
Crime Wave
Comedy · Crime
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"
Top Cast
Eva Kovacs
Eva Kovacs
Kim
Eva Kovacs
Kim
John Paizs
John Paizs
Steven Penny
John Paizs
Steven Penny
Darrell Baran
Darrell Baran
Ronnie Boyles
Darrell Baran
Ronnie Boyles
Mark Yuill
Mark Yuill
Stanley Falco
Mark Yuill
Stanley Falco
Neil Lawrie
Neil Lawrie
Dr. C. Jolly
Neil Lawrie
Dr. C. Jolly
Martin Bresin
Martin Bresin
Supervisor
Martin Bresin
Supervisor
Jeffrey Owen Maden
Jeffrey Owen Maden
Skip Holiday
Jeffrey Owen Maden
Skip Holiday
Tea Andrea Tanner
Tea Andrea Tanner
Dawn Holiday
Tea Andrea Tanner
Dawn Holiday
Bob Cloutier
Bob Cloutier
Mr. Brown
Bob Cloutier
Mr. Brown
Donna Fullingham
Donna Fullingham
Mrs. Brown
Donna Fullingham
Mrs. Brown
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