

Dottie Gets Spanked
1993-09-17 · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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.
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- Directors
- Todd Haynes
- Production companies
- Caboose Productions, ITVS
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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J. Evan BonifantSteven Gale
Barbara GarrickLorraine Gale
Julie HalstonDottie Frank
Harriet Sansom HarrisSharon's Mother
Irving MetzmanTV Show Guide
Adam ArkinDick Gordon
Richard DeDomenicoDream Messenger
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