List of American films of 1980

A list of American films released in 1980.
Ordinary People won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The highest grossing film of 1980 was The Empire Strikes Back.
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==Highest grossing==
1980Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross
1. 	The Empire Strikes Back 	20th Century Fox 	$239,300,000
2. 	Airplane! 	Paramount 	$183,000,500
3. 	Stir Crazy 	Columbia Pictures	$121,300,000
4. 	Nine to Five 	20th Century Fox 	$96,000,000
5. 	Any Which Way You Can 	Warner Bros. 	$88,600,000
6. 	Private Benjamin 	Warner Bros. 	$69,800,000
7. 	Coal Miner's Daughter 	Universal Studios	$67,100,000
8. 	Smokey and the Bandit II	Universal Studios	$66,100,000
9. 	The Blue Lagoon 	Columbia Pictures	$59,800,000
10. 	The Blues Brothers 	Universal Studios	$58,200,000
==A==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre/Note 	
Airplane! 	Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker	Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Comedy 	
Alien Dead 	Fred Olen Ray 	Buster Crabbe 	Horror, Science fiction 	
Alligator 	Lewis Teague 	Robert Forster, Robin Riker 	Horror 	
Altered States 	Ken Russell 	William Hurt, Blair Brown 	written by Paddy Chayefsky 	
American Gigolo 	Paul Schrader 	Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Héctor Elizondo 	Drama 	
Animalympics 	Steven Lisberger 	Billy Crystal 	Animated 	
Any Which Way You Can	Buddy Van Horn 	Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke 	Every Which Way but Loose sequel	
Atlantic City 	Louis Malle 	Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon 	5 Oscar nominations 	
==B–C==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Bad Timing 	Nicolas Roeg 	Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel 	Drama 	aka Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession
The Baltimore Bullet 	Robert Ellis Miller	James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Ronee Blakley 	Comedy 	
Battle Beyond the Stars 	Jimmy T. Murakami 	Robert Vaughn 	Science fiction 	
Below the Belt 	Robert Fowler 	Regina Baff, John C. Becher, Mildred Burke (as herself), Firesign Theatre 	Comedy Drama 	based on Rosalyn Drexler's novel To Smithereens; character actor Herb Voland's last film.
The Big Brawl 	Robert Clouse 	Jackie Chan 	Action 	Chan's first U.S.-based film
The Big Red One 	Samuel Fuller 	Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine 	War 	Fuller's final war film
The Black Marble 	Harold Becker 	Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton 	Crime Comedy 	
The Blue Lagoon 	Randal Kleiser 	Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields 	Adventure 	Razzie award for Shields
The Blues Brothers 	John Landis 	Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Cab Calloway, John Candy	Musical comedy 	based on characters first introduced on Saturday Night Live
The Boogeyman 	Ulli Lommel 	Ron James, Suzanna Love, Ron Jeremy 	Horror 	
Bronco Billy 	Clint Eastwood 	Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke 	Comedy 	Warner Bros.
