Dottie Gets Spanked

Dottie Gets Spanked

1993 · 30 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy, Drama

A six-year-old boy in pre-hippie 1960s United States endures ridicule from his schoolmates and worry from his father over his fixation with a TV star named Dottie.

Directed by Todd Haynes · Written by Todd Haynes

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