Wonder Boy

Aug 3, 2017

1h 36m

★ 0.0

Its time to play your own music.

Overview

Directed by the Singaporean composer Dick Lee himself, this biopic of his youth, covers three years of his life, from his early years as a teenage singer-songwriter up to the release of his debut album in 1947.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

MM2 Entertainment

Wonder Boy Trailers

Cast

Richard "Dick" Lee

Benjamin Kheng

Linda

Julie Tan

Elizabeth Lee

Constance Song

Richard's father

Gerald Chew

Mark

Zachary Ibrahim

Louise

Fang Rong

Patricia "Pat" Lee

Michelle Wong

Yi Xi Chen

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6.3

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5.8

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6.9

Road to Morocco

Nov 10, 1942

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Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

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6.8

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5.5

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5.0

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6.5

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