The review ends with an explanation of the film's rating: "Crash has the NC-17 rating (No one under 17 admitted) that it fully deserves. It includes frontal nudity, many sexual encounters and coolly grotesque situations linking sex and violence in graphic, sickening ways." Financed, like King of New York, by a consortium of production companies, it was ultimately picked up for U.S. distribution by Fine Line Features.
The review concludes with a description of the film's rating: "Crash has earned its NC-17 rating (No one under 17 admitted) due to its explicit content, including frontal nudity, numerous sexual encounters, and disturbing scenes linking sex and violence in graphic ways. Like King of New York, it was financed by a group of production companies before being picked up for U.S. distribution by Fine Line Features.