Simonland

Simonland

1984 · 12 min · Comedy, Horror

In the unsettling, absurdist SIMONLAND, a grotesque, televangelist-style demagogue leads his studio audience and isolated viewers through a psychotic game of Simon Says with twisted results.

Directed by Richard Kern

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