John Williams' soundtrack in the movie, is amazing as always, with a mix of excitement, scares and suspense throughout the movie, one and three years before he performed. In a 1974 interview with New York Daily News columnist Sidney Fields, he said "Out there in Hollywood you can't stand on daddy's feet. The film is nearly 2 hours long and I wasn't really expecting too much from it. They settled in Westport, Connecticut, during the late 1960s, where Scott attended Staples High School briefly. He also tried his hand at cabaret singing in small clubs, billing himself as William Scott. All of f****** Hollywood seems to have screenplays they want me to give to him. He was 55. I discovered that the varying building codes produced varying levels of safety. Hotchner, "Paul Newman: the bad father", extracted from his book, "Paul Newman's Son Dies of Accidental Overdose", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scott_Newman_(actor)&oldid=1140343800, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 17:39. I met with one security officer of a downtown Los Angeles building (without sprinklers) who assured me that they had no problem should they be hit with a fire. Anthony Mason, 13-year NBA veteran, died Feb. 28 from a heart attack after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure. There were over 1,000 real firefighters were hired throughout the entire production. The Towering Inferno location: the mansion of cheapskate electrician Simmons: Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco. Mary Ellen Trainor, best known for playing Dr. Woods in all four"Lethal Weapon" movies and Sean Astin's mom in "Goonies," died at her home on May 20. Doug and the others smother Giddings in drapes while one man grabs a fire hose and begins spraying the flaming storage closet. Warmer storms could cause problems, Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being programmed to see race first, Justin Biebers Justice world tour canceled after several postponements, How strong is Dominions defamation case against Fox News? Disaster movies! Exterior shots used the Bank of America building (at 555 California St.) with an additional 50 stories of matte paintings added. He told Fields that "as a kid I felt I was entitled to everything my father gave me," but that in recent years he had "made and paid my own way."[4]. [6] He also accepted an offer of psychiatric help, paid for by his father. To find out more about a particular actor or actress, click on their name and you'll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career. Excerpt from The Towering Inferno. Duncan can be a bit cruel at times, such as the scene during his phone call with Michael, where he doesn't believe that the fire started at the 81st floor, right before the firefighters arrives at the Glass Tower. The Towering Inferno is a disaster movie for the ages. Actor and comedian Taylor Negron, best known for guest star appearances on "Seinfeld," "Friends" and "ER," died on Jan. 10 at 57. Lisolette Mueller remembers while fleeing the fire that she has left her cat in her apartment. Action 1974 2 hr 45 min 66% 14+ PG Starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden Director John Guillermin, Irwin Allen Trailers The Towering Inferno Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001). "60" minutes correspondent Bob Simon died in a car crash in New York City on Feb. 11. You dont have to yell. 1:02. Thank God that scenario did not play out last week in downtown Los Angeles! His alcoholism became more severe, and by 1978 he was sleeping on friends' floors and working as a laborer. A look back at the stars of movies, television, media and music who we lost this year. What do I want of me? Steve McQueen as Michael O'Hallorhan, SFFD 5th Battalion Chief is great. These incendiary deaths, plus the falls from high up in the hundred-and-thirty-eight-floor tallest skyscraper in the world, are, in fact, the film's only feats, the plot and characters being. Myerson became the first Jewish woman to claim the Miss America crown in 1945. Mike O'Halloran quietly goes to the Promenade Room and confronts Jim Duncan to evacuate the area, and Duncan reluctantly proceeds. Actor Dick Van Patten, known for his comedic work on "The Love Boat" and "Eight Is Enough," died in his home on June 23rd at age 86. Natalie Cole, a Grammy-winning R&B singer and the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, died on Dec. 31 at the age of 65. The 83 year old directed the first entry in the documentary "Up" series. What with Vietnam falling apart, Nixon bugging hotel rooms, race riots, heiresses kidnapped, families of crazies hacking people to death in the Hollywood hills, and movies, the best ones, all focused on anti-heroes and outsiders and killers, none with happy endings, with all of that going on, its no wonder movies about hardy survivors overcoming impossible odds were big business. He woke up and later took that idea and turned it into The Detective sequel, Nothing Lasts Forever, in 1988, Die Hard was released with a similar premise to the movie. Louis Jourdan, star of "Gigi" and "Octopussy," died in his Beverly Hills home on Feb. 13 at the age of 93. He was 89. The scared, the selfish, the greedy. My choice to begin the weekend, full of fire, death, crazy stunts, and exploding helicopters, the biggest money-maker of 1974, nominated for Best Picture, two hours and forty-five minutes long, starring everyone ever to have starred in anything: The Towering Inferno. What linked them together was the idea of following the hugely successful Airport with films about plane disasters. The fanfare surrounding the moviewas