Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This

Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This

1978 · 100 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, TV Movie

The unfulfilled dreams of his parents and the tensions created at home cause life to become a nightmare for a youngster who seeks release in a withdrawal to his own world.

Directed by Adell Aldrich · Written by Burt Young

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