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The Roly Poly Man
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The Roly Poly Man

1994-12-01 · 94 min · ★ 7.5

Comedy · Crime · Mystery

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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Directors
Bill Young
Production companies
Kolapore Management, Rough Cut Productions
Countries
Australia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Paul ChubbPaul ChubbDirk Trent
Deborah KennedyDeborah KennedyChantal
Susan LyonsSusan LyonsSandra Burnett
Les FoxcroftMickey
Zoe BertramZoe BertramLaurel Trent
Frank WhittenFrank WhittenDr. Henderson
Peter BraunsteinDet. Tom Mckenzie
John BatchelorJohn BatchelorAxel
Rowan WoodsRowan WoodsProf. Wauchop
Jane HardersJane HardersJane Lewis
Valerie BaderValerie BaderMotel Manager
Sarah LambertSarah LambertVicki Lane
Jim PikeTony
Roy BillingRoy BillingSidebottom
Barbara StephensNun
Bruce VenablesBruce VenablesSecurity Guard

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