Pop Pirates (1984)

Director


Main cast
Roger Daltrey; P.P. Arnold; Christopher Beeny; Stephen Bird; Spencer Chandler

Genres
Adventure, Family

Description
An adventure with music telling the story of a group of kids who enter a music competition and how a plot to pirate video promos is successfully foiled as they become popular winners with two great hits.


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