The Roly Poly Man

The Roly Poly Man

The Roly Poly Man

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The Roly Poly Man

"A comedy of questionable taste"

1994

1h 34m

6.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

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

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16 members

Acting

Paul Chubb

Dirk Trent

Paul Chubb

Acting

Deborah Kennedy

Chantal

Deborah Kennedy

Acting

Susan Lyons

Sandra Burnett

Susan Lyons

Acting

Les Foxcroft

Mickey

No Image

Acting

Zoe Bertram

Laurel Trent

Zoe Bertram

Acting

Frank Whitten

Dr. Henderson

Frank Whitten

Acting

Peter Braunstein

Det. Tom Mckenzie

No Image

Acting

John Batchelor

Axel

John Batchelor

Directing

Rowan Woods

Prof. Wauchop

Rowan Woods

Acting

Jane Harders

Jane Lewis

Jane Harders

Acting

Valerie Bader

Motel Manager

Valerie Bader

Writing

Sarah Lambert

Vicki Lane

Sarah Lambert

Acting

Jim Pike

Tony

No Image

Acting

Roy Billing

Sidebottom

Roy Billing

Acting

Barbara Stephens

Nun

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Acting

Bruce Venables

Security Guard

Bruce Venables

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