Crime Wave

Movie · Comedy · Adventure

Kim (Eva Kovacs), a young Canadian girl, narrates the story of her family's eccentric boarder, Steve (John Paizs), a frustrated aspiring writer obsessed with noir cinema and determined to pen the screenplay for the greatest crime film ever to reach the screen. But when Steve finds himself suffering from a crippling case of writer's block, Kim suggests he respond to an ad placed by Dr. C. Jolly (Neil Laurie), a bizarre Texan whose guidance may actually be more trouble than its worth.

1985 · 1h 20m
Director John Paizs

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Crime Wave

Comedy

Kim (Eva Kovacs), a young Canadian girl, narrates the story of her family's eccentric boarder, Steve (John Paizs), a frustrated aspiring writer obsessed with noir cinema and determined to pen the screenplay for the greatest crime film ever to reach the screen. But when Steve finds himself suffering from a crippling case of writer's block, Kim suggests he respond to an ad placed by Dr. C. Jolly (Neil Laurie), a bizarre Texan whose guidance may actually be more trouble than its worth.

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Studio
Favorite Films
Released
1985
Run Time
1 hr 20 min
Rated
PG
Content Advisories
Violence
Region of Origin
Canada
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Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.