Review of Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) by David S — 01 Oct 2007

Mind you, this movie is terrible, but I love it. Piper's moving dramatic moment: "I used to care ...then they blew it up.".

This review of Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) was written by David S on 01 Oct 2007.

Hell Comes to Frogtown has generally received mixed reviews.

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