Review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) by Stuart B — 08 Sep 2012

A beautiful, amazing documentary. Elmo just makes you wanna hug people.

This review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) was written by Stuart B on 08 Sep 2012.

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey has generally received very positive reviews.

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