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Movie Info
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Director -
Martha Coolidge -
Producer -
Brian Grazer -
Screenwriter -
Neal Israel , Pat Proft , Neal Israel , Pat Proft -
Production Co -
Delphi III Productions -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 7, 1985, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 1, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$130.8K -
Runtime -
1h 46m -
Sound Mix -
Surround
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