A Crash course:
15TH CENTURY
Crash enters the lexicon from the Middle English word crasschen, meaning
''to break in pieces.''
CIRCA 1991
Haggis and his wife are carjacked in a tony L.A. neighborhood outside a Blockbuster store.
2000
Still haunted by his assailants, Haggis awakes one night and scribbles an outline for the film.
12/2/03
The script is finished; shooting begins in L.A.
9/10/04
Hours after Crash premieres at the Toronto film festival, Lionsgate buys
the just-finished film.
5/6/05
Crash opens; it'll gross more than $50 million at the b.o. and sell some
5 million DVDs.
1/29/06
Dissed by the Golden Globes, it wins top prize at the SAG Awards.
3/5/06
Crash wins Best Picture at the Oscars.
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