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386:Gene Wilder
302:Another You
278:Gene Wilder
217:103 minutes
131:Gene Wilder
112:Produced by
99:Arne Sultan
96:Earl Barret
81:Gene Wilder
68:Arne Sultan
64:Earl Barret
48:Directed by
1321:1989 films
1315:Categories
923:Love Story
564:References
480:, and the
470:New Jersey
441:Production
404:Alan North
289:Stir Crazy
246:Box office
201:1989-05-12
73:Eliot Wald
995:Nightwing
688:March 16,
657:March 16,
624:March 16,
488:Reception
430:as Scotto
159:Edited by
1075:The Babe
1035:Teachers
883:Penelope
537:See also
466:New York
400:as Kirgo
262:thriller
230:Language
169:Music by
120:Starring
90:Story by
1283:Related
1083:Carpool
596:June 8,
472:, with
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332:antacid
233:English
222:Country
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1223:(1974)
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1182:(1980)
1172:(1977)
1162:(1975)
891:Tobruk
846:(1958)
830:(1957)
822:(1957)
394:as Eve
266:comedy
238:Budget
1262:Books
315:blind
907:Popi
740:IMDb
717:2011
690:2008
659:2008
626:2008
598:2022
468:and
448:and
374:Cast
319:deaf
309:Plot
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323:NYC
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