Girl Groups: The Story of a Sound

January. 01,1982      NR
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A look back at the girl-group craze of the 60's through archival footage and interviews with those involved.

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Reviews

GamerTab
1982/01/01

That was an excellent one.

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Maidexpl
1982/01/02

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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Mathilde the Guild
1982/01/03

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Cheryl
1982/01/04

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

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