Boogie Boy

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Boogie Boy
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Directed byCraig Hamann
Written byCraig Hamann
Produced by Braddon Mendelson
Roger Avary
Starring Mark Dacascos
Emily Lloyd
Traci Lords
Jaimz Woolvett
CinematographyAdam Kane
Edited byGlenn Garland
Music byTim Truman
Release date
  • February 12, 1998 (1998-02-12)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Boogie Boy is a 1998 film written and directed by Craig Hamann and produced by Braddon Mendelson. It stars Traci Lords, [1] as well as Mark Dacascos, Emily Lloyd, Jaimz Woolvett, Frederic Forrest, Joan Jett, Robert Bauer, and Linnea Quigley. The film features music by Michael Knott. [2]

Contents

Premise

A man who has just been released from prison vows to start a new life, but is put to the test when an old cellmate appears.

Cast

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