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About 1992 film by Penny Marshall
Genres comedy, comedy drama, female buddy
Directed by Penny Marshall
Written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Starring Madonna, Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Garry Marshall, Rosie O'Donnell, Téa Leoni, Bill Pullman, Jon Lovitz
Music Hans Zimmer
Runtime 122 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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