Crimewave

Crimewave

5.5IMDb Score
Released:1985-04-12
Duration:83 min
Director:Sam Raimi
Actors:Reed Birney, Louise Lasser, Sheree J. Wilson, Paul L. Smith, Brion James
Production:Renaissance Pictures, Embassy Pictures

Overview:

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.

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