Crash (2004 film)
Crash is a 2004 crime drama film produced, directed, and co-written by Paul Haggis. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, the film features racial and social tensions in Los Angeles and was inspired by a real-life incident in which Haggis's Porsche was carjacked in 1991 outside a video store on Wilshire Boulevard.[3] The film features an ensemble cast, including Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle (who also worked as a producer on the film), Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandiwe Newton, Michael Peña, and Ryan Phillippe.
| Crash | |
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| Directed by | Paul Haggis |
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| Story by | Paul Haggis |
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| Cinematography | J. Michael Muro |
| Edited by | Hughes Winborne |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
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| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films (United States) Universum Film (Germany)[1] |
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Running time | 112 minutes[2] |
| Countries | United States Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $98.4 million[1] |
Crash first premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2004, before it was released in theaters on May 6, 2005, by Lions Gate Films. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction and performances (particularly Dillon's), but criticized the portrayal of race relations as simplistic and unsubtle. The film was a success at the box office, earning $98.4 million worldwide against its $6.5 million budget.
The film earned several accolades and nominations. Dillon received nominations for Best Supporting Actor from the Academy Awards, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild. Additionally, the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film received six Academy Award nominations, and controversially won three for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing at the 78th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for nine BAFTA Awards and won two, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Newton.
Plot
In Los Angeles, Detective Graham Waters and his partner Ria are involved in a minor collision with a car being driven by Kim Lee. Ria and Kim Lee exchange racially-charged insults. Waters later arrives at a crime scene, where the body of an unnamed dead kid has been discovered. The film then backtracks 48 hours to trace the preceding chain of events.
Anthony and Peter, two young Black men, carjack District Attorney Rick Cabot and his wife Jean. As the men drive away in the SUV, Peter puts a figurine of St. Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, on the dashboard. They pass by Waters and Ria, who are investigating a homicide in a San Fernando Valley parking lot. The pair learn that a white undercover cop, Detective Conklin, shot a Black undercover cop, Detective Lewis, with neither knowing the other was a policeman.
At home, Cabot rails that the carjacking incident could cost him re-election, because no matter whom he sides with, he will lose either the black vote or the law and order vote. Hispanic locksmith Daniel Ruiz overhears Jean, who suspects that Daniel is a gangster, demanding that the locks be changed again.
While searching for the Cabots' stolen vehicle, Sergeant John Ryan pulls over an SUV driven by a wealthy Black couple, film director Cameron Thayer and his wife, Christine. Though Ryan knows the vehicle is not the one he's searching for, he accosts the couple on his claim he saw Christine performing fellatio on Cameron while he was driving. During the traffic stop, Ryan performs a body search on Christine and molests her in front of Cameron. Ryan's younger partner, Officer Tom Hansen, looks on in horror but does not intervene.
Hansen goes to his superior Lieutenant Dixon to report Ryan's conduct and requests a transfer. Dixon, a Black man, tells Hansen that a racism complaint would hurt his own career, and allows the transfer on the condition that Ryan's conduct not be mentioned. Ryan is shown living with his ill father, who cannot get health insurance. On the phone, Ryan takes out his frustrations on the Black HMO administrator he speaks with. When the insurance adjuster does not respond quickly enough, Ryan insults her competency by saying more-qualified white men didn't get her job because of affirmative action.
In the carjacked SUV, Anthony and Peter hit a man of Asian descent while passing a parked van. They take the injured man's body and leave him in front of a hospital. Meanwhile, Waters, who is in a relationship with Ria, gets into an argument with her when he makes a casual remark about Mexico being her country of origin. Ria angrily reminds him that her father is actually from Puerto Rico and her mother is from El Salvador. Waters later visits his mother, who asks him to find his missing younger brother.
Ryan later comes across a car crash and an overturned vehicle. In his attempt to rescue the passenger, Ryan sees it is Christine, who recognizes the officer from their earlier incident and frantically resists his assistance. Ryan manages to pull her out of the car just before it is engulfed by a fireball.
Waters is summoned to a meeting with DA worker Flanagan, who tells Waters that Internal Affairs wants Conklin imprisoned. Waters has evidence that Lewis was possibly involved in a drug deal, but Flanagan promises Waters a job as Cabot's chief investigator, as well as the clearing of his brother's criminal record, in exchange for his cooperation. At a press conference, Waters reluctantly confirms the homicide was racially motivated.
