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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Some random book at a camp goes missing, which is treated as no less than a dire emergency. One character even explicitly claims that this is ''[[UpToEleven somehow a worse crime than murder]]''.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Some random book at a camp goes missing, which is treated as no less than a dire emergency. One character even explicitly claims that this is ''[[UpToEleven somehow ''somehow a worse crime than murder]]''.murder''.
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''Crime of the Age'' is a 32-minute long Christian mystery drama from 1988 by Dave and Rich Christiano, and one of their earliest attempts at filmmaking.
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''Crime of the Age'' is a 32-minute long 32-minute-long Christian mystery drama from 1988 by Dave and Rich Christiano, and one of their earliest attempts at filmmaking.
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* BatmanGambit: The detective accuses the camp director of stealing the book, incorrectly quoting bible verses in order to get the real thief to correct him and reveal that they've read the book.
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* BatmanGambit: The detective accuses the camp director of stealing the book, incorrectly quoting bible Bible verses in order to get the real thief to correct him and reveal that they've read the book.
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-->'''Detective:''' The book was gone?
-->'''Camp Director:''' The book was gone.
-->'''Camp Director:''' When I came over to my desk, I noticed it: the book was gone.
-->'''Detective:''' The book was gone?
-->'''Camp Director:''' The book was gone.
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-->'''Camp Director:''' When I came over to my desk, I noticed it: the book wasgone.
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'''Detective:''' The book wasgone?
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'''Camp Director:''' The book was gone.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Some random book at a camp goes missing, which is treated as no less than a dire emergency. One character even explicitly claims that this is ''[[UpToEleven somehow a worse crime than murder]]''.
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* {{Padding}}: The majority of the movie's runtime has the detective asking people ''the exact same copypasted questions'' over and over.
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* AmazingFreakingGrace: When we first meet the cook, he's heard singing "Amazing Grace" (during which the detective joins in during the 2nd half of the verse), though the cook noticeably [[ChekhovsGun substitutes the word "cook" for the word "wretch"]]; something that becomes significant with his eventual slip-up that [[spoiler:the cook took the book, and by extension was not truly a Christian]].
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* OnlySaneMan: The camp's groundskeeper. He's the only staff member who finds the whole investigation pointless, pointing out the book "will turn up" eventually, with or without the detective's help.
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* HollywoodLaw: In real life, the theft of a single, ordinary book, even during a break-in, would probably not warrant a full investigation by a detective, let alone a forensic investigation. However, the actual purpose of the investigation seems to figure out which of the suspects is ''not a Christian'', which is not only less needful of a detective, but not even illegal.
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* HollywoodLaw: In real life, the theft of a single, ordinary book, even during a break-in, would probably not warrant a full investigation by a detective, let alone a forensic investigation. However, the actual purpose of the investigation this seems to figure be figuring out which of the suspects is ''not a Christian'', which is not only less needful of a detective, but not even illegal.illegal (it might be justifiable if he were a private investigator).
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The camp director gets another copy of the stolen book from the town's Christian bookstore, making the whole investigation pretty moot.
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-->'''Camp Director:''' When I came over to my desk, I noticed it: the book was gone?
-->'''Detective:''' The book was gone?
-->'''Camp Director:''' The book was gone.
-->'''Camp Director:''' When I came over to my desk, I noticed it: the book was gone?
-->'''Detective:''' The book was gone?
-->'''Camp Director:''' The book was gone.
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* HollywoodLaw: In real life, the theft of a single, ordinary book, even during a break-in, would probably not warrant a full investigation by a detective, let alone a forensic investigation.
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* HollywoodLaw: In real life, the theft of a single, ordinary book, even during a break-in, would probably not warrant a full investigation by a detective, let alone a forensic investigation. However, the actual purpose of the investigation seems to figure out which of the suspects is ''not a Christian'', which is not only less needful of a detective, but not even illegal.
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-->'''Detctive:''' This is no small matter we're dealing with here. We're not talking about trespassing, robbery or even murder; we're dealing with a crime much more serious than that. When any person doesn't give their life to Jesus, they go down as committing... '''The Crime of the Age'''.
