Crimewave (1985)
"Extermination is not just a business. It's a way of life"
ThumbScore
👍 71%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 50%
(RT: 50%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Sheree J. Wilson as Nancy
Edward R. Pressman as Ernest Trend
Is Crimewave good?
Most people think so. 71% audience score, estimated from 177 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 50%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
