Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal

Aug 28, 2022

1h 28m

★ 6.9

Overview

With all the ingredients of a Hollywood movie, this sex scandal shocked, enthralled, and enraged 1990s America. An examination of the affair between Mary Kay Letourneau and her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau in 1997.

Genres

Crime

Documentary

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Mary Kay Letourneau

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Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal

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