| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Crash (2004) |
| Director | Paul Haggis |
| Writer | Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco |
| Lead Actor | Don Cheadle |
| Cast | Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser |
| Genre | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Release Date | May 6, 2005 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 52m |
| Budget | $6.5 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 7.7/10 |
Graham (Don Cheadle), a detective in Los Angeles, is called to a scene where a body has been found. When he realizes he knows the victim, the film flashes back to the impact of many chance encounters that happened the day before.
At a mall in the San Fernando Valley, Anthony (Ludacris) and Peter (Larenz Tate) are two young black men who talk about racism and steal the SUV of a well dressed white couple, Jean (Sandra Bullock) and Rick (Brendan Fraser). While driving the stolen car, Anthony and Peter hit an Asian man and disagree about what to do. Later, Jean complains to her husband that the man changing the locks on their home (Michael Pena) might be a gang member.
Meanwhile, an elderly Iranian immigrant (Shaun Toub) and his daughter shop for a gun to protect their small grocery store. The owner of the gun shop (Jack McGee) insults their ethnicity as well as the man’s inability to speak English well.
Two cops stop a couple in an SUV, even though they know it’s not the one that was stolen. The racist cop (Matt Dillon) molests the wife (Thandie Newton) as he frisks her while the other cop (Ryan Phillippe) and the husband (Terrence Dashon Howard) watch in disgust.
Crash is directed and co written by Academy Award nominee Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby), who won Emmys and a Humanitas Award (thirtysomething). Haggis crashes people together in the anonymity of the big city guided only by chaos theory and the butterfly effect played out against the backdrop of Nativity scenes and the cross.
On the surface, Crash seems to be about race. But I think it is about the struggle for community over individualism, redemption over damnation, and conscience, choices and their consequences over randomness. Likely to be a contender for awards some problem language, violence and sexual situations.
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