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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"
Crime Wave is a film that explores themes of screenwriter, writer's block, writer. It also touches on filmmaking and episodic.
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Director
John Paizs
Cast
Eva Kovacs, John Paizs, Darrell Baran, Mark Yuill, Neil Lawrie, Martin Bresin, Jeffrey Owen Maden, Tea Andrea Tanner, Bob Cloutier, Donna Fullingham
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Crime Wave
You can watch Crime Wave (1985) for free on Hoopla.
IMDb
6.2/10
RT Critics
73%
Director
John Paizs
Cast
Eva Kovacs, John Paizs, Darrell Baran, Mark Yuill, Neil Lawrie, Martin Bresin, Jeffrey Owen Maden, Tea Andrea Tanner, Bob Cloutier, Donna Fullingham
4 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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