Stars: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Brendan Fraser

Director: Paul Haggis

Summary: CRASH follows the course of one day in the racially diverse city of Los Angeles and the tensions within it through the various interactions between a number of its citizens. A detective investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white cop, the District Attorney is carjacked, and an upper-class African American couple are harassed by a racist cop.

A stellar cast collides haphazardly in this insightfully written tale of racism, rage, and redemption which takes place over the course of one day in Los Angeles and involves a circus of cops, robbers, and civilians. A detective (Don Cheadle) with a heroin addict mother and criminal brother investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white cop. Two hoodlums (Larenz Tate and Ludacris) jack the car of the District Attorney (Brendon Fraser) and his angry, racist wife (Sandra Bullock). Terrence Howard and Thandie Newton play an upper-class African American couple harassed by a racist cop (Matt Dillon). The chaos continues, with other roles played by Tony Danza, Michael Pena, and Jennifer Esposito. A propulsive Mark Isham score keeps the disparate narrative threads electrified from the get-go; when they finally connect, the results are explosive and beautiful. Everything is tied together with tight editing and artistic shots of car headlights cutting through dense morning smog. Writer-director Paul Haggis' (writer of MILLION DOLLAR BABY) Los Angeles is a world of alienated people struggling to connect across vast barriers of language, class, and culture; that they manage to do so is testament to their depth as characters more than some trite message of brotherly love. There are no easy answers, but this film is tough, intelligent, and gutsy enough to find some anyway. This version of CRASH features an extended director’s cut main feature.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary By Paul Haggis Don Cheadle And Bobby Moresco,, Making Of Featurette,, Introduction By Director Paul Haggis,, Music Video,, Theatrical Trailer
Year:	2005
Release Date:	August 28, 2006
Runtime:	112 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P 917601001
Keywords:	Two, General, Crash, Cut, Drama, Discs, Director's
Genre:	Drama