Philip Tan
Biography: Phil Tan was born in Singapore where he spent his childhood and then at the age of five moved to the UK. Phil started off his athletic career as a gymnast where he became the British Youth Tumbling champion and a member of the British squad for many years. Years later after getting into martial arts, Phil also became the Men's British Tae Kwon do Champion. Phil's first break in film, was as an actor and fight choreographer in a film called Le complot diabolique du docteur Fu Manchu (1980) with Peter Sellers. Afer that came a year on Greystoke, la légende de Tarzan (1984), also as an actor and trainer forChristopher Lambert. Phil was then contacted by Steven Spielberg and Robert Watts to train the pricipal actor 'Jonathan Ke Quanin' for Indiana Jones et le temple maudit(1984). He was then invited to become a member of The British Stunt Register in 1986. That was the start of Phil's stunt career. Now Philip Tan lives in LA and works as a 2nd Unit Director, stunt and fight co-ordinator on some of Hollywoods bigget movies. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Philip Tan
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Birthday: January 01, 1960
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Known For
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984-05-23
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Overview: After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-23
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Sugar Town
1999-09-17
Sugar Town
Overview: A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time. Working as an assistant to a film production designer, Gwen tries to steal her boss' boyfriend, a veteran rock producer. The producer, meanwhile, is trying to orchestrate a comeback for an '80s band.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-17
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Tango & Cash
1989-12-22
Tango & Cash
Overview: Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
Genres: Action Thriller Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-22
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No Rules
2005-01-01
No Rules
Overview: This action film follows the triumphs of a small town mixed martial artist whose good hearted actions, desire to be an MMA champion and the haunting visions of his parent's double murder lead him to a Cagefighting showdown; where he is forced to face his fears, defend his family name, fathers honor, and in the end risk his own life in the cage.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Grand Larceny
1987-01-01
Grand Larceny
Overview: A woman who hasn't seen her father in 18 years, learns of his death and goes to his estate in France to carry out his wishes. She then learns that her father was a thief who after getting caught and going to prison and upon his release was approached by an insurance company, who wanted him to use his talents in helping them recover some valuables that had been stolen, which became his new job. Now that he is gone, he wants her to continue his work.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991-08-23
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Overview: An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-23
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Martial Law
1990-10-01
Martial Law
Overview: An undercover cop teams up with a martial-arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-01
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Up Line
1987-02-04
Up Line
Overview: Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-04
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China Cry
1990-11-02
China Cry
Overview: Young Sung Neng Yee, who is brought as part of a wealthy Chinese family. She is eager to become part of Mao Tze Tung's "new society", but soon becomes disenchanted by the economic misery the changes bring to her family. Before long, the authorities become aware of Neng Yee's feelings and she is taken to a labour camp, overseen by the sadistic Colonel Cheng.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-02
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Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
1999-05-07
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
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Genres: Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1999-05-07
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Perfect Assassins
1998-11-13
Perfect Assassins
Overview: When deadly terrorists strike, an FBI man, who is an expert on terrorist mentality, hunts their twisted "creator," who may be connected with a disgraced professor from his past.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-13
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Bloodsport II
1996-03-01
Bloodsport II
Overview: After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. One of the guards, Demon, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the opportunity. Alex finds a friend and mentor in the jailhouse, Master Sun, who teaches him a superior fighting style called Iron Hand. When a 'best of the best kumite' is to take place, Demon gets an invitation. Now Master Sun and Alex need to find a way to let Alex take part in the kumite too.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-01
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Wake of Death
2004-12-28
Wake of Death
Overview: Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-28
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Phoenix
2023-08-19
Phoenix
Overview: It follows Fiona "Phoenix" Grant, a U.S. Army veteran Sergeant teaching hand-to-hand combat skills in Afghanistan. She receives word that her father has been killed in Florida.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-19
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Lift
2015-05-14
Lift
Overview: A timid young introvert meets a mystical old man with a mysterious project.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-14
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The Assault
1998-10-08
The Assault
Overview: A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-08
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Awaken
2015-07-07
Awaken
Overview: A random group of people wake up on an Island where they are being hunted down in a sinister plot to harvest their organs.
Genres: Horror Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-07
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Teleios
2017-04-06
Teleios
Overview: A deep space mining vessel has been adrift for two years. It is suspected the crew brutally killed each other, but the reason for the bloodbath is unknown. A rescue crew is sent to find if there are any survivors, what happened and why.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-06
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Empire of the Sharks
2017-06-21
Empire of the Sharks
Overview: On a future earth where 98% of the surface is underwater, a Warlord who controls an army of sharks meets his match when he captures the daughter of a mysterious shark caller who must learn to marshal a supernatural ability if she is to free her people from the Warlord's dominion.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-21
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Vroom
1988-11-11
Vroom
Overview: Two young men and a sultry divorcee flee their drab hometown existence, taking to the road in a bubblegum pink chevrolet.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-11
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Deadly Target
1994-01-01
Deadly Target
Overview: A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Big Momma's House
2000-05-31
Big Momma's House
Overview: When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-31
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Batman
1989-06-21
Batman
Overview: Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
Genres: Fantasy Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-21
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Transmutations
1985-11-29
Transmutations
Overview: When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her. Investigating the disappearance, he eventually finds traces that lead to Dr. Savary, who has produced a strange white powder that's coveted by a race of deformed human beings who live in the underworld in the sewers below the city.
