The Roly Poly Man

The Roly Poly Man

A comedy of questionable taste

1994•1h 34m•6.0/10

ComedyCrimeMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(1)

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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Production

Kolapore Management, Rough Cut Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Paul Chubb

Paul Chubb

Dirk Trent

Deborah Kennedy

Deborah Kennedy

Chantal

Susan Lyons

Susan Lyons

Sandra Burnett

Les Foxcroft

Mickey

Zoe Bertram

Zoe Bertram

Laurel Trent

Frank Whitten

Frank Whitten

Dr. Henderson

Peter Braunstein

Det. Tom Mckenzie

John Batchelor

John Batchelor

Axel

Rowan Woods

Rowan Woods

Prof. Wauchop

Jane Harders

Jane Harders

Jane Lewis

Valerie Bader

Valerie Bader

Motel Manager

Sarah Lambert

Sarah Lambert

Vicki Lane

Jim Pike

Tony

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Sidebottom

Barbara Stephens

Nun

Bruce Venables

Bruce Venables

Security Guard

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