Body Heat (Deluxe Edition)

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While scoring high-profile credits as a screenwriter (including The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark), Lawrence Kasdan made his directorial debut with this steamy, contemporary film noir in the tradition of Double Indemnity and other classics from the 1940s. In one of his most memorable roles, William Hurt plays a Florida lawyer unwittingly drawn into a web of deceit spun by Kathleen Turner (in her screen debut) as a married socialite who plots to kill off her husband with Hurt's assistance. Kasdan's dialogue is a hoot (sometimes it borders on satire), and the sultry atmosphere is a perfect complement to the perspiration-soaked chemistry between Hurt and Turner, whose love scenes caused quite a stir when the film was released in 1981. John Barry's score sets the provocative mood, and both Ted Danson and Mickey Rourke are splendid in memorable supporting roles. --Jeff Shannon

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William Hurt and Kathleen Turner strike sparks in Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat, a sexy, haunting tale of desire and skullduggery that echoes 1940s film noirs but is charged with an energy and passion that could only flare in the '80s. Aided by a sultry John Barry score, Kasdan's assured directorial debut foreshadowed the emotional textures he would bring to later films The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist and Grand Canyon. Sit back and bask in this contemporary classic's wicked warmth.

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Additional Scenes
Featurette:Body Heat: The Plan Body Heat: The Production Body Heat: The Post-Prodution
Interviews:1981 Interview Footage with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt
Theatrical Trailer

Customer Reviews:

Body Heat.......2007-07-06

Reminiscent of "Double Indemnity" and other film-noir classics, Lawrence Kasdan's directorial debut is a steamy crime drama about lust and betrayal remembered partly for its then-risqué lovemaking scenes. Hurt excels as the credulous Ned (what a sap!), and Turner sizzles in her first screen role as a husky-voiced femme fatale in the Lauren Bacall mold. Great support from Ted Danson and Mickey Rourke round out a winning cast. Titillating and suspenseful, "Body Heat" will raise your body temperature, and your pulse.

Deluxe Edition Delivers.......2007-05-27

Body Heat is one of my all time favorite movies. I am a big fan of film-noir, of which Body Heat was a modern exemplar as well as an example of a time when adults made movies for other adults.

Since other reviews amply explain the plot, I will restrict my comments to the DVD. I do want to say that part of the magic of this movie is the pitch-perfect casting from William Hurt as the over-matched, incompetent lawyer, to the gorgeous and sensual Kathleen Turner as his femme fatale, to even those acting in smaller roles such as the Ted Danson as the dancing DA and Mickey Rourke as an expert arsonist for hire. There is not a bad casting decision here, nor a wasted scene.

The Deluxe Edition DVD provides several worthwhile extras. Most notably, interviews with Kasdan, Hurt, Turner, and Danson shot recently, provide a great deal of insight into the intent of the movie, how the actors were selected, why the movie was shot in Florida instead of New Jersey as originally planned, and some of the obstacles that had to be overcome (the cold weather!, Alan Ladd's objection to Hurt's mustache, Turner's shyness about filming nude during the sex scenes, and so on). Most interesting to me was the explanation of what Maddy Walker (the Turner character) was feeling at the end of the movie in the final scene. The movie always seemed ambiguous to me with respect to whether she really cared for Racine or not. The documentary provides some insight from Kasdan's and the actor's perspectives.

The axed scenes are also of interest. I almost always agree with the decision to exclude scenes when I have seen them on DVDs and this is no exception. However, it is interesting to see how the story was originally planned and that there was actually a failed attempt to murder Maddy's husband prior to the successful attempt. It is also nice to see Turner in a sexy stewardess outfit (in the movie the Racine character has a thing for women in uniforms).

The sensuality of John Barry's wonderful jazzy score can not be emphasized enough. The score is, as Kasdan remarks, a character in the movie.

In short, the Deluxe Edition is worth the extra few dollars over the regular edition for any Body Heat fan. Would that they made movies like this today!

FANTASTIC! Gets better each time I watch it..........2007-05-22

I bought this after seeing it on cable and being reminded of what a good film it was.

