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Crime Wave
He was a quiet man...
Genres
ComedyCrime
Overview
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"
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1985-04-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
18
Vote Average
6.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Eva Kovacs
Kim
John Paizs
Steven Penny
Darrell Baran
Ronnie Boyles
Mark Yuill
Stanley Falco
Neil Lawrie
Dr. C. Jolly
Martin Bresin
Supervisor
Jeffrey Owen Maden
Skip Holiday
Tea Andrea Tanner
Dawn Holiday
Bob Cloutier
Mr. Brown
Donna Fullingham
Mrs. Brown
Mitch Funk
Young Dad
Angela Heck
Young Mom
M.B. Duggan
Jesus
Douglas Syms
Narrator
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