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- ↑ "Hollywood in Don Torcuato (third part)": When Roger Corman and his B-movies invaded Argentina Cinematófilos.com.ar (in Spanish)
- ↑ Falicov, Tamara L. "U.S.-Argentine Co-productions, 1982-1990: Roger Corman, Aries Productions, "Schlockbuster" Movies, and the International Market" Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies, vol. 34 no. 1, 2004, pp. 31-38. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/flm.2004.0015
- ↑ "Stormquest". Variety's Film Reviews 1987-1988. p. 672.
