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Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 20m
AdventureComedy
6.8
IMDB Rating
833 votes

A young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't quite figure out the middle. The daughter of his landlord, excited to have a real...

Director
John Paizs
Writers
N/A
Stars
Eva Kovacs, John Paizs, Darrell Baran
Release Date
September 11, 1985
Language
English
Country
Canada
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Reviews
📋 1.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Eva Kovacs
as Kim
👤
John Paizs
as Steven Penny
👤
Darrell Baran
as Ronnie Boyles
👤
Jeffrey Owen Madden
as Skip Holliday
👤
Tea Andrea Tanner
as Dawn Holliday
👤
Mark Yuill
as Stanley Falco
👤
Neil Lawrie
as Dr. C. Jolly
👤
Bob Cloutier
as Mr. Brown
👤
Donna Fullingham
as Mrs. Brown
👤
Mitch Funk
as Young Dad

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Production
Favorite Films

🏷️ Keywords

mutecanuxploitationwriterwrecked carwoods

🎯 Categories

AdventureComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Absolute gem of an indy film
by scott-gdfr2014-01-19

"Crime Wave is an absolute gem. In fact, I promise you that it's the best move that you've never heard of -- a post modern masterpiece. Hopefully a distribution company will come along and make it available to you. Currently, if I'm not mistaken, it's only on VHS, and only in the hands of people, like me, who purchased a second hand copy. But honestly, if you are a person who likes innovative films, and I'm assuming that you are one of those people, do yourself a favor and find a way to catch this one. I can't imagine it being any better than it is. Good luck, a..."

💡 Did You Know?

In one scene, Steven Penny plays Kim a recording of a crash which destroyed a $2000 camera belonging to the National Film Board of Canada. This actually happened to John Paizs while he was filming his short film, Springtime in Greenland (1981), and the audio recording is from that crash. Later, when Kim's parents are looking at photos of the fictional crash, they are also the actual photos taken after police arrived.

📖 Synopsis

A young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't quite figure out the middle. The daughter of his landlord, excited to have a real...