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Crimewave
Directed by
Sam Raimi
PG-13
1985
83m
Comedy
,
Crime
,
and more
5.5
57%
47%
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A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who tells the story in flashback from the electric chair.
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Cast of Crimewave
Reed Birney
Vic Ajax
Louise Lasser
Helene Trend
Sheree J. Wilson
Nancy
Paul L. Smith
Faron Crush
Brion James
Arthur Coddish
Edward R. Pressman
Ernest Trend
Bruce Campbell
Renaldo 'The Heel'
Frances McDormand
Nun
Anne Cooper
Nun
Bridget Hoffman
Nun
Richard Bright
Officer Brennan
Antonio Fargas
Blind Man
Hamid Dana
Donald Odegard
John Hardy
Mr. Yarman
Emil Sitka
Colonel Rodgers
Hal Youngblood
Jack Elroy
Sean Farley
Jack Elroy Jr.
Richard DeManincor
Officer Garvey
Carrie Hall
Cheap Dish
Wiley Harker
Governor
Julius Harris
Hardened Convict
Ralph Drischell
Executioner
Robert Symonds
Guard #1
Patrick Stack
Guard #2
Philip A. Gillis
Priest
Carol Brinn
Old Woman
Matthew Taylor
Muscleman
Perry Mallette
Grizzled Veteran
Chuck Gaidica
Weatherman
Jimmie Launce
Announcer
Joseph French
Bandleader
Ted Raimi
Waiter
Dennis Chaitlin
Fat Waiter
Ethan Coen
Reporter at execution (uncredited) / Writer
Joel Coen
Reporter at execution (uncredited) / Writer
Dan Nelson
Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Tapert
Bar patron in Rialto (uncredited) / Producer
Sam Raimi
Director / Writer
Crimewave Ratings & Reviews
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
Uneven but mostly entertaining send-up of old crime movies. You do have to stick with it for about half an hour before it starts getting good.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
It's of principal interest as an example of the kind of film likely to be made by young people who, though they have talent and enthusiasm, haven't yet any distinctively personal point of view.
AV Club
A.A. Dowd
At the very least, the film is fascinating for the way it merges the dueling sensibilities of its creative masterminds, investing a quintessentially Coen plot with Raimi's love of broad physical comedy.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A strange but not funny spoof of hitmen that disappoints because the comedy is too simplistic.
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