Crash
- Year: 1996
- Country of origin: Canada, UK
- Genre: Drama
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Length: 100 min
Film Synopsis
Crash (1996) centers on a detached film producer whose near-fatal car accident introduces him and his wife to a group fixated on the erotic and psychological effects of violent crashes. As increasingly dangerous encounters, staged collisions, and obsessive relationships begin reshaping their emotional and sexual lives, fascination with injury and technological destruction steadily replaces ordinary intimacy and restraint. This Canadian erotic psychological thriller examines the collision between technology, desire, and bodily trauma within a detached modern landscape, as personal boundaries erode, with fetishism, alienation, and self-destructive obsession.
Crash 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Arrow BD-ALL 4K/UK 2020 | Criterion BD-A/US 2020 | Umbrella BD-ALL/AU 2022 | Arrow BD-B/UK 2020 | Warner DVD-R-0/US 2014 | New Line DVD-1/US/OOP 1998 |
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| Audio Commentary by Adrian Martin | ||||||
| Audio Commentary by Director David Cronenberg | ||||||
| Introduction by Director David Cronenberg | ||||||
| Architect of Pain: The Cronenberg Project - Video Essay by Caelum Vatnsdal | ||||||
| Behind-the-Scenes | ||||||
| Crash-Talk - Q&A with Director David Cronenberg and Actor Viggo Mortensen | ||||||
| The Cronenberg Challenge - Interview with Director of Photography Peter Suschitzky | ||||||
| Electronic Press Kit | ||||||
| License to Drive - Interview with Casting Director Deirdre Bowen | ||||||
| Mechanical Animals - Interview with Executive Producer Jeremy Thomas | ||||||
| The Shore Thing - Interview with Composer Howard Shore | ||||||
| Cannes Film Festival Press Conference | ||||||
| The Guardian Interview with Director David Cronenberg and Author J.G. Ballard | ||||||
| Interview with Actor Elias Koteas | ||||||
| Interview with Actor James Spader | ||||||
| Interview with Actress Deborah Kara Unger | ||||||
| Interview with Actress Holly Hunter | ||||||
| Interview with Author J.G. Ballard | ||||||
| Interview with Director David Cronenberg | ||||||
| Q&A with Director David Cronenberg and Author J.G. Ballard | ||||||
| Electronic Press Kit Footage | ||||||
| Biographies | ||||||
| International Theatrical Trailer | ||||||
| US Theatrical Trailer | ||||||
| “Always (crashing)” - By Simon Barker and Jason Wood | ||||||
| “At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World” - By David Cronenberg | ||||||
| “Crash!” - By Harley Cokeliss | ||||||
| “Nightmare Angel” - By Zoe Beloff | ||||||
| “The Nest” - By David Cronenberg |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Arrow’s “Limited Edition” 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions include a 60-page booklet with writing by Zoe Beloff, Araceli Molina, Vanessa Morgan, and Jason Wood, a double-sided foldout poster, and six art cards. Reissued as standard editions without printed material (2021/04/05).
- Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Jessica Kiang.
- Warner’s “Archive Collection” DVD-R contains no extras.
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