Rent Crimewave (1985)
2.9 of 5 from 87 ratings
1h 18min
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- Synopsis:
- Extermination is not just a business. It's a way of life! When Ernest Trend (Edward R. Pressman) of Odegard-Trend Security decides to hire a pair of exterminators instead of a hit man to rid him of his business partner he thinks he has found the perfect solution. But when they murder the wrong person accidentally and realise their crime has been witnessed, they seek to frame a poor video surveillance man for the murder, whatever the cost!
- Actors:
- Louise Lasser, Brion James, Paul L. Smith, Sheree J. Wilson, Edward R. Pressman, Bruce Campbell, Reed Birney, Richard Bright, Antonio Fargas, Hamid Dana, John Hardy, Emil Sitka, Hal Youngblood, Sean Farley, Richard DeManincor, Carrie Hall, Wiley Harker, Julius Harris, Ralph Drischell, Robert Symonds
- Directors:
- Sam Raimi
- Producers:
- Rob Tapert
- Writers:
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi
- Aka:
- The XYZ Murders / Broken Hearts and Noses
- Studio:
- 2 Entertain
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Horror
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Frances McDormand, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/03/2021
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Four feature presentations: the 87-minute international version with a selection of three alternative titles ('Broken Hearts and Noses', 'The XYZ Murders', and 'Crimewave'); and the 82-minute US theatrical cut
- Audio commentary with actor-producer Bruce Campbell and filmmaker Michael Felsher (2013) Audio commentary with Sam Raimi expert James Flower (2021)
- The Crimewave Meter (2013, 16 mins): Bruce Campbell revisits his early collaborations with writer-director Raimi
- Leading Man (2013, 16 mins): actor Reed Birney talks about Crimewave and his wider career Made in Detroit (2013, 9 mins): producer-actor Edward R Pressman discusses the making of the film
- Rank Outsider (2021, 10 mins): critic and author Kim Newman remembers the original UK release Too Much for Comfort (2021, 8 mins): appreciation by comedian, musician and writer Rob Deering On-set footage (1983, 12 mins): rare behind-the-scenes material from Reed Birney's personal archive
- Promotional reel (1984, 14 mins): previously unseen digest version with unique voice-over, intended for industry use
- US theatrical trailer
- US home video trailer
- French theatrical trailer
- Image galleries: promotional materials and behind-the-scenes photography
- 'The XYZ Murders' script gallery: complete pre-production screenplay
- UK Premiere on Blu-ray
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Reviews (1) of Crimewave
Hasn't aged well. - Crimewave review by CP Customer
I remembered watching 'Crimewave' about 20 years ago and thinking it was one of the most imaginative and funny films I had seen, and I was pleased to see it had been given a re-release on DVD. The trouble is this is a film which has aged terribly, and by today's standards seems cheap, corny, badly acted and somewhere in style between a bad Jim Carrey film, a Bugs Bunny cartoon and the Coen Brothers 'The Hudsucker Proxy'. It's really no wonder why both Sam Raimi and the Coen brothers have more or less disowned the film.
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