Joey Lauren Adams
Also Known As: Joey Adams, Lauren Lyle, جوی لورن آدامز
Biography: Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is known for her distinctive, raspy voice and for her roles in View Askewniverse films, particularly Mallrats and Chasing Amy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joey Lauren Adams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Birthday: January 09, 1968
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Gender: Female
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Chasing Amy
Overview: Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-04
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Mallrats
Overview: Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-20
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Overview: When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-22
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Chasing Chasing Amy
Overview: CHASING CHASING AMY explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers, the Kevin Smith cult classic, CHASING AMY, became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema, he finds himself at a complicated crossroads.
Genres: Documentary Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-08
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Big Daddy
Overview: A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-25
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Bio-Dome
Overview: Bud and Doyle are two losers who are doing nothing with their lives. Both of their girlfriends are actively involved in saving the environment, but the two friends couldn't care less about saving the Earth. One day, when a group of scientists begin a mission to live inside a "Bio-Dome" for a year without outside contact, Bud and Doyle mistakenly become part of the project themselves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-12
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ExTerminators
Overview: Alex is a lonely accountant whose one act of rage results in her being sentenced to court-ordered therapy. There she meets Stella, the owner of a small extermination business who uses her car as a weapon, and Nikki, a dental technician with the face of an angel and the mind of a sociopath. Together these women form their own "silent revolution", wreaking havoc on the abusive men in their lives.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-13
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The Break-Up
Overview: Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-01
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Dazed and Confused
Overview: The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-24
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Harvard Man
Overview: College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-01
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Coneheads
Overview: A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-23
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In the Shadows
Overview: When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach him to do stunts. While waiting for the word to kill this mentor, Eric discovers the joy of stunt work and of being part of a family. Meanwhile, several people are looking for the dead man's briefcase of money and a cloth bag of illegal drugs that he stole from an undercover FBI agent now desperate to get the borrowed drugs back to the bureau. The stunt coordinator says that 'we dance in the shadows of death.' Can Eric step out into the sun?
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-24
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Trucker
Overview: Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-24
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S.F.W.
Overview: An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-15
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The Big Empty
Overview: Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie, whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy, keeps threatening to kill him.
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-16
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A Cool, Dry Place
Overview: Russell, a single father, balances his work as a lawyer with the care of his five-year-old son after his wife abandoned them. When she reappears creating turmoil, he must deal with his new love interest and the job opportunity of a lifetime.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-03
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Endure
Overview: After a shocking photo of a young woman is found inside the twisted metal of a fatal car crash, veteran detective Emory Lloyd must risk everything to identify and find the woman before it's too late.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Clerk
Overview: A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Theater, with a flock of famous folks testifying on Silent Bob's behalf!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-17
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Beeper
Overview: Richard Avery, whose young son is kidnapped while they travel in India. Embarking on a desperate quest to rescue him, and with a beeper providing his only lead, Avery seeks help from unlikely sources, including a drug lord and a beautiful but dangerous woman named Julia.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-10
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Grand Champion
Overview: 'Grand Champion' weaves the tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately win the coveted title of Grand Champion. People from all walks of life help Buddy and Hokey make their way across Texas by cheering them on to a toe-tapping surprise ending. Written by Sujit R. Varma
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-01
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Bunny Whipped
Overview: Bob Whipple (Esteban Powell) is a sportswriter who feels his life is going nowhere. When he learns that America's most beloved white rap star has been murdered, he decides to hunt down his killer by becoming... The Whip! Now, a vigilante superhero without any real superhero powers, The Whip flashes through the night rescuing those in need. His escapades lead him to his high-school girlfriend Anne (Joey Lauren Adams) now an animal-rights crusader. When she asks Bob to help her save rabbits, things start looking up. But when Bob finds out that his prime suspect in the murder has kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, he must transform into the superhero he really is... and save her life.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-01
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Apart
Overview: Linked by a rare psychological disorder, Noah Greene and Emily Gates must uncover the mystery of a tragic past in order to find hope for the future.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-09
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Blue Caprice
Overview: A narrative feature film inspired by the events known as the Beltway sniper attacks.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-12
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Art Machine
Overview: A teenaged prodigy painter preparing for his widely anticipated coming‐of‐age exhibition falters under pressure and slips off his medication. In his mania, he recruits a band of Bushwick rebel artists to take part in his progressively subversive show—one that will leave mouths agape.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-12
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On the Edge
Overview: A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.
