Dead Poets Society Steals a Queer Story
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Young Girls Do (1984)
A story inspired by the early life of the film's star, Erica Boyer. The film tells the intimate and revealing true story of Erica’s life. We follow her sensual transformation from a prudish prim and proper college girl into an insatiable and lusty woman, in control of her sexual destiny, until her final breakthrough as a big screen sensation.
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A story inspired by the early life of the film's star, Erica Boyer. The film tells the intimate and revealing true story of Erica’s life. We follow her sensual transformation from a prudish prim and proper college girl into an insatiable and lusty woman, in control of her sexual destiny, until her final breakthrough as a big screen sensation.
Rating:NC-17
Genre:Drama
Written By:Mary Dee
In Theaters:1/1/1984
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Runtime:76 minutes
Studio:Triple H. Productions, Caribbean Films
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