On the off chance you are looking at this review and haven't seen it, William Hurt is a small town lawyer seduced by a local femme fatale, Kathleen Turner, and he gets in over his head in doing her bidding. His best friend, a assistant district attorney, played by Ted Danson, is in the unenviable position of having to investigate his friend. The drama and plot twists unwind from there...

I have now watched it several times, and I actually think it gets better each time you watch it, because you start noticing small details about the scenes and plot that you might have originally missed...this film has aged beautifully. Amazing ambience and Hurt,Turner, Mickey Rourke (back when he was cool), Danson, and the other supporting actors are great.

I bought this exact DVD off Amazon, so I can speak about the extras. This specific DVD includes some scenes that were cut--including one scene involving a first murder attempt on Richard Crenna that failed. The other extras included some interviews in Europe that took place in 1981 with Turner and Hurt. The next set of extras is discussions with the actors today about the making of the film--interesting to see how they have aged. Lawrence Kasdan, the director, is also interviewed. There's a LOT of interesting information about how it was filmed (it was cold, not hot when they shot the movie!), some artistic choices that were made, etc. I actually thought, for once, that the extras were valuable, because I had never seen film noir, and the extras really emphasize the point that Kasdan was going for a sexy recreation of old film noir like the Asphalt Jungle. Never seen those, but if they are as good as Body Heat, I will go rent...

Amazing film!.......2007-02-21

This film is definitely not given the credit that it is due. It is spicy and enticing all the way through. As a student of the law I can definitely relate the everything that occurs in this film. The main characters are full of plotting, schemes, and deceit. This movie teaches a great lesson for life, showing what can happen when you are not careful, let your guard down, and get too entrapped in physical relationships. This movie is highly recommended. You will love it!

Neo Noir South Florida.......2007-01-04

I continue to go back to certain movies. This is one that gets better with each viewing.
William Hurt and Kathleen Turner provide the melting point, but the supporting cast is entirely up to the needed level to make this one of the best dark thrillers of the past 25 years. Ted Danson is particularly good in his turn as prosecutor, while the late Richard Crenna turns in a creditable performance as the money machine that ignites the fires of greed. J.A. Preston is terrific as the police investigator who follows, or is he led?, the trail of the crime.
Moody, dark and intricate, with everything working, this is one of my favorites.

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feel the heat
Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino ROCK

Heat
Starring: Al Pacino , Robert De Niro , Val Kilmer , Jon Voight , and Tom Sizemore
Director: Michael Mann
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ASIN: B00000JGHM
Release Date: 1999-07-27

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Having developed his skill as a master of contemporary crime drama, writer-director Michael Mann displayed every aspect of that mastery in this intelligent, character-driven thriller from 1995, which also marked the first onscreen pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The two great actors had played father and son in the separate time periods of The Godfather, Part II, but this was the first film in which the pair appeared together, and although their only scene together is brief, it's the riveting fulcrum of this high-tech cops-and-robbers scenario. De Niro plays a master thief with highly skilled partners (Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore) whose latest heist draws the attention of Pacino, playing a seasoned Los Angeles detective whose investigation reveals that cop and criminal lead similar lives. Both are so devoted to their professions that their personal lives are a disaster. Pacino's with a wife (Diane Venora) who cheats to avoid the reality of their desolate marriage; De Niro pays the price for a life with no outside connections; and Kilmer's wife (Ashley Judd) has all but given up hope that her husband will quit his criminal career. These are men obsessed, and as De Niro and Pacino know, they'll both do whatever's necessary to bring the other down. Mann's brilliant screenplay explores these personal obsessions and sacrifices with absorbing insight, and the tension mounts with some of the most riveting action sequences ever filmed--most notably a daylight siege that turns downtown Los Angeles into a virtual war zone of automatic gunfire. At nearly three hours, the film qualifies as a kind of intimate epic, certain to leave some viewers impatiently waiting for more action, but it's all part of Mann's compelling strategy. Heat is a true rarity: a crime thriller with equal measures of intense excitement and dramatic depth, giving De Niro and Pacino a prime showcase for their finely matched talents. --Jeff Shannon

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An L.A. cop (Al Pacino) becomes fixated on a deadly thief (Robert Dinero) and his crew ( Val Kilmer & Jon Voight) who are taking Los Angeles to the cleaners. This movie includes one of the most spectacular shoot outs in film history as Dinero and Kilmer rip through downtown Los Angeles with both guns blazing.

