Crime Wave (1985)
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"
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.368 |
Directed By
John Paizs
Crew
John Paizs
John Paizs
John Paizs
Randolph Peters
John Paizs
John Paizs
Jon Coutts
Gerry Klym
Maria Paizs
Gerry Klym
Clive Perry
Don MacDougall
Martin Bresin
George Toles
John Paizs
John Paizs
John Paizs
Tom Fijal
Nick Burns
TOP CAST
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 madden
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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