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Crash

"Crash" tells interlocking stories of whites, blacks, Latinos, Koreans, Iranians, cops and criminals, the rich and the poor, the powerful and powerless, crashing against one another other like pinballs in contemporary Los Angeles. They are all defined in one way or another by racism, all v...

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Corporate Authors: Lions Gate Films; Bob Yari Productions; DEJ Productions, Inc; Blackfriar's Bridge Firm; Harris Company Firm; ApolloProScreen Firm; Bull's Eye Entertainment; Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Group Author: Haggis, Paul; Schulman, Cathy; Yari, Bob, 1962; Moresco, Robert; Harris, Mark R; Bullock, Sandra; Cheadle, Don; Dillon, Matt; Esposito, Jennifer, 1972; Fichtner, William; Fraser, Brendan, 1968; Howard, Terrence; Ludacris Rapper; Newton, Thandie, 1972; Phillippe, Ryan, 1974; Tate, Larenz; Gaye, Nona; Peña, Michael, 1976; Devine, Loretta; Toub, Shaun; Todd, Beverly, 1946; David, Keith
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Literature type: Video DVD
Language: English
Spanish
Subjects:
Traffic accident victims > California > Los Angeles > Drama
Traffic accidents > California > Los Angeles > Drama
Racism > California > Los Angeles > Drama
Interpersonal relations > Drama
Crime > Drama
United States > Race relations > Drama
Thrillers Motion pictures
Fiction films
Feature films
Feature films > United States
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Summary: "Crash" tells interlocking stories of whites, blacks, Latinos, Koreans, Iranians, cops and criminals, the rich and the poor, the powerful and powerless, crashing against one another other like pinballs in contemporary Los Angeles. They are all defined in one way or another by racism, all victims of it, all guilty of it. The way they all leap to conclusions based on race ensures that they will learn things--mostly about themselves--and pay a price for that knowledge. In the end, they are better people because of what has happened to them. Not happier, not calmer, not even wiser, but better.
Item Description: Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2004.
Special features: DVD introduction by writer/producer/director Paul Haggis (15 sec.); Audio commentary with writer/producer/director Paul Haggis, writer/producer Bobby Moresco and actor/producer Don Cheadle [optional]; Behind the scenes (10 min.); Music video (5 min.); Trailers (11 min.).
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience: MPAA rating: Rated R; for language, sexual content and some violence.
Awards: Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Editing-Hughes Winborne, Best Writing, Original Screenplay-Paul Haggis (screenplay/story) and Robert Moresco (screenplay), Best Motion Picture of the Year-Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman.
Production Credits: Director of photography, J. Michael Muro ; film editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Mark Isham.
ISBN: 9787885251710 :
7885251713
Index Number: PN1997
CLC: J974.5
Call Number: #WDVD/160002
Contents: Main titles/Frame of reference -- Blind fear -- Nice gun -- Sobriety test -- Little anger -- Invisible and impenetrable -- Personal problem -- Locked and loaded -- Taking the bus -- Ringing false -- Brother's keeper -- Uninsured -- Trust -- On a gut level -- Breaking point -- Threatening gestures -- Really good cloak -- Happenstance -- Miscommunication -- Human cargo -- Things to do -- Connections -- L.A. snowfall -- End credits.

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