awards 12th DFWFCA 58th DGA Awards Since 1995, Empire &mdash Britain 's biggest selling Film Magazine &mdashhas organised the annual Empire Movie Awards 63rd Golden 17th Producers Cathy Schulman (born 1965) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer. 6th Vancouver 4th WAFCA Awards 58th WGA Awards Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KansasCali is a Alternative rock group History Both members belong to the production team Da Bookeez in which they along with E . . " off of the "Inspired By Soundtrack to Crash". The director's cut of the film was released in a 2 disc special edition DVD on April 4, 2006, with more bonus content than the one-disc set which includes the music video for Bird York and her Academy nominated song "In The Deep". Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kathleen York (aka Bird York is a singer actress and Academy Award -nominated songwriter " In the Deep " is a 2003 song written and performed by actress-singer Kathleen York, credited to her performing name Bird York The director's cut is 2 minutes longer than the theatrical version. The differences are the scene where Daniel is talking with his daughter under her bed is extended, and there is a new scene added with Officer Hanson in the police station locker room. The film also was released in a limited-edition VHS version, as films in the VHS videotape format were all but being phased out by this time, thus restricting future film releases for home video release only in the DVD format starting in 2006. It was also the last Oscar winner for Best Picture to be released in the VHS tape format.
See also
- Hyperlink cinema - the film style of using multiple inter-connected story lines. Hyperlink cinema is a term coined by author Alissa Quart, who used the term in her review of the film Happy Endings (2005 for the film journal
References
- ^ Crash DVD Commentary Track. 2005.
- ^ rottentomatoes. com, Crash, accessed January 8, 2007
- ^ metacritic. com, Crash, accessed March 10, 2008
- ^ rogerebert. com, Crash review, accessed January 8, 2007
- ^ “Crash” ultimately upholds stereotypes about Asian-Americans at We’ve moved to www.racialicious.com - update your bookmarks!
- ^ darkmatter » Crash and the City
- ^ :: rogerebert.com :: Oscars :: The fury of the 'Crash'-lash (xhtml)
External links
- Crash at Rotten Tomatoes
- Crash at the Internet Movie Database
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Million Dollar Baby |
Academy Award for Best Picture 2005 |
Succeeded by The Departed |
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