Product Details

• Actors: Richard Bright, Louise Lasser, Paul L. Smith, Brion James, Sheree J. Wilson
• Directors: Sam Raimi
• Producers: Crimewave ( Broken Hearts and Noses ), Crimewave, Broken Hearts and Noses
• Format: PAL, Import, Anamorphic
• Language: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: StudioCanal
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E9VPBU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,389 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SYNOPSIS: In a slapstick spoof of hitmen and crime stories, the head of a security systems company (Hamid Dana) is bumped off by two gonzo exterminators (Brion James and Paul L. Smith) who have gone from stomping out pesky varmints to stomping out human targets, and one of them does so with gusto. Now the exterminators go after the partner who hired them and his blatantly obnoxious wife (Louise Lasser) and in the meantime frame a poor security guard (Reed Birney) for the murder of the company boss. The tale is told in flashbacks, as the security guard has been tried and convicted and is shown at the beginning, about to be executed. ...Crimewave ( Broken Hearts and Noses )

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Before Spider-Man, There Was 'Crimewave', December 15, 2009

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vitajex "11th Duke of Chalfont" (Mpls., MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sam Raimi's Crimewave [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg. 2 Import - Great Britain ] (DVD)

An anachronistic, over-the-top live action cartoon. The film has a constant, silly tone that may irritate some, and others may find very charming. All the actors ham it up, Sam Raimi rips off classic Looney Tunes moments left and right, and the sets and costumes (seeming to run the gamut from the 20's, through the 50's, but anchored in the 80's) create a surreal feel. An interesting, different comedy

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You've Gotta Be Kidding Me, July 24, 2009

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Moldyoldie (Motown, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sam Raimi's Crimewave [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg. 2 Import - Great Britain ] (DVD)

There's a chance the nonstop idiocy of Crimewave might appeal to the lowest of lowbrow sensibilities. Sure, stylistically there's probably nothing else quite like it, but why would there be? For most who would choose to engage their cerebra, this piece of nearly incomprehensible cartoony trash is clearly a product of gung ho mis-inspiration on the part of Raimi and the Coen Brothers fed by too much available talent and money...and possibly chemicals.

That this was shot in my hometown of Detroit compelled me to watch to the bitter end; at least I got to see the Belle Isle Bridge.