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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.

Posted Mar 10, 2006 | Published in issue #868 Mar 17, 2006 | Order Article Reprints

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