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Overview

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Director:
Paul Haggis
Writers (WGA):
Paul Haggis (story)
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Release Date:
6 May 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
You think you know who you are. You have no idea. more
Plot:
Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of inter-related characters... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 42 wins & 66 nominations more
User Comments:
Lives in change more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Karina Arroyave ... Elizabeth
Dato Bakhtadze ... Lucien

Sandra Bullock ... Jean Cabot

Don Cheadle ... Det. Graham Waters

Art Chudabala ... Ken Ho

Sean Cory Cooper ... Motorcycle Cop (as Sean Cory)

Tony Danza ... Fred

Keith David ... Lt. Dixon

Loretta Devine ... Shaniqua Johnson

Matt Dillon ... Officer John Ryan

Jennifer Esposito ... Ria
Ime Etuk ... Georgie (as Ime N. Etuk)

Eddie J. Fernandez ... Officer Gomez (as Eddie Fernandez)

William Fichtner ... Flanagan
Howard Fong ... Store Owner
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L.A. Crash (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexual content and some violence.
Runtime:
112 min | 115 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA | Germany
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
One of the things that inspired the movie was that Paul Haggis was carjacked himself. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Officer Ryan is helping his Dad in the bathroom, he pulls down his Dad's underwear but when Dad sits on the toilet he is still wearing his underwear, [you can see the elastic band]. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Graham: It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas more

FAQ

At the gun-shop, did Dorri know what she was getting when she asked for the 'red box'?
What's the name of the song (female singer) that plays toward the end of the film as the characters reflect on what has happened?
I heard there's some controversy involving lawsuits surrounding the producers. What's the story?
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249 out of 454 people found the following comment useful:-
Lives in change, 25 April 2005
10/10
Author: Malcolm McNeil (mmcneil007@aol.com) from Los Angeles

The film does not allow any character to fall into a stereotype despite the initial appearances. Everyone is redeeming, in a greater or lessor degree, in their own world, despite their frailties and prejudices. The writing is crisp and no easy turns are taken. The film has unexpected twists but none of them are contrived. Each character is developed just enough for us to develop our opinions of them and then things change. Those of us familiar with LA will recognize the icons of the city and the mix of cultures. Each character has enough prejudice or hate in his/her repertoire of life to demonstrate we had better not be too quick to judge without exploring what might in us be similar to the characters' flaws. A must see just for the pacing and script. Malcolm

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