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film by Cronenberg [1996]
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  • David Cronenberg
    David Cronenberg
    / Rabid, The Fly, and Crash

    Crash (1996) is an adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s controversial novel in which a community of disaffected people sexually fetishizes car crashes. Although the films demonstrated Cronenberg’s expanding range as a director, they were generally met with mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office.


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    Crash (1996) is an adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s controversial novel in which a community of disaffected people sexually fetishizes car crashes. Although the films demonstrated Cronenberg’s expanding range as a director, they were generally met with mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office.


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    • James Spader
      James Spader

      
by David Cronenberg’s art film Crash (1996), in which Spader played one of his strangest and most provocative roles—a man with a car crash fetish.

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by David Cronenberg’s art film Crash (1996), in which Spader played one of his strangest and most provocative roles—a man with a car crash fetish.

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