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Crash (Blu-ray) (1996)
Love in the dying moments of the twentieth century.Director: David Cronenberg
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with writer/director David Cronenberg
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Extras:"The Guardian Interview" Q&A with director David Cronenberg and author J.G. Ballard from a 1996 London Film Festival screening (101:42)
Cannes Film Festival 1996 press conference (37:39)
Electronic Press Kit footage from 1996 (8:47)
Trailers
- US Red Band Trailer (1:52)
- International Trailer (1:31) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K digital restoration supervised by cinematographer Peter Suschitzky and approved by director David Cronenberg.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz.
All extras are in English with no subtitles.
Includes an insert featuring an essay by film critic Jessica Kiang. -
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Extras:David Cronenberg Introduction (2:08)
"The Cronenberg Challenge" 2020 interview with director of photography Peter Suschitzky (20:02)
"Mechanical Animals" 2020 interview with executive producer Jeremy Thomas (17:04)
"The Shore Thing" 2020 interview with composer Howard Shore (23:22)
"License to Drive" 2020 interview with casting director Deirdre Bowen (27:12)
Original Electronic Press Kit (55:05)
Theatrical Trailer (1:31) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a slipcase.
Packaging mistakenly states region B only. -
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Extras:"Crash-Talk" Q&A with director David Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen from a 2019 Toronto International Film Festival screening (52:15)
"The Cronenberg Challenge" 2020 interview with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky (20:01)
"Mechanical Animals" 2020 interview with director Jeremy Thomas (17:05)
"The Shore Thing" 2020 interview with composer Howard Shore (23:22)
"License to Drive" 2020 interview with casting director Deirdre Bowen (27:12)
Vintage Extras [SD]
- David Cronenberg interview (6:20)
- J.G. Ballard interview (2:44)
- James Spader interview (4:36)
- Holly Hunter interview (3:26)
- Deborah Kara Unger interview (5:05)
- Elias Koteas interview (2:33)
- "Behind the Scenes" featurette (11:28)
David Cronenberg short films
- The Nest (2013) (9:36) [1080i]
- Camera (2000) (6:44)
- At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007) (3:58)
Trailers
- Green Band Trailer (1:30)
- Red Band Trailer (1:59) [SD]
- 2020 Trailer (1:22) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/16bit)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16bit)
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K digital restoration supervised by cinematographer Peter Suschitzky and approved by director David Cronenberg.
All extras are in 1080p, except where noted.
All extras are in English, with French subtitles.
Also available in a Coffret Ultra Collector (#17) which includes the Blu-ray 4K disc, a DVD copy, a 160-page book in deluxe packaging, limited to 3.500 copies. -
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Amazon France
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Interviews
- "Crash-Talk" Q&A with director David Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen from a 2019 Toronto International Film Festival screening (52:15) [1080i 60Hz]
- "The Cronenberg Challenge" 2020 interview with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky (20:01)
- "Mechanical Animals" 2020 interview with director Jeremy Thomas (17:05)
- "The Shore Thing" 2020 interview with composer Howard Shore (23:22)
- "License to Drive" 2020 interview with casting director Deirdre Bowen (27:12)
"Behind the Scenes" featurette (11:28) [SD]
Interviews from 1996 [SD]
- David Cronenberg (director) (6:20)
- J.G. Ballard (author) (2:44)
- James Spader (4:36)
- Holly Hunter (3:26)
- Deborah Kara Unger (5:05)
- Elias Koteas (2:33)
David Cronenberg short films
- The Nest (2013) (9:36) [1080i 60Hz]
- Camera (2000) (6:44)
- At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007) (3:58)
Trailers
- Green Band Trailer (1:30)
- Red Band Trailer (1:59) [SD]
- German Trailer (1:30)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/16bit)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/16bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16bit) -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:4K digital restoration supervised by cinematographer Peter Suschitzky and approved by director David Cronenberg.
All extras are in 1080p, except where noted.
Extras are in English, with optional German subtitles.
