Crimewave 1985 123movies

Watch: Crimewave 1985 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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..
Plot: Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go drastically wrong and they murder the wrong man, the race is on to frame an innocent video surveillance man.
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Ratings:

	5.6/10 Votes: 6,171
	50% | RottenTomatoes
	34/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 100 Popularity: 8.344 | TMDB

Reviews:

A wonderful mess
Sam Raimi followed up the superb video nasty ‘Evil Dead’ with this; ‘Crimewave’ (AKA The XYZ Murders), a hugely enjoyable screwball slapstick comic book of a film, with not a few homages to The Three Stooges and classic Looney Tunes cartoons.

The plot is loose and largely an irrelevant excuse for madcap chases, crazy caricatures and playful one-liners. Sam Raimi shows just as much enthusiastic visual spark as in ‘Evil Dead’, despite a fraught production. The Coens’ script is inventive, funny and faster than a speeding bullet, showing some of the flair that would present itself in ‘Raising Arizona’.

Although the central performances of nerdy lead man Paul Smith (who looks like he walked out of a Troma film) and (comparatively bland) heroine Louise Lasser are adequate and entertaining (particularly Smith’s ‘Ren & Stimpy’ style expressions), it’s Bruce Campbell who steals the show in a small role as Renaldo the Heel. I’m a huge Bruce fan, from the ‘Evil Dead’ flicks, to ‘Maniac Cop’ and even the more recent ‘Bubba Ho Tep’. ‘Crimewave’ sees him at his most OTT, his sleazeball best (“So I’m a heel! So what of it?”). He should have been cast as the lead, all things considered, but the studio interfered. The man is 10 times Jim Carrey and far more charismatic; it’s a shame he never hit the mainstream, but he will always been the darling of the cult film circuit.

Overall the film is bizarrely satisfying, genuinely funny and fittingly playful in direction, writing and performances. While it may not be the most elegantly composed film, it’s miles above the other bland films of the desperate film decade that was the 80s. Perhaps not one for the average film fan, but for guys like me it’s an absolute treat. Well worth seeking out on the elusive Chinese DVD (try ebay).

Crimewave
The story of a nerdy loser with a heart of gold, Vic(Reed Birney)who yearns for the beautiful tenant, Nancy(Sheree J Wilson) who lives in the apartment complex he works in. The film allows Vic to tell his story of his innocence as security guards walk him to the dreaded electric chair. The film shows two demented exterminators(..who kill anything)hired to kill a businessman who signed away a company to a “heel” named Renaldo(Bruce Campbell), by his disgruntled partner who wasn’t told of the sell. The murder, using “current juice” from an over charged battery, sets off a chain of crazy events soon involving Nancy and Vic.

Zany madcap lunacy, completely over-the-top, delivered in-your-face as only director Sam Raimi can. There’s one thing CRIMEWAVE ain’t and that’s subtle. When I read that the Coens had assisted Raimi in writing CRIMEWAVE, it didn’t surprise me because their work often features a marriage of black humor, violence, and eccentric characters…most often set within a noirish setting. While CRIMEWAVE doesn’t feature the kind of violence one is accustomed to in a Coens’ picture(..or are the characters this animated), there are touches that remind us of their films. If you approach this in the right frame of mind(..as if you were watching a full-length live action loony toons cartoon using human characters), I think CRIMEWAVE might just entertain you. Others beware. The cast just flung themselves into their roles, going with the material.

Paul L Smith(POPEYE)steals the film as the gargantuan Coddish, ripping doors off their hinges as he chases after Helen Trend(Louise Lasser;BANANAS), even at one point pulling her entire living room by the carpet towards him to nab her. Helen, who kept nagging at her husband Ernest(Edward R Pressman)to see what happened in his store across the street, discovers Coddish carrying a body to his car, with the chase to get her ensuing. Brion James, in a completely off-the-wall performance(..as you’ve never seen him before)is the squeaky voiced partner of Coddish, Faron Crush. Wilson(..known primarily for her television work on DALLAS & WALKER, Texas RANGER)has a key supporting role as the lovely object of desire for Vic. Bruce Campbell is up to his old tricks as a very confident(..and very brash), but very cheap and sleazy, businessman who uses his underhanded tricks to gain the contract of the company which started the series of events that transpire throughout the movie. The sound effects, music, facial expressions, camera work, car chase, human violence, and dialogue all established in an unrestrained manner..as often described, CRIMEWAVE is pure slapstick, made with a disregard for realism.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 26 min (86 min)
Budget 3000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Comedy, Crime, Horror
Director Sam Raimi
Writer Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi
Actors Louise Lasser, Brion James, Paul L. Smith
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm