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“A boisterous, goofy, cartoonish comedy in the Airplane mold!” – Daily Variety After the success of their cult hit, The Evil Dead producer Robert Tapert and director Sam Raimi made Crimewave their next feature film. Also along from the ride is their Evil Dead leading man Bruce Campbell, who plays a supporting role. Writing the film along with Raimi is Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (The Big Lebowski, Fargo and Raising Arizona). In a nod to film noir, a businessman hires two inept “exterminators” to kill his business partner in a burglar-alarm company, but his dim-witted wife witnesses the crime and becomes their next target, along with the nerd framed for the murder. Starring in this zany comedy are Reed Birney (Adult World), Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), Paul L. Smith (Midnight Express), Brion James (Blade Runner) and Sheree J. Wilson (Walker, Texas Ranger).
Original Release
04/12/1985
US Release
04/25/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louise Lasser | Helene Trend |
Paul L. Smith | Faron Crush |
Brion James | Arthur Coddish |
Sheree J. Wilson | Nancy |
Reed Birney | Vic Ajax |
Richard Bright | Officer Brennan |
Antonio Fargas | Blind Man |
Hamid Dana | Donald Odegard |
John Hardy | Mr. Yarman |
Emil Sitka | Colonel Rodgers |
Directors
Writers
Sam Raimi, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louise Lasser | Helene Trend |
Paul L. Smith | Faron Crush |
Brion James | Arthur Coddish |
Sheree J. Wilson | Nancy |
Reed Birney | Vic Ajax |
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 / 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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edward R. Pressman | Executive Producer |
Irvin Shapiro | Executive Producer |
Bruce Campbell | Producer |
Cary Glieberman | Producer |
Rob Tapert | Producer |