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Crash (2008 TV series)

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Crash
Intertitle of Crash
Created byGlen Mazzara
StarringDennis Hopper
Arlene Tur
Ross McCall
Jocko Sims
Moran Atias
Tom Sizemore
Dana Ashbrook
Eric Roberts
Jake McLaughlin
Julie Warner
Keith Carradine
Linda Park
Tess Harper
Valerie Perrine
ComposerMark Isham
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersGlen Mazzara
Paul Haggis
Robert Moresco
Bob Yari
Production locationsAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesStarz Inc.
Lionsgate Television
Yari Film Group
Release
Original networkStarz
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
Original releaseOctober 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) –
December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18)

Crash is an American television drama series set in Los Angeles, California that starred Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts. It is the first original series produced by the Starz network. The network ordered a 13 episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the 2004 film of the same title. It was developed for television by Glen Mazzara. In Canada, Crash can be seen on Super Channel. Starz ordered a second season that premiered in September 2009 before concluding in December 2009.

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Television in the United States

Television in the United States

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California, the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, and one of the world's most populous megacities. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits as of 2020, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The majority of the city proper lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending partly through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to its east. It covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km2), and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estimated 9.86 million residents as of 2022.

California

California

California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million. Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country. Los Angeles County is the country's most populous, while San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south; and it has a coastline along the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in Giant (1956). In the next ten years he made a name for himself in television, and by the end of the 1960s had appeared in several films, notably Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Hang 'Em High (1968). Hopper also began a prolific and acclaimed photography career in the 1960s.

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in King of the Gypsies (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes for his role in Bob Fosse's Star 80 (1983). Roberts' performance in Runaway Train (1985), as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a third Golden Globe nod and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the older brother of actress Julia Roberts.

Crash (2004 film)

Crash (2004 film)

Crash is a 2004 crime drama film produced, directed, and co-written by Paul Haggis. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, the film features racial and social tensions in Los Angeles and was inspired by a real-life incident in which Haggis's Porsche was carjacked in 1991 outside a video store on Wilshire Boulevard. The film features an ensemble cast, including Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandiwe Newton, Michael Peña, and Ryan Phillippe.

Glen Mazzara

Glen Mazzara

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Production

Conception

Starz began looking to develop original television series after the success of series developed by its rivals Showtime and HBO and advertised funding and creative freedom for original programming projects. Crash is the network's first foray into original scripted drama and is based on the Academy Award-winning 2004 film of the same name. The writers of the film, Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco, were interested in developing a series based on the property. Lionsgate and Starz collaborated on developing the series for television.

Television writer and producer Glen Mazzara was brought in as an executive producer for the series. Mazzara has worked extensively as a writer and producer on The Shield and had developed new projects for the other networks including Life and Standoff.[1]

Crew

Glen Mazzara served as the series executive producer and showrunner.[1] The film's writers Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco and producer Bob Yari joined Mazzara as executive producers.[2] Thomas Becker, Mark R. Harris, Tom Nunan, and Jorg Westerkamp all worked as producers or production executives on the original film project and are credited as co-executive producers on the series.[2] Movie actor Don Cheadle, who was a star and producer of the 2004 film, is also on board as a co-executive producer.[1]

Mazzara hired a writing staff that he felt was used to coping with edgier material. Co-executive producer and writer Frank Renzulli had previously worked on HBO drama The Sopranos. Co-executive producer and writer Ted Mann worked on HBO drama Deadwood. Producer and writer Stacy Rukeyser worked with Mazzara on Standoff. Executive story editor Chris Collins came from the recently completed HBO drama The Wire. Executive story editor Randy Huggins had previously worked with Mazzara on The Shield.[1]

The pilot episode was directed by Sanford Bookstaver.[2]

Cast

The first season starred:

In season 2 new cast members:

Battaglia is a security guard and then begins working for Blanchard and some of the cast members from season 1, Tur, Carey, Sweeney, Tee, Chavez, Tarabay and Sizemore do not return for season 2. Jenny Mollen plays Tess, the new girlfriend to Kenny Battaglia.

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HBO

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Crash (2004 film)

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Paul Haggis

Paul Haggis

Paul Edward Haggis is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Crash (2005), the latter of which he also directed. Haggis also co-wrote the war film Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and the James Bond films Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). He is the creator of the television series Due South (1994–1999) and co-creator of Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001), among others. Haggis is a two-time Academy Award winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and seven-time Gemini Award winner. He also assisted in the making of "We Are the World 25 for Haiti". In November 2022, he was found liable in a civil trial which alleged he raped publicist Haleigh Breest and he was required to pay $10 million in damages.

