The Roly Poly Man

Dec 1, 1994

1h 34m

★ 7.5

A comedy of questionable taste

Overview

Private detective Dirk Trent, a collector of cigarette butts, a "smooth" ladies man, a wearer of bad suits, and he's convinced there's more to an incident he caught on tape, where a man seemed about to murder his mistress with an axe. Delving deeper, the film enters some seldom-trodden territory as it slips easily into horror and sci-fi, while still maintaining the hilarious dialogue

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Kolapore Management

Rough Cut Productions

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Cast

Dirk Trent

Paul Chubb

Chantal

Deborah Kennedy

Sandra Burnett

Susan Lyons

Mickey

Les Foxcroft

Laurel Trent

Zoe Bertram

Dr. Henderson

Frank Whitten

Det. Tom Mckenzie

Peter Braunstein

Axel

John Batchelor

Prof. Wauchop

Rowan Woods

Jane Lewis

Jane Harders

Motel Manager

Valerie Bader

Vicki Lane

Sarah Lambert

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