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Crimes of Passion ()


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A mysterious woman, fashion designer by day and prostitute by night, is hounded by two men: a married father of two children and a sexually repressed preacher.

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Donny Hopper
Gordon Hunt ...
Group Leader
Dan Gerrity ...
Group Member No.1
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Group Member No.2
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Group Member No.3
Deanna Oliver ...
Group Member No.4
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Group Member No.5
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Bobby Grady
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Joanna Crane / China Blue
John G. Scanlon ...
Carl
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Peter Shayne
Janice Renney ...
Stripper
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Jerry
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Frank
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Amy Grady
Christina Lange ...
Lisa Grady
Seth Wagerman ...
Jimmy Grady
Joseph Chapman ...
Walt Pierson
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Lou Bateman
Thomas Murphy ...
Phil Chambers
Roxanne Mayweather ...
First Hooker
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Airline Trick
John Rose ...
Arthur
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Claudia
Lisa Hayslip ...
Hooker
Pamela Anderson ...
Hooker
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Patty Marshall
Yvonne McCord ...
Sheila
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Tom Marshall
Ian Petrella ...
Jimmy's Friend
Randall Brady ...
Cop
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Peggy Feury ...
Adrian (uncredited)
John Gocha ...
Limousine Driver (uncredited)
Kelly ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
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Ben (uncredited)
Molly Russell ...
Little Girl in Music Video (uncredited)
Victoria Russell ...
Bride in Music Video (uncredited)
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Peep Show Voyeur (uncredited)
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Wedding Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ken Russell

Written by

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Barry Sandler ... (written by)

Produced by

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Donald P. Borchers ... co-producer
Barry Sandler ... producer
Larry A. Thompson ... executive producer (as Larry Thompson)

Music by

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Rick Wakeman

Cinematography by

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Dick Bush ... director of photography

Editing by

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Brian Tagg

Editorial Department

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Holly Austin ... negative cutter
Giorgio De Vincenzo ... assistant editor
Armen Minasian ... apprentice editor
Ivanhoe Norona ... post-production runner (as Ivanhoe Noronha)
Giorgio Venturoli ... apprentice editor
Joe Woo Jr. ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Linda Francis

Art Direction by

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Stephen Marsh ... (as Steve Marsh)

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Christopher Amy
Gregory S. Melton ... (as Gregory Melton)

Costume Design by

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Ruth Myers ... (uncredited)

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Darri Gocha ... assistant hair stylist (as Darri Roseborough)
Medusah ... hair department head
Christy Ann Newquist ... makeup artist
Kathy Shorkey ... assistant makeup artist (as Kathy Shorkey-Doak)
Roger Thompson ... hair designer

Production Management

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Bob Manning ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Pat Kehoe ... first assistant director
Robert M. Rolsky ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Kurt Benjamin ... art department assistant
Peter Borck ... property assistant
Frank Darabont ... set dresser
Kelly Deco ... stand-by painter
Bob Fox ... scenic painter
Robin L. Miller ... property master
Charles Rich ... additional set constructor
John Roberts ... art department assistant
Diana Allen Williams ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Peter Austen-Hunt ... supervising sound editor
James Russell Carew ... assistant sound editor
Craig Felburg ... sound mixer
Chris Godden ... re-recording mixer
Chris Ross Leong ... sound editor (as Christopher Ross-Leong)
James Mulhorn ... boom operator
Andy Nelson ... re-recording mixer
Elaine 'Chucks' Thomas ... assistant sound editor

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John C. Hartigan ... special effects

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Michael Bolner ... electrician
François Duhamel ... still photographer
Paul Elliott ... first assistant camera
Steven Finestone ... second assistant camera
Frieder Hocheim ... gaffer
David Howes ... electrician
David W. Nims ... grip
Christopher Porter ... best boy
Joe-Joe Presson ... best boy grip (as Joseph Presson)
John Savka ... dolly grip / key grip
Adam Swica ... rigging gaffer
Jesse Mather ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jeff Greenberg ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Giovanna Ottobre-Melton ... wardrobe assistant
Barbara Scott ... key wardrobe

Location Management

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Robin Citrin ... location assistant
Richard Davis Jr. ... location manager

Music Department

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Bimbo Acock ... musician: saxophones
Chas Cronk ... musician: bass guitar
Rick Fenn ... musician: guitar
Tony Fernandez ... musician: drums and percussion
Rick Wakeman ... composer: song "It's a Lovely Life" / music producer / musician: keyboards

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Kerry Lyn McKissick ... script supervisor
Frankie Nixon ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Ken Day ... driver
Al Harrendon ... driver: honeywagon
Dennis Hollis ... driver
James 'Obee' Oberman ... driver
Guy Pohlman ... driver
Ben Reade ... driver
John Reade ... transportation coordinator
Larry Shephard ... driver
James R. White ... transportation captain
Ron White ... driver

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Roger Armstrong ... unit publicist
Jerry Browne ... caterer
Frank Capra III ... designated production assistant
Donna Corwin ... studio teacher
David DeCoteau ... craft service
Joan Gagrelcik ... studio teacher
Martha Galvin ... assistant: Mr. Russell
Shelley Garofalo ... assistant: Mr. Thompson
Susan Gelb ... production auditor
Jason Hoffs ... production assistant
Robert Jellen ... insurance
Charles N. Johnson ... caterer
Kerry Johnson ... production assistant
Roxane Kingsley ... production secretary
Jan Lewis ... assistant: Mr. Borchers
Betty McGillivray ... studio teacher
Robert Mintz ... completion bond representative
Richard Morrison ... title designer
Nita Nickerson ... assistant production auditor
Tony Payne ... title designer
John Schouweiler ... production assistant
Tandi Slater ... production coordinator
Duane Spears ... officer in charge of production
Ray Zimmerman ... assistant production accountant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

30-year-old hardworking Bobby Grady is married with two children, and his marriage to frigid Amy is in crisis. Bobby is invited to work the night shift at a fashion-design studio whose owner believes that his talented, introspective designed Joanna Crane is selling his designs to competitors. Bobby accepts the job to make money and please Amy with a bathtub. Following Joanna after-hours, he discovers her double life, working as $50-hooker China Blue in the red-light district, satisfying her clients' fantasies with kinky sex. Bobby becomes obsessed with China Blue, and when the true thieves are found, he has sex with her and thinks he's in love with her. Meanwhile, insane preacher Rev. Peter Shayne (Anthony Perkins) decides to save Joanna's soul and stalks her everywhere. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines Her name is China Blue. She is watched. She is worshipped. And, she must remain a mystery. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les jours et les nuits de China Blue (France)
  • La pasión de China Blue (Spain)
  • La passió de China Blue (Spain, Catalan title)
  • La pasión de China Blue (Spain, Castilian title)
  • Passionsbrott (Finland, Swedish title)
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  • 107 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $1,103,210, 21 Oct 1984

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins would sniff a form of nitrate before each take. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Oh God, You Devil/American Dreamer/Body Double/Crimes of Passion (1984). See more »
Soundtracks Get Happy See more »
Quotes Rev. Shayne: Save your soul, whore!
China: Save your money, shithead!
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