| Crash | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Glen Mazzara |
| Starring | Dennis 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 |
| Composer | Mark Isham |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Glen Mazzara Paul Haggis Robert Moresco Bob Yari |
| Production locations | Albuquerque,New Mexico |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Starz Inc. Lionsgate Television Yari Film Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | Starz |
| Release | October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) – December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) |
Crash is an Americandrama television series set inLos Angeles,California that starsDennis Hopper andEric Roberts. It is the first original series produced byStarz. The network ordered a 13-episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the2004 film of the same title. It was developed for television byGlen Mazzara. In Canada,Crash can be seen onSuper Channel. Starz ordered a second season that premiered in September 2009.
Starz began looking to develop original television series after the success of series developed by its rivalsShowtime andHBO 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-winning2004 film of the same name. The writers of the film,Paul Haggis andRobert Moresco, were interested in developing a series based on the property.Lionsgate and Starz collaborated on developing the series for television.
Television writer and producerGlen Mazzara was brought in as an executive producer for the series. Mazzara has worked extensively as a writer and producer onThe Shield and had developed new projects for the other networks includingLife andStandoff.[1]
Glen Mazzara served as the series executive producer and showrunner.[1] The film's writersPaul Haggis andRobert Moresco and producerBob 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 actorDon 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 writerFrank Renzulli had previously worked on HBO dramaThe Sopranos. Co-executive producer and writerTed Mann worked on HBO dramaDeadwood. Producer and writerStacy Rukeyser worked with Mazzara onStandoff. Executive story editorChris Collins came from the recently completed HBO dramaThe Wire. Executive story editor Randy Huggins had previously worked with Mazzara onThe Shield.[1]
The pilot episode was directed bySanford Bookstaver.[2]
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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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode One" | Sanford Bookstaver | Glen Mazzara | October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) |
| 2 | "The Doctor Is in" | Robert Moresco | Frank Renzulli | October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) |
| 3 | "Panic" | Seith Mann | Stacy Rukeyser | October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24) |
| 4 | "Railroaded" | Allison Liddi | Sang Kyu Kim | October 31, 2008 (2008-10-31) |
| 5 | "Your Ass Belongs to the Gypsies" | Sanford Bookstaver | Ted Mann | November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07) |
| 6 | "Clusterfuck" | Guy Ferland | Randy Huggins | November 14, 2008 (2008-11-14) |
| 7 | "Los Muertos" | Robert Moresco | Chris Collins | November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21) |
| 8 | "Three Men and a Bebe" | Stefan Schwartz | Glen Mazzara | December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05) |
| 9 | "Pissing in the Sandbox" | Stefan Schwartz | Sang Kyu Kim | December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12) |
| 10 | "The Future Is Free" | David Barrett | Stacy Rukeyser | December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19) |
| 11 | "F-36, Sprint Left, T-4" | Phil Abraham | Michael Thomas | December 26, 2008 (2008-12-26) |
| 12 | "Ring Dings" | Stefan Schwartz | Frank Renzulli | January 2, 2009 (2009-01-02) |
| 13 | "The Pain Won't Stop" | Stefan Schwartz | Glen Mazzara | January 9, 2009 (2009-01-09) |
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "You Set the Scene" | Andrew Bernstein | Ira Steven Behr | September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18) |
| 15 | "Always See Your Face" | Andrew Bernstein | James DeMonaco | September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25) |
| 16 | "The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss" | Stefan Schwartz | Todd Harthan | October 3, 2009 (2009-10-03) |
| 17 | "Can't Explain" | Stefan Schwartz | Devon Shepard | October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09) |
| 18 | "You, I'll Be Following" | Bill Eagles | Elizabeth Benjamin | October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16) |
| 19 | "No Matter What You Do" | Vincent Misiano | Jennifer Schuur | October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30) |
| 20 | "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline" | John Behring | Adam Levy | November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06) |
| 21 | "Lovers in Captivity" | Stefan Schwartz | James DeMonaco | November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13) |
| 22 | "Endangered Species" | Colin Bucksey | Todd Harthan | November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20) |
| 23 | "Master of Puppets" | Peter Markle | Elizabeth Benjamin | November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27) |
| 24 | "Calm Like a Bomb" | Jerry Levine | Jennifer Schuur | December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04) |
| 25 | "Alone Again Or…" | Bill Eagles | Ira Steven Behr | December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11) |
| 26 | "Los Angeles" | Vincent Misiano | Ira Steven Behr | December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) |
Reviews of the series have been mixed: Ginia Bellafante ofThe 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 ofThe Boston Globe, "None of the stories or characters is remotely interesting".[4]
The first season ofCrash was released on DVD in the USA by Starz under its subsidiaryAnchor Bay Entertainment on September 15, 2009. The second season was released throughAmazon.com on September 15, 2010.