monumental for the time, with Lange making her big-screen debut. Its Memorial Day Weekend, folks, and movie-wise you know what that means: nothing but the biggest, loudest, most astrogivastantical epics ever conceived of by humankind will be on display at your local movie palace. "[2], In 1980, Paul Newman established the Scott Newman Center, dedicated to helping healthcare professionals and teachers educate children about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. All subsequent releases on DVD and Blu-ray feature this new dubbing, many TV airings as well. It received a 70% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 33 reviews with an average rating of 6.6/10 on the same site, and according to the site's consensus states: "Although it is not consistently engaging enough to fully justify its towering runtime, "The Towering Inferno" is a blustery spectacle that executes its disaster premise with flair." 9. Similar to the the famous recognizable \"Wilhelm Scream\".This here TTI falling scream has also been used in the 1989 \"Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade\". [2] In the early 1970s, his father used his influence to initiate an acting career for his son, and arranged a part for him in The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), starring Robert Redford. The actor is best known for starring in Disney's "The Love Bug" and "That Darn Cat.". He also assaulted a police officer, kicking him in the head in a squad car after being arrested for vandalizing a school bus while drunk. Uggie, the Jack Russell terrierwho stole hearts in "The Artist," was put to sleep on Aug. 12 after battling prostate cancer. Louis DiGiaimo, a veteran casting director whose credits include The Godfather, died on Dec. 19 after suffering a stroke earlier this year. Dean Jones died from Parkinson's disease on Sept. 1, at age 84. When O'Halloran is first setting up the forward command on 79 he asks Jernigan for a list of business tenants on 81 or above. The ending is very emotional, Duncan consoles his grieving daughter and promises that such a tragic disaster will never happen again. The beauty of the disaster movie is that theres no antagonist. Jonathan Crombie, best known for starring in the 1985 telefilm "Anne of Green Gables," died of a brain hemorrhage on Apr. I dont have his talent. The genre took off (thank you!) Guillermin died Sunday at his Topanga Canyon home. Al Molinaro, who played malt shop owner Al Delvecchio on "Happy Days," died at age 96 on Oct. 29. Gospel singer Andrae Crouch won seven Grammy awards and was Oscar-nominated for "The Color Purple." He was 89 years old. The triage ward toward the end a seemingly endless stream of broken and dead firefighters. Lots of terrifying, and memorable moments from here and there, such as when you're riding on the chair connecting to the second skyscraper, not only that but it had a bunch of explosive jumpscares, which terrified many viewers who were watching the film. After Scott Newman's death from a drug overdose in 1978, his father established the Scott Newman Center, which is dedicated to preventing drug abuse through education. They went into Roger Simmons's house, the son-in-law of James Duncan confronts Simmons about the wiring. Many survivors begin to walk all the way down into the lobby and the outside, Harlee is informed that Lisolette didn't make it, and in grieving disbelief, he impotently yells out her name; Jernigan finds him and gives him her cat, Elke, whom he holds, tearing up both in grief and in shame at himself. Jernigan then catches up with him and hands him the cat. It is the very first film to have two distributions at one film, with a co-production between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. She was 97. He had started to drink heavily, and was arrested for minor alcohol-related offenses. This is the several times that Irwin Allen has shown to have good skills as a producer, and his concept of the movie since he produces. Doug Roberts is good as the Glass Tower architect. When I spotted the front page of the Los Angeles Times last Thursday, I thought, How extraordinary! Interior shots of the building were of San Francisco's Hyatt Regency. This wealthy neighbourhood always seems to be a bit . At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. The British filmmaker was best known for big-budget action films, which also included El Condor, Shaft in Africa,Death on the Nile, Sheenaand thesequel King Kong Lives.. These days when I travel I never sleep above the third floor, and I take my meals either at ground level or one flight down--directly under a fire sprinkler. He was CEO of Columbia Pictures when the studio made "Taxi Driver" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind.". I forgot how good Paul Newman was in his role, and I can never forget Fred Astaire, such a smooth performance. This was the inspiration for his 1979 book Nothing Lasts Forever which eventually was made into the film Die Hard (1988). 15. Duncans tries to stop anyone from using the express elevators due to an explosion however, many people ignore this, resulting in everyone dies from a huge fire. life could be worse. Will it? Maybe Im not the ideal disaster movie audience. But I dont have his blue eyes. Who, exactly, stars in it? Legal experts weigh in, The timeless innovations of De La Soul, now (finally) available for the streaming generation, He put $40,000 on credit cards to make his first film. Educational documentaries. Author Roderick Thorp, the author of the story series of The Detective, saw the movie, after seeing the film, Thorp fell asleep and had a dream of seeing a man being chased through a skyscraper by men with guns. 