Crash is a
film directed by
David Cronenberg, based on the novel by
J.G. Ballard, about a
subculture of people who are sexually aroused by car crashes, a peculiar
fetish arguably stemming from a pun on "auto-eroticism." They re-enact famous car crashes (such as those that killed
James Dean and
Jayne Mansfield[?]), cause accidents themselves and document other crashes. Both
MPAA NC-17 and R versions have been produced. It won a special prize at Cannes for audacity.
IMDb entry: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0115964