Brubaker 	Stuart Rosenberg 	Robert Redford, Jane Alexander, Yaphet Kotto, David Keith 	Drama 	Screenplay nominated for Academy Award
Caboblanco 	J. Lee Thompson 	Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda 	Drama 	
Caddyshack 	Harold Ramis 	Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Cindy Morgan, Sarah Holcomb 	Comedy 	First film directed by Ramis
Can't Stop the Music 	Nancy Walker 	Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, Village People 	Musical comedy 	first Razzie award winner
Cardiac Arrest 	Murray Mintz 	Garry Goodrow 	Thriller 	
Carny 	Robert Kaylor 	Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson 	Drama 	
A Change of Seasons 	Stephen Frears 	Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek 	Comedy Drama 	
The Changeling 	Peter Medak 	George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere 	Horror 	Genie Award for Best Canadian Film
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie	Tommy Chong 	Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin 	Comedy 	Sequel to Up in Smoke
The Children 	Max Kalmanowicz 	Gil Rogers 	Horror, Science fiction	
Christmas Evil 	Lewis Jackson 	Brandon Maggart 	Horror 	
Circle of Two 	Jules Dassin 	Richard Burton, Tatum O'Neal 	Drama 	Dassin's final film
Coal Miner's Daughter 	Michael Apted 	Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo, Levon Helm 	Biography 	Loretta Lynn story; Oscar for Spacek
Coast to Coast 	Joseph Sargent 	Robert Blake, Dyan Cannon 	Comedy, Drama 	Paramount
The Competition 	Joel Oliansky 	Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving, Lee Remick 	Drama, Romance 	2 Academy Award nominations
Cruising 	William Friedkin 	Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino 	Thriller 	3 Razzie award nominations
==D–G==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Defiance 	John Flynn 	Art Carney, Jan-Michael Vincent 	Crime drama 	produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Delusion 	Alan Beattie 	Patricia Pearcy, David Hayward 	Mystery 	
Die Laughing 	Jeff Werner 	Robby Benson, Charles Durning, Elsa Lanchester 	Comedy 	
Divine Madness! 	Michael Ritchie 	Bette Midler 	Documentary 	Midler in concert
The Dogs of War 	John Irvin 	Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely 	War 	
Don't Go in the Woods 	James Bryan 	Mary Gail Artz 	Horror 	
Double Negative 	George Bloomfield 	John Candy, Anthony Perkins 	Thriller 	aka Deadly Companion
Dressed to Kil 	Brian De Palma 	Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon	Thriller 	3 Razzie nominations
The Earthling 	Peter Collinson 	William Holden, Rick Schroder 	Adventure, Drama 	Australia; Collinson's last film
The Elephant Man 	David Lynch 	Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft 	Drama, Biography 	story of Joseph Merrick
The Exterminator 	James Glickenhaus 	Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar 	Thriller 	Avco Embassy Film
Fade to Black 	Vernon Zimmerman 	Dennis Christopher 	Horror 	Golden Globe, Saturn Award nominee
Fame 	Alan Parker 	Irene Cara, Debbie Allen, Maureen Teefy 	Drama, Musical 	6 Oscar nominations
Fatso 	Anne Bancroft 	Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey 	Comedy, Drama 	also written by Bancroft
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	Piers Haggard 	Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren 	Comedy 	final film for Sellers
The Final Countdown 	Don Taylor 	Kirk Douglas, Katharine Ross, Martin Sheen 	Science fiction 	final film directed by Taylor
The First Deadly Sin 	Brian G. Hutton 	Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes 	Thriller 	based on Lawrence Sanders novel
First Family 	Buck Henry 	Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner 	Comedy 	
Flash Gordon 	Mike Hodges 	Timothy Dalton, Sam J. Jones, Max von Sydow 	Science fiction, Action	based on film serial
The Fog 	John Carpenter 	Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh 	Horror 	remade in 2005
Foolin' Around 	Richard T. Heffron	Gary Busey, Annette O'Toole, Cloris Leachman 	Romance 	
The Formula 	John G. Avildsen 	George C. Scott, Marlon Brando 	Thriller 	based on Steve Shagan novel
Foxes 	Adrian Lyne 	Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Randy Quaid 	Drama 	PolyGram Pictures
