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Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story

Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story

Genres

Documentary

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In the early 1980's, a group of disenfranchised Oklahoma teenagers mastered the art of prank phone calls and became known as Park Grubbs.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

18 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

01 March 2015

Country

Cast

Wayne Coyne

Wayne Coyne

Himself

Steven Drozd

Steven Drozd

Himself

Jim Blanchard

Jim Blanchard

Himself

Park Grubbs

Park Grubbs

Himself

Maria Gus

Maria Gus

Herself

David Lee Hess

David Lee Hess

Himself

Gordon Holmes

Gordon Holmes

Himself

Lakota LaMure

Lakota LaMure

Steve Rapacz

Steve Rapacz

Park Grubbs

Ben Redman

Ben Redman

Steve 'Wampus' Reynolds

Steve 'Wampus' Reynolds

Himself

Jason Stout

Jason Stout

Himself

Mason Walker

Mason Walker

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