Genres: Horror Action Science Fiction Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-29
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Congo
1995-06-09
Congo
Overview: Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-09
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984-03-30
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Overview: A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-30
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Confessions of an Action Star
2005-01-23
Confessions of an Action Star
Overview: A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame and fortune caused Frank to lose his sense of what's truely important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-23
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Return to Oz
1985-06-21
Return to Oz
Overview: Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-21
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Soursweet
1988-05-15
Soursweet
Overview: Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while Lily does the housekeeping, daydreaming of setting up their own business, much to Chen's chagrin. When Chen lets his colleague Fok seduce him down a path of mounting gambling debts, he is recruited as a drug courier for a shadowy Chinese triad. Suddenly he realizes that getting their own enterprise could be their only means of escape.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-15
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Safe
2012-04-16
Safe
Overview: After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-16
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Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
2003-09-30
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
Overview: 20 years after a set of events, the Time Enforcement Commission (TEC), is still going strong. Now Brandon Miller a TEC operative, believes that they have a responsibility to change history hoping that the world will be better but Ryan Chan another Tec operative stops him but kills the woman he loves in the process.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-30
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
2002-01-25
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Overview: A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-25
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Chain of Command
2000-07-22
Chain of Command
Overview: Secret Service agents must retrieve the briefcase allowing the President control of America's nuclear arsenal before massive destruction ensues.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-22
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The Breaks
1999-02-26
The Breaks
Overview: Derrick, a racially-confused Irishman raised in the hood by a black family is having the worst day ever. Determined to prove to his fed-up mother and would-be girlfriend that he's not a screw-up, he sets out to do one thing right (get some milk) and even that proves to be a challenge! Hilarious encounters with racist red-neck cops, local gangsters and 'flamboyant' pawn shop owners ensue, and along the way Derek shows that he can actually do things for others and maybe even get his own life together.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-26
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Lethal Weapon 4
1998-07-10
Lethal Weapon 4
Overview: With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-10
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City of Industry
1997-03-14
City of Industry
Overview: A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-14
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The Perfect Weapon
1991-03-15
The Perfect Weapon
Overview: Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-15
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Shanghai Surprise
1986-08-29
Shanghai Surprise
Overview: Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-29
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Surf Ninjas
1993-08-12
Surf Ninjas
Overview: Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance includes magically-induced martial arts prowess and seeing the future. Using their new powers, they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman with a metal face!
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-12
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The Criminal Mind
1993-10-25
The Criminal Mind
Overview: A Los Angeles district attorney must choose between family loyalty and his job when his long-lost brother turns out to be a powerful mob figure.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-25
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The Three Musketeers
1993-11-11
The Three Musketeers
Overview: D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-11
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980-08-08
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Overview: Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.
Genres: Comedy Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-08
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Privates on Parade
1983-03-18
Privates on Parade
Overview: It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.
Genres: Comedy Drama War Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-18
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Trail Blazers
2022-12-30
Trail Blazers
Overview: A band of siblings who were once robbers, thieves and killers of the west, decide to fulfill their fathers dying wish of abandoning their life of crime and pursuing the path of the holy. A post-apocalyptic Western about a divinely inspired family that must battle the most horrific forces of evil, testing their faith and evolving each one of them.
Genres: Drama Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-30
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Mission of Justice
1992-12-02
Mission of Justice
Overview: Mayoral candidate Dr. Rachel Larkin has a dangerous plan for swift justice in the form of a band of ex-convicts, called the Peacemakers, who roam the streets to do her bidding. When a boxer friend is killed by Larkin's thugs, an outlaw cop goes undercover to get evidence, and works his way up to the inner circle of the doctor's army.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-02
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Planet of the Apes
2001-07-25
Planet of the Apes
Overview: After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-25
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Olympus Has Fallen
2013-03-20
Olympus Has Fallen
Overview: When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-20
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Charlie
1984-03-23
Charlie
Overview: Charlie Alexander is a private detective who gets caught up in sinister trade union machinations when he stumbles across the dying Stan Peace, a shop steward in the Distributive Worker's Union. Peace dies, but Charlie wants to know why his name was in Peace's address book. As Charlie investigates, things get murkier.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-23
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Extreme Honor
2001-06-12
Extreme Honor
Overview: A highly decorated Navy Seal is forced out of retirement in order to save his son's life and bring justice to the man who destroyed his career.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-12
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