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers had both planned high-rise conflagration movies, based on two separate books, The Tower and The Glass Inferno. Suzanne Crough, who played Tracy Partridge on 1970s sitcom "The Partridge Family," died from a "medical episode" on Apr. Maureen O'Hara, a veteran of Hollywood's Golden Age best known for "Miracle on 34th Street," died in her sleep at the age of 95. Post any request. The Towering Inferno cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Albert Maysles, documentary filmmaker known for "Grey Gardens" and "Gimme Shelter," died March 5 after a battle with cancer. Jack Ely, former member of The Kingsmen and singer of "Louie Louie," died on Apr. when Steve McQueen tells you to evacuateyou evacuate. The genre took off (thank you!) 14 at age 73. The Towering Inferno cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. And I learned that each building has its own procedure for fire drills and evacuation. Goes Out newsletter, with the week's best events, to help you explore and experience our city. Set in San Francisco, the opening matte shot places the tower just about on the site where the Transamerica Pyramid now stands (five storeys of the doomed building were built on the lost at Foxs Malibu Ranch). Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! With over 280 screen credits, including "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars," Lee was one of the most productive screen actors of all time. Shortly before the inferno started to happen there is a pretty good scene where a lot of people are dancing around on the top of the 135-floor skyscraper. [1] The organization also founded the Rowdy Ridge Gang Camp, a network of summer camps for families dealing with problems associated with drug abuse and alcoholism. A scar strip, Thank you for asking, she says, Dreamville just announced its 2023 festival lineup and now everybody wants a ticket, Ozzy Osbourne rejects notion of retiring after canceling tour: Im not dying, Oscars diversity improved after #OscarsSoWhite, study shows. She was 65 years old. Patty is also grief-stricken by the death of Simmons, and Duncan consoles his grieving daughter and promises that such a tragic disaster will never happen again. He died on 27 September 2015 in Topanga Canyon, California, USA. He was 59. All people below the 20th floor would simply proceed down the staircases to the street. The following release of this film, Author Roderick Thorp, the author of the story series of The Detective had watched the film and later made a novel called Nothing Lasts Forever and would later become the new film series called Die Hard, which it was released nearly fourteen years after the released of the film, with a similar premise. Maybe The Poseidon Adventure holds up better? Eurydice "Eury" Davis, a Hollywood talent agent whose clients included actress Jena Sims and Claudia Katz, died of suicide April 8. YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. Melissa Mathison, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind "E.T." She was 38. Alan Scott Newman (September 23, 1950 November 20, 1978) was an American film and television actor and stuntman whose most prominent roles were in The Towering Inferno and Breakheart Pass. Im Paul Newman Jr, you know what I mean? Joe Voci, former TV executive who helped launch "Murphy Brown" died from brain cancer on Feb. 7. The movie became the second huge hit in 1975, with over domestic rentals of $48,838,000, and the movie grossed over 203 million dollars, making a huge box office hit. Actor Robert Z'Dar, an actor known for "Maniac Cop," died March 30 after going into cardiac arrest. The world is a rough place, these movies tell us, through no fault of our own. Newman and McQueen and everyone else put in credible performances. I first saw The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen's 1974 contribution to the burgeoning 1970s movie genre of disaster epics, in the theater upon its original release. The Towering Inferno is an American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and adapted by Stirling Silliphant from a pair of novels, The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. Stuart Scott, an anchor on ESPNs SportsCenter news show, died on Jan. 4 at age 49 after battling cancer. Newman later played an acrophobic firefighter in The Towering Inferno (1974), in which his father co-starred. It was from the rooftop of the same building that psycho-killer Scorpio took potshots at SF citizens in Dirty Harry. The mansion of snivelly cheapskate electrician Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain) is 2898 Vallejo Street at Baker Street, in the classy Pacific Heights district. Unhappily, I was looking at Thomas Kelseys memorable photo of the First Interstate Bank building in downtown Los Angeles, a devilish mouth of fire eating its way upward from the 12th floor. Wayne Rogers, popularly remembered for playing Trapper John in the hit series "MASH," died from complications of pneumonia on Dec. 31 at the age of 82. When I spotted the front page of the Los Angeles Times . The actor said he never realized that Scott might not want to be like me and ride in a race car or on a horse, and that I never did think to say to him: Scott, would you like to go out on a horse? The movie does have good touching moments, such as at the ending scene where Harlee is looking for Lisolette, not realizing she has been killed. Meanwhile, in the security room, Harry Jernigan (O.J. He was 77. British director John Guillermin, known for "The Towering