Robert Moresco

Robert Moresco

Robert Moresco is an American producer, screenwriter, director and actor. His credits include the films 10th & Wolf and Crash. Moresco's script for Crash won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, which he shared with co-writer Paul Haggis. He was also a co-producer of Crash and has acted in three films and also made guest appearances in shows such as The Equalizer, Miami Vice, and Law & Order. He has written scripts for the television series EZ Streets, Millennium, and The Black Donnellys.

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Episodes

Season 1 (2008–09)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode One"Sanford BookstaverGlen MazzaraOctober 17, 2008 (2008-10-17)
2"The Doctor Is in"Robert MorescoFrank RenzulliOctober 17, 2008 (2008-10-17)
3"Panic"Seith MannStacy RukeyserOctober 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
4"Railroaded"Allison LiddiSang Kyu KimOctober 31, 2008 (2008-10-31)
5"Your Ass Belongs to the Gypsies"Sanford BookstaverTed MannNovember 7, 2008 (2008-11-07)
6"Clusterfuck"Guy FerlandRandy HugginsNovember 14, 2008 (2008-11-14)
7"Los Muertos"Robert MorescoChris CollinsNovember 21, 2008 (2008-11-21)
8"Three Men and a Bebe"Stefan SchwartzGlen MazzaraDecember 5, 2008 (2008-12-05)
9"Pissing in the Sandbox"Stefan SchwartzSang Kyu KimDecember 12, 2008 (2008-12-12)
10"The Future Is Free"David BarrettStacy RukeyserDecember 19, 2008 (2008-12-19)
11"F-36, Sprint Left, T-4"Phil AbrahamMichael ThomasDecember 26, 2008 (2008-12-26)
12"Ring Dings"Stefan SchwartzFrank RenzulliJanuary 2, 2009 (2009-01-02)
13"The Pain Won't Stop"Stefan SchwartzGlen MazzaraJanuary 9, 2009 (2009-01-09)

Season 2 (2009)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
14"You Set the Scene"Andrew BernsteinIra Steven BehrSeptember 18, 2009 (2009-09-18)
15"Always See Your Face"Andrew BernsteinJames DeMonacoSeptember 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)
16"The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss"Stefan SchwartzTodd HarthanOctober 3, 2009 (2009-10-03)
17"Can't Explain"Stefan SchwartzDevon ShepardOctober 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)
18"You, I'll Be Following"Bill EaglesElizabeth BenjaminOctober 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)
19"No Matter What You Do"Vincent MisianoJennifer SchuurOctober 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)
20"Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"John BehringAdam LevyNovember 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)
21"Lovers in Captivity"Stefan SchwartzJames DeMonacoNovember 13, 2009 (2009-11-13)
22"Endangered Species"Colin BuckseyTodd HarthanNovember 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)
23"Master of Puppets"Peter MarkleElizabeth BenjaminNovember 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)
24"Calm Like a Bomb"Jerry LevineJennifer SchuurDecember 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)
25"Alone Again Or…"Bill EaglesIra Steven BehrDecember 11, 2009 (2009-12-11)
26"Los Angeles"Vincent MisianoIra Steven BehrDecember 18, 2009 (2009-12-18)

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Reception

Reviews of the series have been mixed: Ginia Bellafante of The New York Times said "The show is hardly the most original depiction of Los Angeles, but has a noirish appeal, and ambitions to tell a big story".[3] On the other hand, Variety's Brian Lowry wrote: "There's not a whit of originality to it," and "The show possesses less substance than a brisk Santa Ana wind."[2] According to Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe, "None of the stories or characters is remotely interesting".[4]

Home media

The first season of Crash was released on DVD in the USA on September 15, 2009. The second season was released through Amazon.com on September 15, 2010.

Source: "Crash (2008 TV series)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, April 30th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(2008_TV_series).

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David Milch

Paul Haggis

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Ira Steven Behr

Terence Winter

Matthew Weiner

Glen Mazzara

Nick E. Tarabay

Allan Steele
References
  1. ^ a b c d John Dempsey (2008-09-26). "Starz brakes for 'Crash'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e Brian Lowry (2008-10-10). "Crash review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  3. ^ Ginia Bellafante (2008-10-16). "Trafficking in Intimate Deceptions". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ Matthew Gilbert (2008-10-17). "As a series, 'Crash' flails to be daring". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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