Friday the 13th 	Sean S. Cunningham	Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Kevin Bacon 	Horror 	Led to 11 sequels
Galaxina 	William Sachs 	Dorothy Stratten 	Comedy, Science fiction	
Gilda Live 	Mike Nichols 	Gilda Radner 	Concert film 	
Gloria 	John Cassavetes 	Gena Rowlands 	Crime, Drama 	remade in 1999
The Gong Show Movie 	Chuck Barris 	Chuck Barris 	Comedy 	based on TV game show
==H–L==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Hangar 18 	James L. Conway 	Gary Collins, Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn 	Science fiction, Thriller	MST3K
The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood 	Alan Roberts 	Martine Beswick, Chris Lemmon, Phil Silvers 	Sex comedy 	
He Knows You're Alone 	Armand Hamson 	Don Scardino 	Horror 	
Health 	Robert Altman 	Carol Burnett, James Garner, Glenda Jackson 	Comedy 	Altman's 15th film
Heart Beat 	John Byrum 	Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard 	Romance 	
Heaven's Gate 	Michael Cimino 	Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Mickey Rourke	Western 	5 Razzie nominations
Herbie Goes Bananas 	Vincent McEveety 	Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman 	Comedy 	3rd sequel to The Love Bug
Hero at Large 	Martin Davidson 	Anne Archer, John Ritter 	Comedy 	MGM
The Hollywood Knights 	Floyd Mutrux 	Tony Danza, Fran Drescher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Wuhl 	Comedy 	Columbia
Home Movies 	Brian DePalma 	Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Vincent Gardenia 	Comedy 	
Honeysuckle Rose 	Jerry Schatzberg 	Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving 	Drama 	
Hopscotch 	Ronald Neame 	Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston 	Comedy, Mystery 	based on Brian Garfield novel
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living 	Robert Scheerer 	Jane Curtin, Susan Saint James, Jessica Lange 	Crime Comedy 	MGM
Humanoids from the Deep 	Barbara Peters 	Doug McClure, Vic Morrow, Ann Turkel 	Horror, Science fiction 	New World Pictures
The Hunter 	Buzz Kulik 	Steve McQueen, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton 	Action, Thriller 	McQueen's final film
The Idolmaker 	Taylor Hackford 	Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano 	Drama 	1st film for Gallagher, Pantoliano
Image of the Beast 	Donald W. Thompson	William Wellman, Jr. 	Thriller 	
In God We Tru$t 	Marty Feldman 	Peter Boyle, Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor 	Comedy 	Produced, co-written by Feldman
Inside Moves 	Richard Donner 	David Morse, John Savage, Diana Scarwid, Harold Russell 	Drama 	Academy Award nomination for Scarwid
The Island 	Michael Ritchie 	Michael Caine, David Warner 	Adventure, Thriller 	from Peter Benchley novel
It's My Turn 	Claudia Weill 	Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin 	Romantic comedy 	
Jane Austen in Manhattan 	James Ivory 	Anne Baxter, Robert Powell 	Drama, Romance 	
The Jazz Singer 	Richard Fleischer 	Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz 	Drama, Musical 	remake of 1927 film; 5 Razzie nominations
Just Tell Me What You Want 	Sidney Lumet 	Alan King, Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller 	Comedy 	
The Kidnapping of the President 	George Mendeluk 	Ava Gardner, Van Johnson, William Shatner 	Action, Thriller 	from Charles Templeton novel
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark 	Charles Jarrott 	Elliott Gould, Rick Schroder 	Adventure, Family 	
The Last Married Couple in America 	Gil Cates 	George Segal, Natalie Wood 	Comedy 	Wood's penultimate film
The Lathe of Heaven 	David Loxton 	Kevin Conway, Bruce Davison 	Science fiction 	
The Legend of Alfred Packer 	James W. Roberson 	Patrick Day 	Adventure, Western 	
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter	Connie Field 	Franklin Delano Roosevelt 	Documentary 	
Little Darlings 	Ronald F. Maxwell 	Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Matt Dillon, Armand Assante 	Comedy 	
Little Miss Marker 	Walter Bernstein 	Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis 	Comedy drama 	
The Long Riders 	Walter Hill 	David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, Stacy Keach, James Keach 	Western 	stars Carradine, Quaid, Keach, Guest brothers
Loose Shoes 	Ira Miller 	Royce D. Applegate 	Comedy 	
