SAT, FEB 26 / 7 pm
DIR. JOHN PAIZS | 1985 | CANADA | 85 MIN
ANDY JONES INTRODUCES: CRIME WAVE
The legendary 1980’s Winnipeg classic tells the story of Steven Penny, a scriptwriter of color crime stories who is frustrated because he can only write beginnings and endings not the middles. Crime Wave made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where the late Globe and Mail film critic Jay Scott wrote “if the great Canadian comedy ever gets made, John Paizs might be the one to make it.” The film has since developed a cult following over the years and is cited as a key influence on the careers of a lot of Canadian filmmakers.
Andy Jones has been a professional writer and actor for over 30 years. He has written five critically acclaimed one-man comedy shows, extensively toured, to critical acclaim, across Canada as well as to Scotland and Ireland. He is well known in Canada as one of the groundbreaking members of the Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO, in both its theatrical and television incarnations. His projects have been released on CD (Letters from Uncle Val), DVD (The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood) and as television films (King O’ Fun). Andy was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland where he co-founded the Resource Centre for the Arts at the L.S.P.U. Hall, co-writing, acting in, and directing many original productions.
