Dottie Gets Spanked
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A six-year-old boy in pre-hippie 1960s United States endures ridicule from his schoolmates and worry from his father over his fixation with a TV star named Dottie.
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Cast
12 people
J. Evan Bonifant
Steven Gale
Known for
Blues Brothers 2000
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Barbara Garrick
Lorraine Gale
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Sleepless in Seattle
Jumper
Julie Halston
Dottie Frank
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Robert Pall
Steven's Father
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Harriet Sansom Harris
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Irving Metzman
TV Show Guide
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WarGames
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Ashley Chapman
Sharon
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The Luck of the Irish
Rhea Silver-Smith
Darcy
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Gina Gallagher
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Also in
Edward Scissorhands
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Adam Arkin
Dick Gordon
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Hitch
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Richard DeDomenico
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Hawkeye
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Keith A. Glascoe
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Known for
Léon: The Professional
Todd Haynes Director · Maryse Alberti Cinematographer James Lyons Editor
United States release October 5, 1993 · Produced in United States · Production ITVS, Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Production
Caboose Productions
Production
ITVS
Production
Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 17, 1993
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 5, 1993
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States
January 25, 1994 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival [Shorts Program]
Netherlands
February 2, 1994 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Sweden
February 8, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
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