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The Joyboys Story(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-04-05
70%
2 Votes
Time: 0h 24m
Overview:
A mockumentary about a fictional Finnish boy band The Joyboys.
Languages: English, Finnish.
Countries:
Finland
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Joyboys Story
Top 7 Billed Cast
Jukka Rasila
Yuccah
Janne Reinikainen
Rennie
Petteri Summanen
Pet-5
Jani Volanen
Yanee
Pekka Laiho
Pekka Härkönen
Teresa De Rita-Cavlek
Teresa
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A mockumentary about a fictional Finnish boy band The Joyboys.
Release Date
1997-04-05
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