The Crash Reel

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The Crash Reel
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Directed by Lucy Walker
Written byPedro Kos
Lucy Walker
Produced byJulian Cautherley
Lucy Walker
Starring Kevin Pearce
CinematographyNick Higgins
Edited by Pedro Kos
Music by Moby
Production
companies
Impact Partners
Tree Tree Tree
Distributed by HBO Documentary Films
Phase 4 Films
Release dates
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Crash Reel is a documentary film directed by Lucy Walker which premiered as the Opening Night Gala film on 19 January 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival.

Contents

Through 20 years of sports and verite footage, The Crash Reel showcases the rivalry between Kevin Pearce and Shaun White which culminates in Kevin's life-changing crash and later comeback. The film also showcases the Pearce family, including Kevin's father glass-blower Simon Pearce and Kevin's brother David C. Pearce who describes his struggle to accept his Down syndrome and fears with Kevin.

The film also premiered at the X Games on January 23, 2013 in Aspen as the first ever movie to play as a featured part of the event.[ citation needed ] The movie received critical acclaim from critics and audiences.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 96% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10.The website's consensus reads: "Smart, compassionate, and moving, The Crash Reel uses the familiar sport-doc formula to subvert expectations and ask challenging questions about ambition and achievement." [1] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [2]

Soundtrack

Transcribed from the ending credits.

Performed byTrack Title
Groove Armada "Paper Romance"
Lykke Li "I Know Places"
Stars of the Lid "Central Texas", "A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaningless Process"
Canned Heat "Going Up the Country"
DJ Shadow "Giving up the Ghost"
Underworld "Mmm Skyscraper... I Love You"
Cliff Martinez "Where's The Deluxe Version?", "They Broke His Pelvis", "My Name on a Car"
The Chemical Brothers "K+D+B"
Sigur Rós "Ekki múkk"
The Hives "Come On!"
Bon Iver "Holocene"
José González "Down the Line", "Crosses/Crosses"
Spiritualized "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space"
Ben Howard "Black Flies"
Moby "JLTF"
Aarktica "You Have Cured a Million Ghosts"
Tycho "A Walk"
Grizzly Bear "Sun in Your Eyes"
M83 "Wait", "My Tears Are Becoming a Sea"
Ryan Adams "I See Monsters"
Asaf Avidan "One Day Reckoning Song"
Crystal Castles Child I Will Hurt You

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  2. "The Crash Reel". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 29 January 2024.