Stucco (2004)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 16M
Director : James Mehr
Synopsis
In a moment of passion, a man and woman are together in way that asks both of them about themselves.
Film geek Josh is looking for the subject of his new documentary when a chance meeting puts the perfect star in his sights—Dylan, his school's most popular junior. But Dylan's hopes of using the film to become Blossom Queen don't quite match with Josh's goal to make a hard-hitting exposé about popularity. Will Josh shoot the film as planned, or show Dylan as the truly interesting person she is?
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Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
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