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Straighten Up and Fly Right

Straighten Up and Fly Right

Genres

Drama

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In a funk, Kristen, a physically disabled New York woman, walks dogs for a living but dreams of being a writer and as her life unravels, she must make a choice to fall apart or straighten up.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

27 January 2022

Country

Cast

Kristen Abate

Kristen Abate

Kristen

Steven Tanenbaum

Steven Tanenbaum

Steven

Marianna McClellan

Marianna McClellan

Julia

AJ Cedeno

AJ Cedeno

Ezra

Kerryn Feehan

Kerryn Feehan

Gretchen, Ernest's mom

Lawrence Jansen

Lawrence Jansen

Max

Mehret Marsh

Mehret Marsh

Soleil

Sasha Boykin

Sasha Boykin

Nicole, Ezra's girlfriend

Modesto Flako Jimenez

Modesto Flako Jimenez

Flako

Ai Kiyono

Ai Kiyono

Kate

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