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Awesome.......2007-08-24

DeNiro is cool and so is Pacino. Best shoot out scene of any movie I have every seen. DeNiro plays the leader Neil of a crew of violent bank robbers. Excellent movie.

Corey Cotta, Author of All of Yesterdays Tomorrows.

AwESoME Movie!!!.......2007-07-26

Great movie at a great price.Local retailer had it for twice the price. Got it quick too. I'm very satisfied with this purchase. If you have never seen this movie and like Deniro and Pacino. It's a MUST have.

The fastest 2:45 minute movie that exists.......2007-07-05

I've been a Heat fan since I caught it on VHS years ago. I also have found Michael Mann to be a pretty consistently solid director, with a few exceptions. After seeing Miami Vice on DVD, and being blown away by a movie that I had LOW expectations of, I had to revisit Heat. I was not dissapointed.

This movie FLIES by, and at 2:45, thats no small feat. I honestly missed some of the character development the first time, but I caught it and savored it this time. Mann shows all sides of these complex characters in the time he's given, and makes you alternately love and hate the aspects of them, but ultimately UNDERSTAND them. Pacino is who he is. Deniro is who he is. Conventions such as laws and marriage wont change them, and make us appreciate (with some reservation) people who have found such singular purposes.

The thing I find the most gripping about this movie is its authenticity. There is a genuine quality to the dialogue and the actions of the players that really remove the suspension of reality that you often have to have in an action movie. Some say the side stories of the serial killer and Pacino's disfunction at home were unncessary, but I feel there isnt a minute of this movie that should be cut. Like Miami Vice, every scene in some way enriches the experience, and make this one of the best movies I've ever seen. It just took me a few years to realize it.

feel the heat.......2007-06-15

So far I have not been dissapointed by anything directed by Michael Mann. This is an outstanding movie with a complete 5 star cast. Anyone who enjoys gritty, crime dramas and armed robbery should see this movie. Mann shows both sides of the coin(especially in the greatest scene of the movie where Pachino, the cop, has a face to face conversation with De Niro, the crook). A definite must have for movie collectors

Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino ROCK.......2007-06-08

You can't expect anything less than a quality movie with 2 incredible actors such as DeNiro and Pacino. Awesome to see them battle against each other. My favorite part is when they sit down to chat and you'll see why. Long movie, so you better have time to watch it. For as long of a movie as it is, there were some ends left untied. Either way worth the watch.

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

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The Journey West
Sorty of Lewis & Calrk on DVD
Beautiful Scenery of the American West
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Travel with the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Starring: Hal Holbrook , Adam Arkin , Murphy Guyer , Sam Waterston , and Matthew Broderick
Director: Ken Burns
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ASIN: B000BITUHU
Release Date: 2004-09-28

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Another reliably well-crafted, generally engrossing documentary from Ken Burns, Lewis & Clark employs the director's now-familiar approach to his subjects, from its elegant juxtaposition of period illustrations and portraits against newly filmed footage of historic sites to Burns's repertory of accomplished actors to provide gravitas for quotes from the key figures. Granted the formula has become familiar enough to allow parody, but Burns knows how to invest his historical investigations with movement and drama, making this four-hour journey a worthwhile trip.

