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Directed by maya forbes, wallace wolodarsky and starring jack black, jenny slate, vanessa bayer and jason schwartzman. Canadas reigning polka king is adding a lottery win to his list of accolades. Jack black, jenny slate, jason schwartzman, jacki weaver, vanessa bayer, willie garson, j. Whats the story local pennsylvania polka legend jan lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail. Released by lakeshore records in 2018 containing music from the polka king 2018. Jan 08, 2018 netflixs newest and craziest original film, the polka king writerdirector maya forbes, weaves a pretty incredible yarn. Local pennsylvania polka legend jan lewan develops a plan. Find and apply to over 5,000 casting calls, auditions and roles on backstage, the most trusted platform for actors and models. Now talking to him a few days later he thinks it must be about worn out.
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