The Bearded Trio: Citizen Steve (1987) - Steven Spielberg 40th Birth...


The Bearded Trio: Citizen Steve (1987) - Steven Spielberg 40th Birth...: 40th birthday celebration of the greatest Hollywood director of this or any other generation, Steven Allan Spielberg. Parody of Orson ...

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