How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby(1974)
A story about a guy who still lives with his mother and sells some really awful alcohol to bartenders. The only way for him to do this is to cry and invent himself an awful life. Then he meets the beautiful woman whose goal in life is to sleep with the less exciting guys on Earth.
Movie: How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
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Antoine Robineau
Cécile Malempin
Jane
Gérard Malempin
Foisnard
Marie-Josée Mulot
Le mime du cabaret
Une employée de l'hôtel
Le chasseur PLM
Léonce, le patron du bistrot
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A story about a guy who still lives with his mother and sells some really awful alcohol to bartenders. The only way for him to do this is to cry and invent himself an awful life. Then he meets the beautiful woman whose goal in life is to sleep with the less exciting guys on Earth.
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1974-06-19
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5.5
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