Inferno" and 1976's "King Kong," died on Sept. 28 at age 89. The four people still went downstairs, but the gasoline suddenly explodes, causes the stairway to collapse, almost plunging Roberts to death, thankfully, he went up and takes the two children and Lisolette Mueller down below the and they went up to the promenade room, but the doorway was blocked, and Roberts forces them to stay here so he can find a way to help others. Leonard Nimoy, famed actor who portrayed Spock in the classic sci-fi series "Star Trek," died Feb. 27 after a long battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. During the day, electric power in a huge basement room was suddenly destroyed and causes a fire somewhere on the 81st floor, not knowing anyone that the fire is hiding inside the closet. . When the fire begins, Michael O'Hallorhan is the chief on duty as a series of daring rescues punctuate the terror as a building too tall to have a fire successfully fought from the ground burns. Transgender actress Holly Woodlawn, best known as a muse for Andy Warhol and for appearing in Amazon's "Transparent," died at the age of 69 from brain and liver cancer in Los Angeles. Musician Scott Weiland was found dead in his tour bus just before a concert in Minnesota on Dec. 3. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary film star Paul Newman, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, cool style and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades has died at age 83 after a long battle with cancer. From 81 up it's all residential. document.write("This page was last updated on " +document.lastModified+ ""), The Towering Inferno location: the entrance lobby: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, The Towering Inferno location: the entrance to the doomed tower: Bank of America World Headquarters, California Street, San Francisco, The Towering Inferno location: the mansion of cheapskate electrician Simmons: Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111. The Towering Inferno (or Irwin Allen's Production of - The Towering Inferno) is a 1974 American epic disaster action film that was directed by John Guillermin, and it was produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman (who would later voice as Doc Hudson in Cars), and Steve McQueen. Only sections of the building were actually constructed for the actors and stunt people to perform their scenes. Or suppose he does make it up 20 floors--what if we just happen to be into a Santa Ana wind condition and the choppers cant land? A couple of questions, OK? Gary Owens, best known as an announcer and voice-over actor for NBC's "Laugh-In," diedfromdiabetes-related complications on Feb. 12 at age of 80. Actor Rod Taylor, who starredin The Time Machine andThe Birds,died in Los Angeles on Jan. 7 at age 84. Suppose the fire strikes around, say, 3 p.m. One executive, paunchy, just back from a three-martini lunch, has to walk from the 21st floor to the roof. Gill Dennis, the screenwriter who penned "Walk the Line" died on May 13 at the age of 74. He was the only son and the eldest child of actor Paul Newman. If you want to answer the questions, "Who starred in the movie The Towering Inferno?" But I really enjoyed it. stuck in a disaster with Newman and Dunaway? Jernigan arrives and orders Doug to call an ambulance and also to call Jim Duncan and evacuate the Promenade Room while he helps get Giddings to the ground floor. Fires and earthquakes and pilotless planes dont quite grab me the same way. A group of firefighters finally arrived, and Battalion Chief Mike O'Halloran (Steve McQueen), who has a distaste for architects because they insist on building skyscrapers even though the department can't easily fight a fire above seven floors. O'Halloran is later helicoptered to the roof. The Towering Inferno 1974 PG 2 h 45 m IMDb RATING 7.0 /10 45K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 3,537 510 Play trailer 2:12 1 Video 99+ Photos Action Drama Thriller At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. The cast includes, among a million others: Im still scratching my head over how they managed not to cast Ernest Borgnine or George Kennedy in this thing. Directed by John Guillermin Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by John Williams Cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp . During testing, an electrical short starts an undetected fire on the 81st floor just after another such short occurs in the main utility room. This being, at least in part, a Twentieth Century Fox movie, the computer controlled building surveillance centre was filmed in the basement of a Century City office building in Los Angeles. They begin to evacuate the entire promenade room, unfortunately, more fire spread causes a medium-sized explosion, which results from most of the elevators became very unusable. They try the first exit, but immediately find smoke when they open the door. Famed film composer James Horner --"A Beautiful Mind," "Titanic," "Braveheart,"--died in a tragic accident onJune 22ndwhile piloting his own plane in Santa Barbara. This wealthy neighbourhood always seems to be a bit dubious on screen 2930 was home to writer Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) in Basic Instinct, while oily ambitious politician Chalmers (Robert Vaughn) lived at 2700 in Bullitt. It is used in the scene where the Nazi antagonist Vogel (played by Michael Byrne), falls off the cliff, in the German Panzer I tank, after fighting with Indiana Jones (played of course by Harrison Ford).If you slow this video to 0.75, or 0.5, and compare it to the one in The Last Crusade, you will definitely