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55% Critic Match
Crimewave
“Extermination is not just a business. It's a way of life”
5.5 / 10• 1985• 1h 23m•PG-13• English
ComedyCrimeHorror
Storyline
A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who tells the story in flashback from the electric chair.
Cast & Crew
Reed Birney
Vic Ajax
Lead
Louise Lasser
Helene Trend
Sheree J. Wilson
Nancy
Paul L. Smith
Faron Crush
Brion James
Arthur Coddish
Edward R. Pressman
Ernest Trend
Bruce Campbell
Renaldo 'The Heel'
Frances McDormand
Nun
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Raimi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Crimewave is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