Loving Couples 	Jack Smight 	Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon 	Comedy 	
==M–P==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
The Man with Bogart's Face	Robert Day 	Robert Sacchi, Victor Buono, Misty Rowe 	Comedy 	
Maniac! 	William Lustig 	Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell 	Horror 	
Melvin and Howard 	Jonathan Demme 	Jason Robards, Paul LeMat, Mary Steenburgen 	Comedy, Biography 	Oscar for Steenburgen
Midnight Madness 	Michael Nankin, David Wechter	Michael J. Fox, David Naughton 	Comedy 	
The Mirror Crack'd 	Guy Hamilton 	Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak 	Mystery 	from Agatha Christie story
The Monster Club 	Roy Ward Baker 	Vincent Price 	Comedy, Horror 	
Motel Hell 	Kevin Connor 	Rory Calhoun 	Horror 	
Mother's Day 	Charles Kaufman 	Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce 	Horror 	
The Mountain Men 	Richard Lang 	Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Seymour Cassel 	Adventure 	
My Bodyguard 	Tony Bill 	Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Chris Makepeace 	Drama 	first film directed by Bill
Night of the Demon 	James C. Wasson 	Joy Allen, Bob Collins 	Horror 	
Nightkill 	Ted Post 	Robert Mitchum, Jaclyn Smith, James Franciscus 	Thriller 	
Nijinsky 	Herbert Ross 	Alan Bates, George de la Peña, Leslie Browne 	Biography 	story of Vaslav Nijinsky
9 to 5 	Colin Higgins 	Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, Dabney Coleman 	Comedy 	became TV series, Broadway show
The Ninth Configuration 	William Peter Blatty 	Stacy Keach, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders 	Drama 	based on Blatty's novel
The Nude Bomb 	Clive Donner 	Don Adams, Rhonda Fleming 	Comedy, Mystery 	based on Get Smart
The Octagon 	Eric Karson 	Chuck Norris 	Action 	
Oh, God! Book II 	Gilbert Cates 	George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney 	Comedy 	
Oh Heavenly Dog 	Joe Camp 	Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif 	Comedy 	featuring Benji
One-Trick Pony 	Robert M. Young 	Paul Simon, Rip Torn, Blair Brown 	Drama 	written by Simon
Ordinary People 	Robert Redford 	Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch, Elizabeth McGovern	Drama 	based on novel by Judith Guest; Oscars for Hutton, Best Picture
Out of the Blue 	Dennis Hopper 	Dennis Hopper 	Drama 	
Permanent Vacation 	Jim Jarmusch 	Richard Boes, Ruth Bolton 	Drama 	
The Pilot 	Cliff Robertson 	Cliff Robertson, Diane Baker 	Drama 	
Popeye 	Robert Altman 	Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul Dooley 	Musical comedy 	based on cartoon character
Pray TV 	Rick Friedberg 	Rosemary Alexander, Dabney Coleman 	Comedy 	
Private Benjamin 	Howard Zieff 	Goldie Hawn, Armand Assante, Eileen Brennan, Albert Brooks 	Comedy 	3 Academy Award nominations
The Private Eyes 	Lang Elliott 	Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Trisha Noble 	Comedy 	
Prom Night 	Paul Lynch 	Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen 	Horror 	followed by 3 sequels
The Psychotronic Man 	Jack M. Sell 	Peter Spelson 	Horror, Science fiction	
==R–S==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Raging Bull 	Martin Scorsese 	Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty 	Biography, Drama 	Oscar for De Niro
Raise the Titanic 	Jerry Jameson 	Jason Robards, Alec Guinness, Anne Archer 	Action 	from Clive Cussler novel
Resurrection 	Daniel Petrie 	Ellen Burstyn, Richard Farnsworth, Sam Shepard 	Drama 	2 Academy Award nominations
The Return of the King 	Jules Bass 	Orson Bean, John Huston, Roddy McDowall 	Animation 	
Return of the Secaucus Seven 	John Sayles 	Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi. David Strathairn 	Drama 	
Roadie 	Alan Rudolph 	Art Carney, Meat Loaf 	Comedy, Musical 	
Rockshow 	 	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Wings 	Documentary, Musical 	
Rough Cut 	Don Siegel 	Burt Reynolds, David Niven, Lesley-Anne Down 	Crime, Comedy 	Siegel's next-to-last film
Running Scared 	Paul Glickler 	Judge Reinhold 	Action, Drama 	
Saturn 3 	Stanley Donen 	Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, Harvey Keitel 	Science fiction 	Martin Amis script
