Crime Wave (1985)
- Directed by
- John Paizs
- Genre
- adventure film, comedy film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A filmmaker in Winnipeg tries to make a crime movie but keeps getting interrupted by his own oddball life and the film's strange production. The movie is a comedy about making a movie, full of weird characters and homemade style.
quirkyplayfulsurrealoffbeatdeadpanwhimsicallow-keynostalgic
What happens
Crime Wave, also known as The Big Crime Wave, is a 1985 Canadian independent surrealist comedy film written, produced and directed by Winnipeg-based filmmaker John Paizs. It was shot principally in 1984 and premiered at the 1985 Festival of Festivals, although Paizs subsequently opted to reshoot the ending, which had received more mixed reaction at TIFF than the rest of the film, before it received limited followup commercial release. The film lacked a major release in Canada and abroad, and remained almost as a "curiosity" that a few fans and movie critics remembered fondly. Over time, word-of-mouth and some retrospective showings at film festivals helped Crime Wave to achieve a bigger notoriety, and it is currently considered as a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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