Review of Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) by Richard S — 17 Oct 2015

Hilarious at times. Hard to believe its a true(ish) story.

This review of Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) was written by Richard S on 17 Oct 2015.

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