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Crime Wave

1985
Comedy
1h 20m
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". (imdb)
Directed by:
John Paizs
Written by:
John Paizs
Starring:
Angela Heck John Paizs Eva Kovacs Darrell Baran Jeffrey Owen Madden Tea Andrea Tanner Mark Yuill Neal Lawrie Mitch Funk
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Genre:
Comedy
AKA:
Big Crime Wave, The
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
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Crime Wave

1985
Comedy
1h 20m
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Avg Percentile 64.09% from 73 total ratings
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karlsonkarlson
Rated 12 Mar 2024
80
77th
Funny in many layers, I laugh a lot and keep smiling afterwards. The narrator goes in my book as one of the greatest narrators, I can keep listening to her for hours, and that for a young girl... A thing like that! An example of excellent coinciding of form and content. Not everything works, but there is enough to hold my attention. And what a fresh soundtrack.
Rated 12 Mar 2024
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
75
76th
Somewhat messy, but that's more than made up for in bizarre kitschy antics. Often runs like a skit-show, with some wonderfully off-the-wall humour, utterly perfected by the mise-en-scene.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
achwellfoleyAchwellFoley
Rated 09 Feb 2024
81
90th
bandyBandy
Rated 24 Dec 2023
75
53rd
thirdeye42thirdeye42
Rated 15 Sep 2023
67
22nd
doyler29doyler29
Rated 12 Sep 2023
100
96th
opheliepetitopheliepetit
Rated 05 Sep 2023
85
81st
mustunseeMustUnsee
Rated 15 Apr 2023
92
93rd
rocketmortonrocketmorton
Rated 01 Jan 2023
100
0th
em_edEM-ED
Rated 18 Nov 2022
71
67th
ho9ogohoHO9OGOHO
Rated 07 Nov 2022
79
82nd
homeboyhomeboy
Rated 21 Apr 2022
70
56th
zomgmousezomgmouse
Rated 19 Apr 2022
80
73rd
testaccount5testaccount5
Rated 31 Mar 2022
7
60th
joojooJooJoo
Rated 16 Mar 2022
4
55th
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 15 Mar 2022
4
55th
STEVENNN
Rated 15 Mar 2022
paulb1PaulB1
Rated 04 Dec 2021
85
86th
traversetownTraverseTown
Rated 19 Nov 2021
80
82nd
fergenapridoFergenaprido
Rated 03 Nov 2021
74
51st
imdbv2IMDBv2
Rated 21 Sep 2021
68
58th
cloakcloak
Rated 05 Jul 2021
71
78th
coheedCoheed
Rated 06 Mar 2021
70
58th
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 06 Feb 2021
91
94th
The line between amazing and terrible acting is very thin and the lead actress walks it perfectly
Rated 06 Feb 2021
mpf2788mpf2788
Rated 06 Dec 2020
70
0th
avgcrtckravgcrtckr
Rated 23 Oct 2020
68
84th
lanhiaLanhia
Rated 17 Oct 2020
80
70th
inventioninvention
Rated 22 Sep 2020
4
69th
skinnylegendskinnylegend
Rated 22 Jun 2020
58
47th
hyperion_iiHyperion+
Rated 25 May 2020
6
91st
lionel_hutzLionel Hutz
Rated 29 Apr 2020
67
66th
flipperrbmflipperrbm
Rated 23 Apr 2020
1
2nd
rootbeercircrootbeercirc
Rated 20 Apr 2020
66
32nd
dlthompsondlthompson
Rated 19 Apr 2020
100
94th
theshiznitTheShiznit
Rated 04 Mar 2020
62
83rd
skeeter20skeeter20
Rated 18 Feb 2020
64
56th
katsubenkatsuben
Rated 11 Nov 2019
3
33rd
maborosimaborosi
Rated 14 Oct 2019
82
85th
sandman248sandman248
Rated 12 Aug 2019
100
94th
panunzioPanunzio
Rated 10 Aug 2019
72
46th
risseladaRisselada
Rated 17 Jun 2019
78
70th
maxvonsydowMaxVonSydow
Rated 05 Nov 2018
60
45th
bubsybubsy
Rated 18 Sep 2018
2
17th
bunkusBunkus
Rated 23 Jun 2018
90
68th
john_miltonJohn Milton
Rated 01 May 2018
60
32nd
dormicedormice
Rated 29 Dec 2017
65
26th
systematicerSystematicer
Rated 20 Dec 2017
70
69th
hisblobhisblob
Rated 02 Dec 2017
36
21st
Every scene it tries to do is like a hokey meta parody of the scene it's trying to do and I don't see the appeal
Rated 02 Dec 2017
secludixsecludix
Rated 02 Sep 2017
60
51st
shaheeshahee
Rated 22 Aug 2017
95
92nd
toro913toro913
Rated 24 Jun 2017
66
74th
gregmnewmangregmnewman
Rated 24 Nov 2016
70
26th
francogonzoFrancoGonzo
Rated 20 Mar 2016
13
69th
robot2xlrobot2xl
Rated 14 Feb 2016
72
19th
darrenDarren
Rated 18 Nov 2015
95
97th
When this finished I was thinking it was kind of slight and too intense on the meta for me but it's been stuck in my head for a couple days and I find myself laughing to myself for a couple minutes.
Rated 18 Nov 2015
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 17 Nov 2015
6
95th
Its kind of destiny that weird Canadian comedy gems are mostly forgotten and never get proper release (see SCTV). A wonderfully weird and meta film that influenced a lot of Canadian filmmakers and comedies (Maddin, Kids in the Hall, etc.)
Rated 17 Nov 2015
grimschildGrimsChild
Rated 09 Nov 2015
20
5th
glm01glm01
Rated 08 Jun 2015
82
71st
82.000
Rated 08 Jun 2015
aylmerAylmer
Rated 19 May 2015
60
34th
oldale1OldAle1
Rated 24 Apr 2015
90
82nd
paxtonPaxton
Rated 20 Apr 2015
85
94th
Just your run of the mill movie from the 80's that looks like it was shot in the 50's and moves seamlessly between meta observations on storytelling and sudden and spectacular violence. This is a movie that loves stories the way I do, and I love it for that. If I'd known Canada was this awesome I would've taken joseywales up on that beer tour he never invited me on. This movie refers to fame as a bitch goddess with all the subtlety of a maple syrup jar filled with mayonnaise. Needs work.
Rated 20 Apr 2015
swisstonySwisstony
Rated 02 Feb 2015
55
44th
evan_dEvan D
Rated 06 Nov 2014
85
83rd
rahsirrahrahsirrah
Rated 14 Sep 2014
90
95th
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 16 Jul 2014
68
70th
A strange link between John Waters and Guy Maddin. Shot on tangibly old film with saturated colors. Real art.
Rated 16 Jul 2014
magmadiverMagmadiver
Rated 06 Mar 2014
90
85th
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 23 Dec 2013
94
94th
The greatest color crime movie there is. Also sort of the batshit insane missing link between Mark Rappaport and Guy Maddin (but way, way more self-devouringly meta)... or something, but at the same time completely unique and bizarre and almost indescribable.
Rated 23 Dec 2013
edsuedsu
Rated 25 Jul 2013
10
97th
empire434empire434
Rated 02 Feb 2011
80
81st
iconogassediconogassed
Rated 21 Dec 2010
95
95th
jerkyJerky
Rated 26 Nov 2010
20
3rd
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 01 Oct 2010
55
13th
imdbimdb
Rated 10 Sep 2009
80
94th

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