I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998 · 90 min · ★ 4.8 · Comedy, Crime

A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!

Directed by Aris Iliopulos · Written by Edward D. Wood Jr.

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