Un regalo para papá (1994)
No se puede obtener suficiente de algo bueno... Pero primero hay que encontrarlo.
Género : Comedia, Romance
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 50M
Director : Richard Benjamin
Sinopsis
Frank Wheeler es un adolescente de doce años cuya única obsesión son las mujeres y sus atributos físicos. Junto a sus dos amigos Brad y Kevin, consigue reunir cien dólares. El dinero suficiente para ir a la ciudad y contratar los servicios de una mujer para que se desnude delante de ellos. Con estas intenciones los chicos conocen a V, una prostituta de gran corazón a quien Frank considera como la novia perfecta para su padre viudo.
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