How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

Perfection isn't all it's cracked up to be.

1984 · 58 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Family, TV Movie

A kid strives to be perfect, and in the end realizes that individuality is more fun.

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver · Written by Bruce Harmon

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