Includes a 40-page booklet by Christoph N. Kellerbach and Stefan Jung.
Also available as a "Classic" cover mediabook (limited to 500 copies).
Also available in a Blu-ray only edition in a keep case. -
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Extras:Bonus Trailers
- Monos (1:44)
- Vivarium (2:15)
- Inherit the Viper (4:16) -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 MPEG-2
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Trailers are in 1080p.
Part of the 4-film 4-disc "The David Cronenberg Collection" which includes "Videodrome", "Naked Lunch", "Crash", and "Cosmopolis". -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin
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Extras:"The Cronenberg Challenge" 2020 interview with director of photography Peter Suschitzky (20:02)
"Mechanical Animals" 2020 interview with executive producer Jeremy Thomas (17:06)
"The Shore Thing" 2020 interview with composer Howard Shore (23:23)
"License to Drive" 2020 interview with casting director Deirdre Bowen (27:13)
Archival Cast & Crew Interviews [1080i 60Hz]
- David Cronenberg (6:23)
- J.G. Ballard (2:47)
- James Spader (4:39)
- Holly Hunter (3:29)
- Deborah Kara Unger (5:08)
- Elias Koteas (2:36)
"Behind the Scenes" featurette (11:31) [1080i 60Hz]
"Crash-Talk" Q&A with director David Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen from a 2019 Toronto International Film Festival screening (52:19) [1080i 60Hz]
Q&A with director David Cronenberg and author J.G. Ballard from a 1996 London Film Festival screening (102:11) [1080i 60Hz]
"Architect of Pain: The Cronenberg Project" 2020 video essay by Caelum Vatnsdal (14:11)
"Crash!" 1971 short film by Harley Cokeliss from the BBC television series Review (17:49)
"Nightmare Angel" 1986 short film by Zoe Beloff (32:59)
"Always (crashing)" 2016 short film by Simon Barker and Jason Wood (14:23)
David Cronenberg short films
- The Nest (2013) (9:35) [1080i 60Hz]
- At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007) (3:58)
Trailers
- Green Band Trailer (1:30)
- Red Band Trailer (1:58) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K digital restoration supervised by cinematographer Peter Suschitzky and approved by director David Cronenberg.
All extras are in 1080p, except where noted.
All extras are in English, with no subtitles.
Packaged in a rigid matte slipcase, containing a fully-illustrated 60-page soft-cover book, featuring writing by Vanessa Morgan, Araceli Molina, Jason Wood and Zoe Beloff, and a reprinted excerpt from "Cronenberg on Cronenberg", a fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork, six art cards, and a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx.
Reissued in a standard edition in a keep case without the book or slipcase. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US, Australian, and UK releases each feature some exclusive extras.
Note the French & German releases include the additional Cronenberg short film "Camera." This short film can also be found on the Region A Criterion, Region B Koch, and Region B Arrow releases of Videodrome.
Additional releases:
- Italy by Eagle Pictures
Versions:
The original 100 minute version of the film was rated NC-17 in the United States.
A 92 minute version created for home video was rated R. This version only removes footage from the original version and does not contain any unique footage.
Differences between the R-rated version and the uncut NC-17 version can be found at Movie-Censorship.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - NC-17 version (100:02).
- Blu-ray ALL Beyond Genres Volume 14 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - NC-17 version (99:49)
- Blu-ray B France- Carlotta Films - No cuts - NC-17 version (99:49).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Turbine Medien - No cuts - NC-17 version (99:49).
- Blu-ray B The David Cronenberg Collection Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - NC-17 version (99:43).
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - NC-17 version (99:49).
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Comparison added by Mikael_Pitkänen on 02/06/20
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/01/22UPDATE LOG:
02/06/20: Initial entry.
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08/11/20: Added France, Scandinavia.
16/11/20: Added DVDBeaver link, added US Criterion, added link to DVD Comparison, added France runtime, updated notes, corrected hyperlink error, updated Winner notes.
24/01/21: Added UK, updated notes on US release, updated Winner notes, added versions info.
26/01/22: Added Australia.
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