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-->'''Detctive:''' This is no small matter we're dealing with here. We're not talking about trespassing, robbery or even murder; we're dealing with a crime much more serious than that. When any person doesn't give their life to Jesus, they go down as committing... '''The Crime of the Age'''.
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The detective then joins the camp employees for a dinner where carrots are served. The six people he questioned all take a carrot, but put it back to avoid incriminating themselves. However, the camp director takes one. Later, the director gets the detective another copy of the stolen book. When he reads it, he figures out who the book thief is.
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The cook]] took the book.
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* DearNegativeReader: In the end of the movie, the detective [[BreakingTheFourthWall "sees"]] that someone in the audience didn't like the movie.
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'''''Crime of the Age''''' is a 32-minute long Christian mystery drama from 1988 by Dave and Rich Christiano, and one of their earliest attempts at filmmaking.
In the dark of night, an office at a Christian childrens' camp is broken into and a crime is committed. A police detective is called to the scene to find the culprit. The suspects: the camp director's six employees. The only clue: a carrot left on the floor. And the crime?
'''Someone stole a book.'''
[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, seriously. That's it.]]
The stolen book was about being a Christian (not an actual Bible, mind you) and this leads the detective to suspect that the thief may not be one. What follows is six copy-pasted conversations where the detective questions each of the suspects:
#The detective greets the suspects and banters a bit with them
#The detective gets a tip about another suspect, who are supposedly suspicious for some minor reason
#The detective finds out that the suspect has some characte flaw that he thinks makes them less of a Christian
#The following line from the detective:
-->"That's odd. A Christian who ''[insert perceived flaw here]''. That's interesting."
#The detective asks the suspect if they like carrots, and they say they do.
-->"Interesting."
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* BatmanGambit: The detective accuses the camp director of stealing the book, incorrectly quoting bible verses in order to get the real thief to correct him and reveal that they've read the book.
* BreakingTheFourthWall
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The camp director gets another copy of the stolen book from the town's Christian bookstore, making the whole investigation pretty moot.
* DearNegativeReader: In the end of the movie, the detective [[BreakingTheFourthWall "sees"]] that someone in the audience didn't like the movie.
* HollywoodLaw: In real life, the theft of a single, ordinary book, even during a break-in, would probably not warrant a full investigation by a detective, let alone a forensic investigation.
* NamelessNarrative: None of the characters are given any actual names.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The cook]] took the book.
* SummationGathering: The detective holds one where he reveals the identity of the thief.
* TokenMinority: The secretary, who is African-American.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: The nurse and the secretary.
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->''"Do you like carrots?"''
In the dark of night, an office at a Christian childrens' camp is broken into and a crime is committed. A police detective is called to the scene to find the culprit. The suspects: the camp director's six employees. The only clue: a carrot left on the floor. And the crime?
'''Someone stole a book.'''
[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, seriously. That's it.]]
The stolen book was about being a Christian (not an actual Bible, mind you) and this leads the detective to suspect that the thief may not be one. What follows is six copy-pasted conversations where the detective questions each of the suspects:
#The detective greets the suspects and banters a bit with them
#The detective gets a tip about another suspect, who are supposedly suspicious for some minor reason
#The detective finds out that the suspect has some characte flaw that he thinks makes them less of a Christian
#The following line from the detective:
-->"That's odd. A Christian who ''[insert perceived flaw here]''. That's interesting."
#The detective asks the suspect if they like carrots, and they say they do.
-->"Interesting."
!Tropes
* BatmanGambit: The detective accuses the camp director of stealing the book, incorrectly quoting bible verses in order to get the real thief to correct him and reveal that they've read the book.
* BreakingTheFourthWall
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The camp director gets another copy of the stolen book from the town's Christian bookstore, making the whole investigation pretty moot.
* DearNegativeReader: In the end of the movie, the detective [[BreakingTheFourthWall "sees"]] that someone in the audience didn't like the movie.
* HollywoodLaw: In real life, the theft of a single, ordinary book, even during a break-in, would probably not warrant a full investigation by a detective, let alone a forensic investigation.
* NamelessNarrative: None of the characters are given any actual names.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The cook]] took the book.
* SummationGathering: The detective holds one where he reveals the identity of the thief.
* TokenMinority: The secretary, who is African-American.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: The nurse and the secretary.
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->''"Do you like carrots?"''
