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Crimewave

Crimewave (1985)

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Release Date: Apr 25, 1986 Wide

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In a slapstick spoof of hitmen and crime stories, the head of a security systems company (Hamid Dana) is bumped off by two gonzo exterminators (Brion James and Paul L. Smith) who have gone from stomping out pesky varmints to stomping out human targets, and one of them does so with gusto. Now the exterminators go after the partner who hired them and his blatantly obnoxious wife (Louise Lasser) and in the meantime frame a poor security guard (Reed Birney) for the murder of the company boss. The

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Horror, Comedy

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Apr 26, 2005

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Beyond its wadding of auteurist interest, Crimewave is a singularly entertaining watch, a platform for its makers' most wildly unchecked, brazenly silly, excesses.

May 15, 2013 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine

The brain-numbing one-liners, wretched special effects - even for 1985 - and atrocious acting on display show little of the filmmakers' talents.

May 14, 2013 Full Review Source: COEDMagazine.com
COEDMagazine.com

Raimi exibe a mesma energia ensandecida de Evil Dead, arrancando algumas risadas justamente graças ao volume e ao histrionismo de sua direção (e também, em parte, em função do roteiro amalucado dos irmãos Coen).

April 27, 2009
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Audience Reviews for Crimewave

Written by The Coen Brothers, directed by Sam Raimi with a fantastic cast (particularly Bruce Campbell) = One of the best films ever made! A real cult classic that doesn't have the recognition it deserves!
September 16, 2009
SirPant

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Brion James and Paul Smith are hysterical in this very bizarre, live-action cartoon. Bruce Campbell shows why he's the man from day one. Very interesting to see different aspects of this film that have become trademarks for director Sam Raimi and the Coen Bros as writers. The hero is named Vic, so you can't go wrong there.
July 30, 2008
DrBenway
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  • Mort sur le Grill (FR)
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