Review of Phenomena (1985) by David P — 10 Jun 2007

Great. I watched this when I was seven and had a crush on jennifer connelly afterwards.

This review of Phenomena (1985) was written by David P on 10 Jun 2007.

Phenomena has generally received positive reviews.

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