hear it.Also, some other interesting elements from this 1975 disaster film, which were borrowed and used in many other films, such as this recognizable background of San Francisco that you see here. Flights: San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA 94128 (tel: 650.821.8211), Travel around: BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), Stay at: the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 (tel: 415.788.1234), Please send any corrections or additions to info@movie-locations.com. The film begins in a presume almost-near distant future, Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) is traveled by helicopter, and it flies through the shores of the west coast of California, and the countrysides with mountains until they reach the clouds and flies through the Golden Gate Bridge at the San Francisco Bay, and goes past a city hall, and they landed on The Glass Tower where James Duncan is standing and waiting for Doug Roberts to get off of the helicopter, who has been returned from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper and meeting for the dedication of the Glass Tower, which he designed for developer James Duncan (William Holden). We had no idea how ominous a presage our film would be. 23. Dubbing 'The Towering Inferno' the crowning achievement of '70s disaster could be interpreted as a backhand compliment, but this all-star epic of chaos, destruction, and death never ceases to entertain, and remains a durable tribute to the vision and tenacity of the "master of disaster" himself, Irwin Allen. and "The BFG," died on Nov. 4. Free shipping for many products! But when Doug calls Duncan, Duncan insists the fire won't spread and insists that Doug attend the ceremony. I was amused--until he told me that he never slept or ate above the third floor. Daniel von Bargen,the actor who played George Costanza's boss on "Seinfeld," died March 1 after suffering from a chronic illness. Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator and "Law & Order" alum, died from lymphoma on Nov. 1. And for that matter, wheres Heston? By the late 1960s, Scott had dropped out of college and started to take jobs as a stuntman in his father's films, making over five hundred parachute jumps to become a certified instructor. 2898 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, USA. It went on to become the seventh highest-grossing film of 1977. Fire, ocean waves, earthquakes, even ants and killer bees all fall into this category. He was 73 years old. The first several parts of the movie, before the inferno started to happen can be rather boring at times. It's three hours long, it cost something like $13 million to make which was a lot at the time and it's an example of Hollywood commercial moviemaking at its finest. She was 43. [2] Newman's father paid the resulting $1,000 fine. Once there he and Roberts set to work planting explosive charges. Burning in a fire happens to be my least favorite method of death, and I'm terrified now even more about buildings since 9/11. James Duncan announces to anyone that there is a small fire on the 81st floor, and they tell them to evacuated the area, and moving down the party below the skyscraper. Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the youngest actor and first African-American to play Jean Valjean in Broadway's "Les Miserables," died on Aug. 29 after accidentally falling off of his mother's fire escape. Tony Lara, star of Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" died on Aug. 8 after suffering a heart attack. The cast members of The Towering Inferno have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with. 30 from emphysema at age of 69. We met for lunch in a basement restaurant, and he chose a table directly under a ceiling sprinkler. Meanwhile, Bigelow And Lorrie were still prepared to go to the promenade room to have a party, not knowing a huge mass of fire begins burning the entire apartment where they lived, burning Bigelow to death, and Lorrie falls off the skyscraper to her death. 28 at the age of 71. Actress and comedienne Anne Meara, who appeared in dozens of films and TV shows including All My Children, Rhoda and Sex and the City," died on May 23 at age 85. Percy Sledge, best known for his #1 hitWhen a Man Loves a Woman," died from natural causes on Apr. Simpson) notices something really wrong with the electrical system, and he tries to fix it, but nothing happens. not so happy to be first on the elevator now, are you? Producer and friend Nick Redman confirmed Guillermins death. Murray Weissman, the veteran awards strategist behindseven Academy Award Best Picture winners, died of pancreatic cancer on Dec. 28. Yet, according to the man showing an apartment to a couple near the beginning of the movie, the commercial tenants only go up as far as 80. Lemmy Kilmister, the lead vocalist and founding member of Motrhead, died on Dec. 28after a short battle with cancer at the age of 70. The film stars Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones. He was 64. The power suddenly cuts off, leaving no power due to a massive fire destroying the electrical systems, deactivating the passenger elevators. Yankees great Yogi Berra, beloved for his well-known "Yogi-isms," died of natural causes on Sept. 22 at age 90. (as William Creber) But no matter how fancified the visuals, the plots never strayed far from The Towering Inferno. I think its good for its genre. [8] His father told Hotchner: "There's nothing you can say that will repair my guilt about Scott. Cinemorgue Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. 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