About this Event
June 22, Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents surreal scriptwriter comedy CRIME WAVE (1985) upstairs at Stoney’s on P (1433 P St NW, Washington, DC), trailer:
WPFS has the big time movie exhibition racket pretty well sewed up
• 6:30pm: Short Films & Videos
• 7pm: CRIME WAVE (1985, Canada, 80m), aka THE BIG CRIME WAVE
Written by, directed by, produced by and starring
JOHN PAIZS
The Greatest Color Crime Movie EVER!—If only it had a second act. A little girl meets a silent, frustrated writer and sends him to a most unusual doctor.
poster: https://i.imgur.com/rZS3781.jpg
large poster: https://i.imgur.com/ZJfFJsM.jpg
No Cover. Mature Subject Matter for Immature Adults (Ages 18+).
https://www.cashiersducinemart.com/details/issue-9/article-173/tragically-obscure-john-paizs's-crimewave
https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2011/07/episode-20-crime-wave.html
https://houseofselfindulgence.blogspot.com/2010/01/crime-wave-john-paizs-1985.html
https://366weirdmovies.com/314-crime-wave-1985/
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/CrimeWave
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/discovering-john-paizs-lost-comic-gem-crime-wave
https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781442616172
https://www.facebook.com/wpfs.org
https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpsychotronic/
https://bsky.app/profile/wpfs.bsky.social
https://x.com/WPFSorgDC
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stoney's on P St., 1433 P Street Northwest, Washington, United States
USD 0.00
