Review of Waxwork (1988) by Anna N — 31 Oct 2007

Hickox starts as he means to go on with some cheesy channel surfing in this tongue-in-cheek slice of postmodern 80's schlock.

This review of Waxwork (1988) was written by Anna N on 31 Oct 2007.

Waxwork has generally received mixed reviews.

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