TMDb Rating
6.2/10
18 verified votes
Crime Wave (1985)
ComedyCrime
80 min
"He was a quiet man..."
Plot Summary
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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ComedyCrimeJohn PaizsEva KovacsJohn Paizs1985
Director
John Paizs
Top Cast
Eva KovacsJohn PaizsDarrell BaranMark YuillNeil Lawrie
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