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Crimewave

Actor(s): Reed Birney, Sheree J. Wilson, Louise Lasser, Paul L. Smith, Brion James
Director(s): Sam Raimi
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Movie Details

Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Movie Release: 1985
DVD Release: 06/24/2008
Format: DVD
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 22 mins
Studio: Panorama Entertainment
Members Wishing: 9
Genres: Comedy, Slapstick, Screwball Comedy, Crime Comedy

DVD Synopsis

In a slapstick spoof of hitmen and crime stories, the head of a security systems company (Hamid Dana) is bumped off by two gonzo exterminators (Brion James and Paul L. Smith) who have gone from stomping out pesky varmints to stomping out human targets, and one of them does so with gusto. Now the exterminators go after the partner who hired them and his blatantly obnoxious wife (Louise Lasser) and in the meantime frame a poor security guard (Reed Birney) for the murder of the company boss. The tale is told in flashbacks, as the security guard has been tried and convicted and is shown at the beginning, about to be executed. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Actors

Reed Birney - Vic Ajax
Sheree J. Wilson - Nancy
Louise Lasser - Mrs. Helene Trend
Paul L. Smith - Larry Crush
Brion James - Arthur Coddish

Member Movie Reviews

James B. (wandersoul73) from LANCASTER, TX wrote on 6/22/2009...

Insanely corny, insanely fun!

Damian M. (ratchet) wrote on 3/11/2009...

Why have I never heard of this? Bruce Campbell, Sam Rami and a certain 1973 Delta 88! While watching this thought, damn this is similar to "Hudsucker Proxy," and I'll be...the Coen Brothers (Fargo, Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, etc) wrote the scripts for both! There is no reason that you shouldn't have seen this (except the fact that it has yet to see a proper DVD release stateside). The goofiness and wit of a Campbell/Rami combo that you would expect, plus the added strange view on reality that the Coen brothers are able to continuously achieve make this a winner.