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Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)

Mom, Can I Keep Her? poster
Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy finds a stray dog and wants to keep it. He tries to convince his parents to let him have the pet.

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What happens

Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter of more than 200 low quality feature films in many genres, including horror, science fiction, action/adventure, erotic thrillers, crime dramas, and holiday films. Ray is the head of Retromedia, which releases DVDs of both his own productions and archival films. He has also worked for other well-known independent studios and on a few occasions for major Hollywood studios. He has been cited as an inspiration for many independent filmmakers. He loaned a 16mm camera to Quentin Tarantino so he could make My Best Friend's Birthday. Aside from his work in the film industry, Ray was also a professional wrestler. His wrestling name was Fabulous Freddie Valentine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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