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Dottie Gets Spanked

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Paying homage to his childhood fascination with "I Love Lucy", Haynes' film tells the story of a highly feminine six-year old boy in pre-hippie 1960s America who endures ridicule from his schoolmates and worry from his parent over his fixation with a TV star named Dottie.

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Director
Todd Haynes
Date Made
1993
Country
USA
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