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Crime Wave
Crime Wave

Crime Wave

He was a quiet man...

Genres

ComedyCrime

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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 "movie person" living nearby, tries to help by putting him in touch with a man who wants to collaborate on a script--the strange "Dr. Jolly"

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

12 April 1985

Country

Canada

Cast

Eva Kovacs

Eva Kovacs

Kim

John Paizs

John Paizs

Steven Penny

Darrell Baran

Darrell Baran

Ronnie Boyles

Mark Yuill

Mark Yuill

Stanley Falco

Neil Lawrie

Neil Lawrie

Dr. C. Jolly

Martin Bresin

Martin Bresin

Supervisor

Jeffrey owen madden

Jeffrey owen madden

Skip Holiday

tea andrea tanner

tea andrea tanner

Dawn Holiday

Bob Cloutier

Bob Cloutier

Mr.Brown

donna fullingham

donna fullingham

Mrs.Brown

Mitch Funk

Mitch Funk

Young Dad

Angela Heck

Angela Heck

Young Mom

M.B. Duggan

M.B. Duggan

Jesus

Douglas syms

Douglas syms

Narrator

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