Anthony and Peter carjack another Navigator, which happens to belong to Cameron. Cameron fights back and Peter flees the scene before a police car approaches. Cameron and Anthony drive away and a police chase ensues, with Hansen as one of the pursuing officers. When police catch the SUV, Hansen recognizes Cameron, and out of remorse for the earlier traffic stop, he vouches for Cameron to be let off with a warning. Anthony, who was hiding during the exchange, is dropped off at a bus stop by Cameron.
Later that night as Hansen is off the clock, he picks up a hitchhiking Peter. During the drive, Peter reaches into his pocket and Hansen, thinking he is reaching for a gun, shoots him. Peter collapses dead, revealing he was only reaching for his Saint Christopher statuette. Hansen hides the body in some bushes and burns his car. Waters and Ria later arrive at the scene, and it is revealed that the dead body is Waters's brother Peter. Waters's mother disowns him over Peter's death.
Anthony comes across the white van from earlier with its keys still in the ignition. He steals the van and takes it to a chop shop, where it is discovered there are Cambodian immigrants chained in the back. The van had belonged to Kim Lee and her husband (the man Anthony and Peter accidentally hit), meaning they were involved in human trafficking. The chop shop owner offers Anthony $500 per immigrant, but Anthony refuses. After driving the Cambodians to Chinatown and freeing them, he passes by a fender-bender. One driver turns out to be the insurance adjuster Ryan had previously argued with, and the other is an Asian man. An exchange of racially-charged insults erupts between the drivers.
Cast
Main cast
- Sandra Bullock as Jean Cabot, Rick's wife
- Don Cheadle as Detective Graham Waters, a black officer investigating recent murders based on racial tensions
- Matt Dillon as Sergeant John Ryan, a bigoted police officer
- Jennifer Esposito as Ria, Graham's Hispanic partner
- Brendan Fraser as District Attorney Rick Cabot, Jean's husband
- Terrence Howard as Cameron Thayer, a television director and Christine's husband
- Ludacris as Anthony, a violent carjacker and Peter's partner
- Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton) as Christine Thayer, Cameron's wife
- Michael Peña as Daniel Ruiz, a Hispanic locksmith
- Ryan Phillippe as Officer Tom Hansen, a rookie policeman and Ryan's partner
- Larenz Tate as Peter, a laid back carjacker, and Anthony's partner
Supporting cast
- Shaun Toub as Farhad, a Persian shop owner
- Bahar Soomekh as Dorri, Farhad's daughter
- Ashlyn Sanchez as Lara Ruiz, Daniel's daughter
- Karina Arroyave as Elizabeth Ruiz, Daniel's wife
- Loretta Devine as Shaniqua Johnson, a HMO administrator
- Beverly Todd as Mrs. Waters
- William Fichtner as Jake Flanagan, Rick's campaign manager
- Keith David as Lieutenant Dixon, Tom's superior officer
- Jack McGee as Gun Store Owner
- Greg Joung Paik as Choi Chin Gui, a human trafficker
- Alexis Rhee as Kim Lee, Choi Chin Gui's wife
- Daniel Dae Kim as Park
- Nona Gaye as Karen
- Bruce Kirby as 'Pop' Ryan
- Tony Danza as Fred
- Kathleen York as Officer Johnson
- Sylva Kelegian as Nurse Hodges
- Marina Sirtis as Shereen, Farhad's wife
Production
Development
Writer and director Paul Haggis was inspired to make the film after being carjacked by two African-American men at a Blockbuster Video on Wilshire Boulevard while driving home from the premiere of The Silence of the Lambs in February 1991. Afterwards he began thinking more about the impact of race, ethnicity, and class in American society.[4][5] He later stated that he wrote Crash not simply to criticize racists but to "bust liberals" for the idea that the United States had become a post-racial society.[6] Haggis cowrote the first draft of Crash with Robert Moresco in 2001 after being fired from Family Law.[7]
Casting
Haggis initially tried to sell the script to television producers before it gained the attention of producers Cathy Schulman and Bob Yari.[7] Yari offered Haggis $7.5 million to produce the script as a film, on the condition he could assemble an ensemble cast of major stars.[7] Don Cheadle was the first actor to be cast and also came on board as a producer, which helped attract other big names to the production.[8] Forest Whitaker was originally attached to play Terrence Howard's role but dropped out.[7] The casting of Brendan Fraser as the district attorney, which came last, was pivotal in getting the film green-lit.[7]
Heath Ledger and John Cusack were also attached to the roles of Tom Hanson and John Ryan, respectively, but dropped out after production delays.[7] At one point, Don Cheadle also considered leaving the production to perform in Hotel Rwanda.[5] According to Yari, the departure of Ledger from the cast reduced the film's international value and the budget was brought down by one million.[7]
Filming
