{"product_id":"crimewave-le","title":"CRIMEWAVE - LE","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Sam Raimi, 1985)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease date: 22 March 2021 (OOP date: 24 March 2023)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited Edition Blu-ray (UK Blu-ray premiere)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the colossal success of \u003cem\u003eThe Evil Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, director Sam Raimi teamed up with the Coen brothers (fresh from \u003cem\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/em\u003e) to make his next film, \u003cem\u003eCrimewave\u003c\/em\u003e, an unusual mixture of screwball comedy, \u003cem\u003efilm noir\u003c\/em\u003e and B-movie homage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaimi’s film tells the bizarre story of a security-system installer, Vic (Reed Birney), who finds himself in the electric chair when he falls in love with Nancy (Sheree J Wilson), a \u003cem\u003efemme fatale\u003c\/em\u003e on the run from two bumbling exterminators ‘of all sizes’ (Paul L Smith, \u003cem\u003ePopeye\u003c\/em\u003e, and Brion James, \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA notoriously troubled production which flopped upon its original release, \u003cem\u003eCrimewave\u003c\/em\u003e can now be enjoyed as a riotously entertaining showcase for Raimi and the Coens, which also benefits from a highly amusing performance from cult-horror star Bruce Campbell. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh Definition remaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFour feature presentations: the 87-minute international version with a selection of three alternative titles (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroken Hearts and Noses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe XYZ Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimewave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e); 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