Movie: Life Is Flashing Before Your Eyes

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    Colorful hallucinogenic trip in a cartoon fantasy world, or, as Timothy Leary put it, "Cheery pop images and mellow lyrics".

  • Release Date

    1984-01-01

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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