Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption......Over a thirty-six hour period in Los Angeles, a handful of disparate people's lives intertwine as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city. Among the players are: the Caucasian district attorney, who uses race as a political card; his Caucasian wife, who, having recently been carjacked by two black men, believes that her stereotypical views of non-whites is justified and cannot be considered racism; the two black carjackers who use their race both to their advantage and as an excuse; partnered Caucasian police constables, one who is a racist and uses his authority to harass non-whites, and the other who hates his partner because of those racist views, but who may have the same underlying values in his subconscious; a black film director and his black wife, who believes her husband doesn't support their black background enough, especially in light of an incident with the racist white cop; partnered police detectives and sometimes lovers...
Director:
Paul Haggis
Writers:
Paul Haggis (story), Paul Haggis (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock and Thandie Newton | See full cast and crew
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
Plot Keywords:
Racist | Police | Locksmith | Detective | Police Detective
Taglines:
It's not like things are black and white.
Genres:
Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, sexual content and some violence See all certifications
Parents Guide:
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Details
Official Sites:
Lions Gate Films [United States] | Official site [Germany]
Country:
USA | Germany
Language
English | Persian | Spanish | Mandarin | Korean
Release Date:
6 May 2005 (USA)
Also Known As:
L.A. Crash
Filming Locations:
3500 S. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
Box Office
Budget:
$6,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
MXN 2,088,663 (Mexico) (25 April 2005) (60 Screens)
Gross:
$98,410,061 (Worldwide) (12 July 2006)
Company Credits
Production Co:
Bob Yari Productions, DEJ Productions, Blackfriars Bridge Films
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
112 min | 115 min (director's cut)
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
 Also Known As: L.A. Crash Country: USA | Germany Language: English | Persian | Spanish | Mandarin | Korean watch trailors){kind=link}
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