Review of Desperate Living (1977) by Annie B — 07 Jun 2007

This movie is ideal. Mink was awesome.. but Edi was crazy good!

This review of Desperate Living (1977) was written by Annie B on 07 Jun 2007.

Desperate Living has generally received positive reviews.

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