Scruples 	Alan J. Levi 	Lindsay Wagner, Marie-France Pisier, Barry Bostwick, Kim Cattrall, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Nick Mancuso, Gene Tierney	Drama 	TV mini-series; based on a novel by Judith Krantz
The Sea Wolves 	Andrew V. McLaglen	Roger Moore, Gregory Peck 	Action, War 	based on James Leasor book
Seems Like Old Times 	Jay Sandrich 	Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Charles Grodin 	Comedy 	Neil Simon script
Serial 	Bill Persky 	Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Christopher Lee 	Comedy 	from Cyra McFadden novel
The Shining 	Stanley Kubrick 	Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers 	Horror 	from Stephen King novel
Silent Scream 	Denny Harris 	Cameron Mitchell, Yvonne De Carlo 	Horror 	
Simon 	Marshall Brickman 	Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn, Austin Pendleton 	Comedy 	
A Small Circle of Friends 	Rob Cohen 	Karen Allen, Brad Davis 	Drama 	
Smokey and the Bandit II 	Hal Needham 	Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Dom DeLuise 	Action, Comedy 	Smokey and the Bandit sequel
Somewhere in Time 	Jeannot Szwarc 	Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour 	Fantasy, Romance 	from Richard Matheson novel
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	Irvin Kershner 	Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams 	Science fiction 	sequel to Star Wars; top-grossing film of the year
Stardust Memories 	Woody Allen 	Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper 	Comedy, Drama 	filmed in black-and-white
Stir Crazy 	Sidney Poitier 	Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder 	Comedy 	Columbia Pictures
The Stunt Man 	Richard Rush 	Barbara Hershey, Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback 	Comedy, Drama 	3 Academy Award nominations
Sunday Lovers 	Bryan Forbes 	Roger Moore, Lino Ventura, Gene Wilder, Lynn Redgrave 	Comedy 	
Super Fuzz 	Sergio Corbucci 	Michelle Smutny, Ernest Borgnine 	Action, Science fiction	
Superman II 	Richard Lester 	Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine 	Action, Adventure 	sequel to Superman
==T–Z==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Tell Me a Riddle 	Lee Grant 	Melvyn Douglas, Lila Kedrova, Brooke Adams 	Drama 	based on Tillie Olsen stories
Terror Train 	Roger Spottiswoode 	Hart Bochner, David Copperfield, Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis 	Horror 	Canada
Those Lips, Those Eyes 	Michael Pressman 	Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce 	Comedy 	
Times Square 	Allan Moyle 	Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado 	Drama, Musical 	
Tom Horn 	William Wiard 	Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth 	Western, Biography	McQueen's next-to-last film
The Unseen 	Danny Steinmann 	Stephen Furst, Barbara Bach, Sydney Lassick 	Horror 	
Up the Academy 	Robert Downey, Sr. 	Ralph Macchio 	Comedy 	
Urban Cowboy 	James Bridges 	John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn 	Drama 	based on Aaron Latham story
Used Cars 	Robert Zemeckis 	Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham 	Comedy 	Warden in two roles
The Watcher in the Woods	John Hough, Vincent McEveety	Carroll Baker, Bette Davis 	Fantasy, Thriller 	Walt Disney
When Time Ran Out 	James Goldstone 	Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, James Franciscus, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Burgess Meredith	Disaster film 	the last feature film produced by Irwin Allen
Where the Buffalo Roam 	Art Linson 	Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby 	Comedy 	based on Hunter S. Thompson
Wholly Moses 	Gary Weis 	Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, Jack Gilford 	Comedy 	
Why Would I Lie? 	Larry Peerce 	Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn 	Comedy drama 	
Willie & Phil 	Paul Mazursky 	Margot Kidder, Michael Ontkean, Ray Sharkey 	Comedy drama 	
Windows 	Gordon Willis 	Joseph Cortese, Talia Shire 	Drama, Thriller 	5 Razzie nominations
Witches' Brew 	Donna Ashbrook 	Teri Garr, Richard Benjamin, Lana Turner 	Comedy 	
Xanadu 	Robert Greenwald 	Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly 	Fantasy, Musical 	Kelly's final film; 6 Razzie nominations
==External links==
* American films of 1980 at the Internet Movie Database
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