Name: American Intellectuals
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1999-08-07
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Rod Biermann, Allison Dean, Peter Gibson

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Seven WASP, blonde, privileged teens reside in the exclusive Hamptons, New York. Their group and entire existence consists of PLUs (People Like Us).

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