---
title: 'Crimewave (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Raimi'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crimewave-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088967/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crimewave (1985)

1985 · 83 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Crimewave is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Sam Raimi, from a screenplay he co-wrote with the Coen brothers. It stars Reed Birney, Sheree J. Wilson, Paul L. Smith, Brion James, Louise Lasser and Bruce Campbell, with Campbell also serving as a co-producer. An unusual slapstick mix of film noir, black comedy, Hitchcockian suspense, and B-movie conventions, Crimewave portrays bizarre situations involving a nebbish everyman (Birney) entangled in a murderous plot while pursuing his love interest (Wilson).

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Rob Tapert](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-tapert)
- **Screenplay:** [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen), [Sam Raimi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-raimi), [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen)
- **Director:** [Sam Raimi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-raimi)

## Cast

- [Julie Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-harris)
- [Brion James](https://cinepixo.com/people/brion-james)
- [Richard Bright](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bright)
- [Paul L. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-l-smith)
- [Ted Raimi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-raimi)
- [Edward R. Pressman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-r-pressman)
- [Antonio Fargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-fargas)
- [Julius Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-harris)
- [Frances McDormand](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-mcdormand)
- [Sheree J. Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheree-j-wilson)
- [Louise Lasser](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lasser)
- [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen)
- [Reed Birney](https://cinepixo.com/people/reed-birney)
- [Bruce Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-campbell)
- [Rob Tapert](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-tapert)

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