28 Years Later, Wildest Erotic Thriller Available on Prime Is Still Reddit’s Hottest Topic
That’s the very case when the controversy doesn’t interfere with the movie’s wholesomeness.
Summary:
- There is a 1996 movie, following a man involved in a group fetishizing car accidents, which sparked heated public debates at the time.
- It’s a worth-watching thriller for the fans of Eyes Wide Shut and Gone Girl.
The provocative thrillers involving sexually explicit scenes and raising the themes of deviations were particularly popular in the 1990s, with Sharon Stone’s cultish Basic Instinct (1992) and Kubrick-directed Eyes Wide Shut (1999). However, there is one forgotten gem of the genre, which became a controversial sensation back in 1996.
Shockingly, it’s even more explicit and debatable than the mentioned 90’s thrillers, as the fetish featured in it seems to be the craziest one. The point is that this movie follows a film producer James, who, after surviving a car accident, becomes involved with a perverse group of people who are aroused by car collisions, worshiping them.
As the plot progresses, we see how James becomes more and more into this fetish and tries to rekindle his failed relationship with his wife by introducing her to the cult. Besides, be sure there will be loud engine roars and a bunch of devastating fatalities.
It seems to be quite a bold premise even in today’s realities of the more widespread sex education and hype of the body horrors. You can imagine how many complaints it sparked at the time, including the filmmakers’ objections to recognize its greatness.
Indeed, it appears to be an amazing Mulholland Drive-esque thriller gem, taking into account its growing suspense, unique cinematic code with noir colors and the brilliant leading performance of James Spader, known for playing morally ambiguous characters.
We’re talking about David Cronenberg’s Crash, and there was a great scandal connected with it.
“Masterpiece. It made Coppola squeamish and he refused to give it the Palme d’Or at Cannes,” sarcastically recalls this incident Redditor @Subject_Pollution_23.
Nevertheless, it was not only given a Special Jury Award, but then recognized as a must-watch erotic thrillers’ classics, still remembered by cinephiles. People’s interest in the genre hasn’t obviously decreased, and such massive hits, as Fincher’s Gone Girl (2014) and Sydney Sweeney-starring The Voyeurs (2021) contain erotic elements too.
“Absolutely love it. One of my go-to jokes is that the wrong “Crash” won for Best Picture,” says @Aggravating-Click460, recalling the eponymous controversial 2004 crime drama, obviously not as much recalled by the audience as Cronenberg’s feature.
Check out “the right” Crash, as this movie gem is available for streaming on Prime.