Crimewave
“Extermination is not just a business. It's a way of life”
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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37 people
Reed Birney
Vic Ajax
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Louise Lasser
Helene Trend
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Sheree J. Wilson
Nancy
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Paul L. Smith
Faron Crush
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Brion James
Arthur Coddish
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Edward R. Pressman
Ernest Trend
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Frances McDormand
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Anne Cooper
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Bridget Hoffman
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Richard Bright
Officer Brennan
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Antonio Fargas
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Sam Raimi Director · Joel Coen Writer Ethan Coen Writer
Budget $3M · United States release April 25, 1986 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$3,000,000
Production
Renaissance Pictures
Production
Embassy Pictures
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
Embassy Films Associates
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · April 12, 1985
Theatrical
United States · April 25, 1986
Limited theatrical
Greece
December 16, 1985 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 19, 1985 · Theatrical
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