Review of Scoop (1996) by Joseph E — 04 Jun 2010

Atypical Allen, but still hilarious and fun.

This review of Scoop (1996) was written by Joseph E on 04 Jun 2010.

Scoop has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jonathan I (233) on 01 Jun 2013

Do people realize Woody made this script in a week for fun? It took the man nothing to make this and yet he still provides knee slapping galore…

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