Genres: Romance Comedy Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-28
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Greedy People
Overview: The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions which upend the once-peaceful community.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-23
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Overview: Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-05
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Sequoia
Overview: A young man meets a 23-year-old cancer patient on the way to the park and disrupts her plan to commit suicide.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-09
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A Country Christmas
Overview: When Santa Claus loses his magical powers and becomes stranded in their barn, two children from a small farming community help him save Christmas before it's too late.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-30
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She Loves Me Not
Overview: A reclusive novelist struggles to find romance and meaning in his life despite disastrous and comedic circumstances.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-09
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Making the Rules
Overview: The life of Abby is centered around the fast-paced days of being a successful sous-chef and her marriage to Matt, a loving husband. A sudden accident in the kitchen forces her to leave the job she loves, and worse, to forgo a dream promotion. As the hottest summer in L.A. history reaches its peak, she faces an extreme challenge: doing nothing. The summer intensifies as she confronts a growing emotional gulf between herself and her husband, much unsolicited advice from her prying girlfriend and the temptation of an old flame..
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-06
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Animal
Overview: When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As the body count rises, the group must put their differences aside and fight for survival.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-17
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Oak
Overview: A group of teenagers dare each other to touch a cursed oak tree which leads to the disappearing of one of the group and another gets a rash on her palm leading to a battle for survival.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-14
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The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold
Overview: Agatha Armstrong and her trusty sidekick Mrs. Mac were once the world’s most daring adventurers. But when her son Ant came along, everything quickly changed and her devil-may-care ways took a backseat to being over-protective and terrified of anything that posed a risk to her family.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-22
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Bruno
Overview: The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-16
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The Gunman
Overview: When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-06
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Two Night Stand
Overview: After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-26
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Dr. Dolittle 2
Overview: A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-22
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
Overview: A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-07
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Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
Overview: A documentary about the production, release and reception of Kevin Smith's 1997 Miramax cult classic "Chasing Amy."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-04
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All the Birds Have Flown South
Overview: After the death of his overbearing Mother, a sheltered man attempts to win the affection of a degenerate waitress by caring for her terminally ill and abusive husband. Soon all three lives begin to unravel as obsession and disease consume them all.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-10
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Mulberry Stains
Overview: In this emotionally charged thriller, Harper is forced to face horrifying secrets of her childhood in order to give her daughter a better future. But how far will she go to forget the past?
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Remembering Charlie
Overview: When Charlie Aiken commits suicide his friends and family reminisce about his life and the events leading to his death. From his protective parents Richard and Lori to his model girlfriend Liz each brings a different perspective and new understanding of his demise.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-31
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Michael
Overview: Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-25
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Sleep with Me
Overview: Six different writers wrote a scene each of this romantic comedy featuring the marriage and turbulent relationship of Joseph and Sarah, with Joseph's best friend Frank trying hard to cope with letting the love of his life marry his best friend.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-23
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L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing
Overview: A group of guys hang around a Los Angeles bar lamenting their failed Hollywood lives, while a perky bartender (Joey Lauren Adams) tries to cheer them up.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-01
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Overview: Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting a film based on their comic book characters Bluntman and Chronic.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-15
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Beautiful
Overview: Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when this beauty-queen wannabe thinks her prize is in sight, she's surprised by a come-from-behind competitor. Love.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-10
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Making Dazed
Overview: This documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. A decade after the hit comedy's release, director Richard Linklater reunited the cast -- Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Adam Goldberg -- to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the film that helped launch their careers. Now you can watch the cast look back on the movie that changed their lives and on the decade that has passed since.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-01
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Valley Inn
Overview: Valley Inn tells the story of Emily Mason, a New Jersey college student, who finds herself in a dusty dying small southern town, a thousand miles from home, selling Christian books door-to-door. Through a series of misadventures in 'the Book field,' and her growing friendships with the endearing and often comical local residents, Emily begins to discover what is most valuable in life, at the Valley Inn. More than a movie, Valley Inn is a love-letter to small town America. A tribute to a quickly vanishing way of life. And above all, as all movies should, Valley Inn entertains and transports the audience. Just like Emily, audiences will fall in love with the Valley Inn, the small town setting and all its quirky characters.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-04
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Here Comes Rusty
Overview: A reluctant dog track owner tries to outrun his problems with the bet of a lifetime.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-03
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Tankhouse
Overview: After being blacklisted from the NYC theatre industry, two Upper East Side New Yorkers, Tucker and Sandrene, decide their only course of action is to move to Fargo, North Dakota and start a theatrical revolution.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-13
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The Program
Overview: Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.
Genres: Drama Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-24
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Drawing Flies
Overview: Donner and his roomates are out of money and about to get evicted from their home. So as a diversion from their situation, he invites them to his father's cabin in the Canadian wilderness. They all go along, but soon learn that there's no cabin - he's really trying to find Sasquatch.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-12
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Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the making of Jay & Silent Bob Reboot.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-20
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CATnip
Overview: Trapped in an apartment building on Christmas Eve, an eclectic group of residents must band together to survive the night against a horde of feral killer cats.
Genres: Action Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
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