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'''''Crash''''' is a novel by ], later made into a ] ] directed by ],about a ] of people who are sexually aroused by car crashes. | ||
| They re-enact famous car crashes (such as those that killed ] and ]), cause accidents themselves and document other crashes. Both ] versions have been produced. It won a special prize at ] for daring, audacity, and originality. | They re-enact famous car crashes (such as those that killed ] and ]), cause accidents themselves and document other crashes. Both ] versions have been produced. It won a special prize at ] for daring, audacity, and originality. | ||
| The film's subject matter caused the ] press to condemn it as sick and evil. Few of the papers pointed out that it was based on a novel by the author of '']''. | |||
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Crash is a novel by J.G. Ballard, later made into a 1996 film directed by David Cronenberg,about a subculture of people who are sexually aroused by car crashes.
They re-enact famous car crashes (such as those that killed James Dean and Jayne Mansfield), cause accidents themselves and document other crashes. Both NC-17 and R versions have been produced. It won a special prize at Cannes for daring, audacity, and originality.
The film's subject matter caused the tabloid press to condemn it as sick and evil. Few of the papers pointed out that it was based on a novel by the author of Empire of the Sun.
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Crash is the title of a 1988 song by the Coventry band, The Primitives.
A crash is also a common term for a computer fault that brings down a program or operating system.
A car or other vehicular crash is the act of colliding with something, including another vehicle. See Road Safety.