David Cronenberg's controversial drama examines the relationship between sex and danger. Adman James Ballard (James Spader) becomes sexually aroused by car crashes after colliding with fellow driver Dr Helen Remington (Holly Hunter). Through Helen who shares his arousal James meets Vaughan (Elias Koteas) who enjoys staging and causing car crashes; James then introduces his wife Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger) to Vaughan and the two embark on a sexual relationship. Despite being h
Sex & car crashes. That certainly sums up the film, however, it is about more than that. This 1996 film is one of David Cronenberg's first forays into "reality", though not a common one. Crash has no oozing monsters nor any of the other tools of his trade as the king of body horror. The horror in this film comes from within the psyche of some of its inhabitants. James Spader as a sexually indiscriminate producer happens across a mangled and braced Holly Hunter one day in a car entertaining herself. He finds himself drawn to her and is sucked into a world of sexual fetishism he's never experienced, the fetish of deriving sexual pleasure from watching and being involved in car crashes and fetishising the wounds they create. It is really unlike any film you'll ever see. I quite enjoyed this film and, like I said, as Cronenberg dips his toe into the real world, I think I has found that the water is fine and this set the stage for subsequent films like Spider and A History Of Violence. Well worth watching for the more adventurous viewer and any fan of Cronenberg's.
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