Saturday Morning | |
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Directed by | Rob Greenberg |
Written by | Rob Greenberg |
Produced by | Rob Greenberg Jennifer Lieberman Frank Nugent |
Starring | Joey Piscopo George Wendt Valerie R. Feingold Louis Mandylor Ashley Carin Victor Raider-Wexler Beth Ostrosky Lillo Brancato, Jr. |
Cinematography | Tristan G. Sheridan |
Edited by | Harris Demel James Manno Joey Piscopo |
Music by | James Manno |
Distributed by | Vivendi Entertainment Lightyear Entertainment |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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