Comic Book Villains (2002)
Directed by James Dale Robinson
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Crime Comedy |
Release Date - Sep 3, 2002 (USA - Unknown), Sep 3, 2002 (USA) |
Run Time - 92 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Buzz McClain
In a sleepy small town there are two vibrant comic books stores that are rival universes unto themselves. Events spiral absurdly, violently out of control when the owners of the two shops -- nerdy hipster Ray (Donal Logue) and the nebbishy husband and wife team of Norman and Judy (Michael Rapaport and Natasha Lyonne) -- compete for a priceless collection of books left by the dead son of elderly Mrs. Cresswell (Eileen Brennan). Ray's friend, Archie (D.J. Qualls), tries to stop Ray from hiring a sleazy thief (Cary Elwes), but to no avail. Things get very ugly indeed.
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book, husband-and-wife, inheritance, small-town, thief