Filming began in Los Angeles for a 32-day shoot in December 2003.[7] Haggis made up for the reduced budget by taking out three mortgages on his house, cutting back on exterior shots, and reusing locations.[7] Principal cast members also agreed to pay cuts and deferred their salaries.[9] Production was delayed for a week when Haggis suffered from cardiac arrest while filming a scene, although he defied medical advice to hire a new director.[5][7]
In a 2020 interview with Vulture, Thandiwe Newton stated that Haggis ensured she was wearing special protective underwear for the police sexual assault scene, because he wanted it to look "real" from the camera's perspective for Matt Dillon "to go there".[10]
Reception
Box office
After a rough cut was shown at 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, the film premiered at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto in September 2004. It was quickly purchased by Lions Gate Films for $3.5 million.[5][8] Crash had a wide release on May 6, 2005, and was a box office success in the late spring of 2005.[11] The film had a budget of $6.5 million (plus $1 million in financing).[1]
The film grossed $53.4 million domestically, making back more than seven times its budget.[1] Despite its success in relation to its cost, Crash was the lowest-grossing film at the domestic box office to win Best Picture since The Last Emperor in 1987.[12]
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 74% based on 242 reviews, with an average score of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A raw and unsettling morality piece on modern angst and urban disconnect, Crash examines the dangers of bigotry and xenophobia in the lives of interconnected Angelenos."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[15]
Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars and described it as "a movie of intense fascination",[16] listing it as the best film of 2005.[17] Ebert concluded his review with the sentiment: "Not many films have the possibility of making their audiences better people. I don't expect Crash to work any miracles, but I believe anyone seeing it is likely to be moved to have a little more sympathy for people not like themselves."[16]
The performances of Dillon, Cheadle, Peña, and Howard were singled out.[18][19] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars and wrote, "Crash is a very watchable and well-constructed piece of work...but its daringly supercharged fantasies of racial paranoia and humanist redemption are not to be taken too seriously."[20]
The film's plot elements, such as the means through which all the characters are connected, were derided by critics as contrived and unconvincing.[19][21][18] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe wrote the film "is one of those multi-character, something-is-rotten-in-Los Angeles barnburners that grab you by the lapels and try desperately to shake you up. It's more artful than Grand Canyon, less artsy than Magnolia (LA gets dusted with snow instead of frogs), and much less of a mess than Falling Down."[19] Burr lamented how "its characters come straight from the assembly line of screenwriting archetypes, and too often they act in ways that archetypes, rather than human beings, do. You can feel its creator shuttling them here and there on the grid of greater LA, pausing portentously between each move."[19]
Another criticism centered on the storytelling as didactic and heavy-handed. Writing for Slate, David Edelstein commented Crash "might even have been a landmark film about race relations had its aura of blunt realism not been dispelled by a toxic cloud of dramaturgical pixie dust."[22] Others noted how the film had nothing new or insightful to say on racism, with Stephanie Zacharek of Salon writing Crash "only confirms what we already know about racism: It’s inside every one of us. That should be a starting point, not a startling revelation."[23][24] A.O. Scott of The New York Times described it as "a frustrating movie: full of heart and devoid of life; crudely manipulative when it tries hardest to be subtle; and profoundly complacent in spite of its intention to unsettle and disturb."[25]
Much criticism focused on how the film presents racism and its origins, with many noting its depiction of race relations as too simplistic and tidy. The redemption arcs of the white characters, particularly of Sergeant Ryan, drew controversy for their execution.[26][27] Many opined that Ryan's heroic rescue of Christine from a burning car appeared to absolve the officer of his earlier abuse and racist views,[27][26] and pointed out the improbability of Jean Cabot changing her racist views because of an ankle sprain and the care of her Latina housemaid.[27] Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent wrote, "By presenting racism as nothing more than a personality issue in need of a fix, Crash absolves its white audience of any sense of collective responsibility."[26]
