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Review of Scum (1979) by Sarah R — 23 Sep 2007

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Old school love it bring out the pool balls.

This review of Scum (1979) was written by Sarah R on 23 Sep 2007.

Scum has generally received very positive reviews.

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Scum is another one that got banned in 1979 turning it also into a Video Nasty cult classic…

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