Crash
Shocking. Powerful. Scandalous. Provocative. Erotic. Brilliant.
1996 | 100m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | David Cronenberg |
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| Writer: | David Cronenberg, J.G. Ballard |
| Staring: |
| After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins to use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 17, 1996 |
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| Director: | David Cronenberg |
| Writer: | David Cronenberg, J.G. Ballard |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | sexual obsession, adultery, sexuality, based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, obsession, eroticism, car journey, fetish, wound, fetishism, masochism, deceived husband, dying and death, pain, sadism, cult, hospital, car accident, car wreck, anti-social behaviour, romantic, symphoriphilia |
| Production Companies | Alliance Films, Recorded Picture Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,671,855
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Spader | James Ballard |
| Holly Hunter | Helen Remington |
| Elias Koteas | Vaughan |
| Deborah Kara Unger | Catherine Ballard |
| Rosanna Arquette | Gabrielle |
| Peter MacNeill | Colin Seagrave |
| Cheryl Swarts | Vera Seagrave |
| Yolande Julian | Airport Hooker |
| Nicky Guadagni | Tattooist |
| Ronn Sarosiak | A.D. |
| Boyd Banks | Grip |
| Judah Katz | Salesman |
| Markus Parilo | Man in Hanger |
| Alice Poon | Camera Girl |
| John Stoneham Jr. | Trask |
| David Cronenberg | Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Carol Spier | Production Design |
| Shonagh Jabour | Key Makeup Artist |
| David Lee | Sound Mixer |
| Dino Pigat | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lou Solakofski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Carol Marinoff | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Marilyn Stonehouse | Production Manager |
| Scotty Allan | Gaffer |
| David Orin Charles | Set Dresser |
| Tom Quinn | Second Assistant Director |
| Ted Hanlan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Steve Klys | Grip |
| Samuel Turturici | Grip |
| Michael Kavanagh | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Ronald Sanders | Editor |
| Elinor Rose Galbraith | Set Decoration |
| Katherine James | Makeup Artist |
| Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Tom Bjelic | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Douglas Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Orest Sushko | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti | Key Hair Stylist |
| Frances Mathias | Hairstylist |
| Sandra Tucker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Brenda Gilles | Costume Supervisor |
| David Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Michele Rakich | Third Assistant Director |
| Dawn E. Rivard | Special Effects |
| Stephan Dupuis | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Joel Guthro | "B" Camera Operator |
| David Cronenberg | Writer, Director |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Suschitzky | Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| Denise Cronenberg | Costume Design |
| J.G. Ballard | Novel |
| Tamara Deverell | Art Direction |
| Leslie Sebert | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Danny Lima | Stunts |
| Shelley Cook | Stunt Driver |
| Branko Racki | Stunt Driver |
| John Laing | Dialogue Editor |
| Wayne Griffin | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stéphane Reichel | Co-Producer |
| Robert Lantos | Executive Producer |
| Chris Auty | Co-Executive Producer |
| Marilyn Stonehouse | Co-Producer |
| András Hámori | Co-Executive Producer |
| David Cronenberg | Producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 34 | 50 | 27 |
| 2024 | 5 | 35 | 56 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 50 | 105 | 27 |
| 2024 | 7 | 44 | 58 | 32 |
| 2024 | 8 | 36 | 57 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | 10 | 26 | 54 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 29 | 45 | 20 |
| 2025 | 2 | 25 | 38 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 875 | 902 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 434 | 682 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 449 | 690 |
One thing has to be said in my fellow Canadian David Cronenberg's favour--At least for the first 25-or-so years of his filmmaking career, he has always been one of the most surprising and brilliant minds of 'body-related horror', and from every conceivable angle. What other mind--out of 7 billion po ... ssibilities--could have come up with this, the combining of erotic pleasure with car crashing? He sure must have been an interesting catch in his early dating years, for the adventurous women out there...
I don't have a whole lot of experience with David Cronenberg's films and this is the first of his I've watched in a long time. Pretty obvious with the symbolism he was after but this isn't something I particularly engaged with despite the committed performances from the cast, although Elias Koteas w ... as creepy good. No real plot with this one and by the end, while a unique movie for sure, not really sure I have much desire to watch again (at least anytime soon). **3.0/5**