In a retrospective review, Tim Grierson of The New Republic opined, "Haggis has characters hurl nasty epithets at one another, as if that’s the most corrosive aspect of discrimination, failing to acknowledge that what’s most destructive aren’t the shouts but, rather, the whispers—the private jokes and long-held prejudices shared by likeminded people behind closed doors and far from public view."[28] The film was also criticized for depicting the Persian shopkeeper as a "deranged, paranoid individual who is only redeemed by what he believes is a mystical act of God."[29]
In the years since the film's release, criticism and debate about the film has grown alongside ongoing cultural dialogues about race and social movements in the United States.[30][31] In 2009, cultural critic Ta-Nehisi Coates criticized the film as shallow and "unthinking", naming Crash "the worst film of the decade".[32] The film has been described as using multicultural and sentimentalist imagery to cover over material and "historically sedimented inequalities" that continue to affect various racial groups in Los Angeles.[33]
The film ranks at #460 in Empire's 2008 poll of the "500 Greatest Films of All Time".[34]
In 2010, the Independent Film & Television Alliance selected Crash as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years.[35]
Top ten lists
Crash was listed on many critics' top ten lists.[36]
- 1st – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
- 1st – Steve Davis, Austin Chronicle
- 3rd – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
- 3rd – Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper[37]
- 3rd – Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
- 4th – Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post
- 6th – Christy Lemire, Associated Press[38]
- 7th – Claudia Puig, USA Today
- 8th – Richard Schickel, Time
- 8th – Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
- 9th – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Oscar controversy
Crash won the Best Picture Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards. The film's use of moral quandary as a storytelling medium was widely reported as ironic, since many saw it as the "safe" alternative to Brokeback Mountain, which was about a gay relationship.[39] Critic Kenneth Turan suggested that Crash benefited from anti-gay discomfort among Academy members.[40][41] After the Oscars telecast, critic Roger Ebert insisted in his column that the better film won the award.[42][43]
Film Comment magazine placed Crash first on its list of "Worst Winners of Best Picture Oscars", followed by Slumdog Millionaire at #2, and Chicago at #3.[44] Similarly, a 2014 survey of film critics by The Atlantic identified the film's victory as among the most glaring mistakes made by the Academy Awards.[45] In 2017, David Ehrlich and Eric Kohn of IndieWire ranked Crash as first in its list of "Best Picture Winners of the 21st Century, Ranked from Worst to Best."[46]
In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter polled hundreds of Academy members, asking them to re-vote on past controversial decisions. For the 2006 Best Picture winner, Brokeback Mountain beat Crash and the other nominees.[47][48]
In a 2015 interview, Paul Haggis commented: "Was [Crash] the best film of the year? I don't think so. There were great films that year. Good Night, and Good Luck – amazing film. Capote – terrific film. Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, great film. And Spielberg's Munich. I mean please, what a year. Crash, for some reason, affected people, it touched people. And you can't judge these films like that. I'm very glad to have those Oscars. They're lovely things. But you shouldn't ask me what the best film of the year was because I wouldn't be voting for Crash, only because I saw the artistry that was in the other films. Now however, for some reason that's the film that touched people the most that year. So I guess that's what they voted for, something that really touched them. And I'm very proud of the fact that Crash does touch you. People still come up to me more than any of my films and say: 'That film just changed my life.' I've heard that dozens and dozens and dozens of times. So it did its job there. I mean, I knew it was the social experiment that I wanted, so I think it's a really good social experiment. Is it a great film? I don't know".[49][50]
Accolades
Crash received several award and nominations, and was named one of the top ten films of the year by both the American Film Institute[51] and the National Board of Review.[52] The film was nominated for six awards at the 78th Academy Awards and won three, for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.[53] It was also nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards and won two, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Newton.[54] Dillon received nominations for best supporting actor at the Academy Awards,[53] British Academy Film Awards,[54] Golden Globe Awards,[55] and Screen Actors Guild Awards[56] for his performance. Additionally, the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture,[57] and Harris and Moresco won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.[58]
Music
Score
| Crash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | June 7, 2005 |
| Genre | Instrumental, classical |
