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Dean Spanley

PG 2008 • Movies, Comedy, Drama • 1H 35M
Crack-Up, Witty, Quirky

A mourning father searching for meaning finds himself at an unusual lecture hosted by an eccentric Dean Spanley (Sam Neill) who claims his past life was spent chasing sticks, barking at strangers and living as a dog.

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