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Reviewed on August 24, 2000
Gr 9-Up Take a walk on the wild side in an unnamed New Zealand city with aspiring actor Ellis, 17, who falls in with Jackie Cattle, a disreputable former schoolmate. Jackie uses Ellis to crash an elegant lawn party and pry Ursa and Leona, two beautiful sisters, from the nasty clutches of their rich host, Christo. Ellis drives the girls home to the weird, otherworldly "Land-of-Smiles" hotel, where their profane, s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More