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A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, Metacritic 34/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 995 1980s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 23m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic34/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
176 audience votes
Key crew
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Arlon OberOriginal Music Composer
- Sam RaimiDirector
- Sam RaimiWriter
- Joel CoenWriter
Cast
- Reed BirneyVic Ajax
- Louise LasserHelene Trend
- Sheree J. WilsonNancy
- Paul L. SmithFaron Crush
- Brion JamesArthur Coddish
- Edward R. PressmanErnest Trend
- Bruce CampbellRenaldo 'The Heel'
- Frances McDormandNun
- Anne CooperNun
- Bridget HoffmanNun
- Richard BrightOfficer Brennan
- Antonio FargasBlind Man
Stills
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Themes
hitmanelectric chairscrewball comedyexterminator