| Length | 58:34 |
| Label | Superb Records |
The original score was released through Superb Records through Lionsgate Films in 2005.[59][60] All songs were written and composed by Mark Isham, except where noted.[59] The iTunes release is the complete score released through Yari Music Group, and has the cues isolated and in film order (unlike the commercial score CD which is edited, incomplete, in a different order, and in suite form).[61]
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crash" | 3:21 | |
| 2. | "Go Forth My Son" | 0:57 | |
| 3. | "Hands in Plain Sight" | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "...Safe Now" | 1:03 | |
| 5. | "No Such Things as Monsters" | 3:59 | |
| 6. | "Find My Baby" | 4:23 | |
| 7. | "Negligence" | 2:56 | |
| 8. | "Flames" | 7:59 | |
| 9. | "Siren" | 4:41 | |
| 10. | "A Really Good Cloak" | 3:28 | |
| 11. | "A Harsh Warning" | 2:51 | |
| 12. | "Saint Christopher" | 1:55 | |
| 13. | "Sense of Touch" | 6:44 | |
| 14. | "In the Deep" | Performed by Bird York; Co-written by Kathleen York and Michael Becker | 5:55 |
| 15. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | Performed by Stereophonics; written by Kelly Jones | 4:34 |
iTunes version (complete score)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Title" | 5:14 |
| 2. | ""We've Got Guns"" | 1:00 |
| 3. | "Black Navigator / The Grope" | 5:05 |
| 4. | "A Warning" | 1:18 |
| 5. | "Magic Cloak" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Back to the Toilet" | 1:34 |
| 7. | ""Your Father Sounds Like a Good Man"" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Negligencia" | 1:39 |
| 9. | "Cameron – Receipt" | 2:23 |
| 10. | "The Rescue" | 5:57 |
| 11. | "News Conference" | 2:35 |
| 12. | "Car Jack II" | 1:46 |
| 13. | ""I Didn't Ask for Your Help"" | 2:51 |
| 14. | ""You Embarrass Me"" | 1:24 |
| 15. | "The Shooting" | 3:29 |
| 16. | "Jean's Fall" | 1:55 |
| 17. | "Illegals / Morgue" | 6:43 |
Soundtrack
| Crash: Music from and Inspired by Crash | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various | |
| Released | June 7, 2005 |
| Genre | Alternative, pop, rock |
| Length | 50:13 |
| Label | Superb Records |
A second volume of tracks, titled Crash: Music from and Inspired by the Film, was released featuring songs that appear in the film.[62][63]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If I..." | KansasCali | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Plastic Jesus" | Billy Idol | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Are You Beautiful" | Chris Pierce | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Free" | Civilization | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Hey God" | Randy Coleman | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Take the Pain Away" | Al Berry | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Problems" | Move.meant | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Arrival" | Pale 3/Beth Hirsch | 5:08 |
| 9. | "Acedia (The Noonday Demon)" | Quinn | 3:00 |
| 10. | "In the Deep" | Bird York | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Afraid" | Quincy | 5:08 |
| 12. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | Stereophonics | 4:37 |
- ^ Note: The country song playing during the carjacking scene is "Whiskey Town" by Moot Davis. The song playing on the car radio when Ludacris's character starts ranting about hip hop music being regressive is "Str8UpNDown" by Move.meant. The song playing on the car radio when the hitchhiker is picked up is "Swinging Doors" by Merle Haggard.
Home media
Crash was released on DVD on September 6, 2005, in widescreen and fullscreen one-disc versions, with a number of bonus features, including a music video by KansasCali (now known as the Rocturnals) for the song "If I..." from the soundtrack. The director's cut of the film was released in a two-disc special edition DVD on April 4, 2006, with more bonus content than the one-disc set. The director's cut is three minutes longer than the theatrical cut. The scene where Daniel is talking with his daughter under her bed is extended and a new scene is added with officer Hansen in the police station locker room.[65]
Crash was the first Best Picture winner to be released on Blu-ray Disc in the US, on June 27, 2006.[66]
Television series
A 13-episode series premiered on the Starz network on October 17, 2008. The series features Dennis Hopper as a record producer in Los Angeles, California, and how his life is connected to other characters in the city, including a police officer (Ross McCall) and his partner, actress-turned-police officer, Arlene Tur. The cast consists of a Brentwood mother (Clare Carey), her real-estate developer husband (D. B. Sweeney), a former gang member-turned-EMT (Brian Tee), a street-smart driver (Jocko Sims), an undocumented Guatemalan immigrant (Luis Chavez), and a detective (Nick Tarabay).[67]
See also
- Grand Canyon (1991 film)
- Magnolia (1999 film)
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External links
- Crash at IMDb
- Crash at Box Office Mojo
- Crash at AllMovie