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{{quote|"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we [[Title Drop|crash]] into each other, just so we can feel something."|'''Det. Graham Waters'''}}
 
A film that debuted in the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, '''''Crash''''' saw general release the next year. This ensemble piece, directed by Paul Haggis, addresses racism affecting the lives of several Los Angelenos as they intersect over several days' time. The incident that starts it all off is the carjacking of a white couple, the Cabots, by two black carjackers, Anthony and Peter.
 
If you're looking for the J.G. Ballard novel which inspired a completely different film, [[Crash (novel)|go here]].
 
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A film that debuted in the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, ''Crash'' saw general release the next year. This ensemble piece, directed by Paul Haggis, addresses racism affecting the lives of several Los Angelenos as they intersect over several days' time. The incident that starts it all off is the carjacking of a white couple, the Cabots, by two black carjackers, Anthony and Peter.
 
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* [[Adopt the Dog]]: Anthony releasing the van-load of illegal immigrants rather than selling them.
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