Review of Spanking the Monkey (1994) by Gabriel N — 26 Aug 2007

Darkly funny, and brings new meaning to the term MILF.

This review of Spanking the Monkey (1994) was written by Gabriel N on 26 Aug 2007.

Spanking the Monkey has generally received positive reviews.

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