Needed more Frankenhooker. Patty Mullen is fantastic, just delightful, but she’s mostly confined to the last quarter of the movie. At least she managed to squeeze in some furious jumping. I think Bella would be proud.
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Electric Dreams 1984
Moles: What about a machine that can create art or write poetry or compose music? What about that?
Madeline: What’s wrong with artists?
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