Herman U.S.A. (2001)
What they wanted was love, what they got was an invasion.
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Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 29M
Director : Bill Semans
Sinopsis
In this quirky romantic comedy inspired by a true story, an influx of women invade the small town of Herman, Minn., to get their hands on a surplus of bachelors yearning for female companionship. When the persuasive "cry from the heart" of Herman's lonely men becomes a big-time news story, it unwittingly attracts a swarm of single women from 38 states and four different foreign countries, adding 1,500 residents to the tiny hamlet of 485.
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