Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

6.4IMDb Score
Released:2000-08-02
Duration:88 min
Director:John Waters
Actors:Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Production:Le Studio Canal+, Polar Entertainment

Overview:

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.

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