As narrated by Hal Holbrook, Dayton Duncan's script explicates the agenda presented by Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, placing it in the context of the young country's gamble in Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase, and the expedition's goals for opening the West. While preserving the heroic scale of the undertaking, Burns also finds time to delve into the politics of the venture and the disparate personalities of the two explorers; in particular, Duncan and Burns look at the career of Lewis, the presidential protégé, his moody demeanor, and his untimely death. The film also looks beyond its titular leaders to examine the personalities of their corps of soldiers, their boatmen, and the Indians they met and depended on, most notably their female Shosone guide, Sacagawea. --Sam Sutherland

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The Journey West.......2007-08-26

Ken Burns turns his attention to the exploration of The Louisiana Purchase in PBS's "Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery". It is a three and a half hour trip back in time to an incredibly detailed look into the famous trip made by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and their crew of discoverers. It is interesting to note that Thomas Jefferson didn't send them west as conquerors, but as scientific explorers. The movie is full of their accounts of meeting strange new wildlife, Native Americans who are more often friendly than not, and how because of their professionalism they only lost one man to an illness that really no one could have done anything about anyway. We share their frustration as they get to what are today the Rocky Mountains and they discover that it is still hundreds of miles further west to the Pacific Ocean. Burns uses pictures to great effect in presenting the many Indian tribes Lewis and Clark met, and new shots of the buffalo herds and geography of the land that is truly breathtaking, and one can imagine how awed the two men were at seeing all of this for the first time. As usual actors are used to read actual documents published by the men involved. Burns favorite Sam Waterston plays Thomas Jefferson, with the excellent Adam Arkin as the troubled Lewis and more even tempered Clark. This is just a wonderful and moving documentary abut one of the most important events in American History, and I wish that history teachers all had the chance to show this to their students, to get a better idea of what happened .

Sorty of Lewis & Calrk on DVD.......2007-05-08

Very informative and well presented. As documentaries go, it keeps your interest.

Beautiful Scenery of the American West.......2007-04-26

Breathtaking cinematography of the American West, really helps you see the journey as the Corps of Discovery would have. Provides insight into the troubled character of Lewis. Made me curious to learn more about Native Americans. Was saddening to see how good relations initially were between the explorers and the Indians, the good faith, compared to the strife and mistrust that prevailed later.

Enjoyed following along with a map as the film progressed. Jefferson estimated it would take Americans 100 generations to settle the West--they did it in five.

must watch.......2007-04-02

a beautiful crafted account of one of america's most important pieces of history.terrific narration with a soundtrack to die for.documentary making at its absolute best!

Travel with the Corps of Discovery.......2006-09-25

I absolutely love this movie. Something about the Lewis & Clark expedition appeals to the adventurer in each of us. The United States as a country is less than 30 years old on May 14, 1804, as Lewis & Clark leave with Jefferson's "the Corps of Discovery" on their famous expedition to explore the west. The photography of this DVD is stunningly beautiful, the music hauntingly reminiscent of the early 1800's. The story is told through reading excerpts from the Corps' diaries and journals, beautiful photography, and interviews with Dayton Duncan (writer), John Logan Allen (geographer), Stephen E. Ambrose (historian), William Least Heat-Moon (writer), James P. Ronda (historian), Mylie Lawyer (Twisted Hair Descendant), and others. This movie leaves the sense of having travelled with the Lewis & Clark expedition and having seen the beautiful country with their eyes, as you hear their words and see the land they saw.

As stated of the Corps of Discovery in the movie's Introduction, "They were beginning the most important expedition in American History, the United States' first official exploration into unknown spaces, and a glimpse into the future of their young nation. They would become the first United States citizens to experience the Great Plains, the immensity of its skies, the rich splendor of its wildlife, the harsh rigor of its winters. They would be the first United States citizens to see the daunting peaks of the Rocky Mountains, the first to struggle over them, the first to cross the Continental Divide -- to where the rivers flow west. And after encountering cold, hunger, danger, and wonders beyond belief, they would become the first of their nation to reach the Pacific Ocean by land. It would be the greatest adventure of their lives. . . It's a great story. It's a human story. It's a story of those who went first. THEY were first. They led the way. They opened the trail." "It's America's story . . . They turned the nation and faced it west. And that's where the future has always been, that's where hope and possibility have been. And I think that is what draws us to Lewis and Clark, it's about possibilities, it is about what could be. . . it's about potential, the future, and hope."

I first borrowed this DVD from our local library, but then had to buy it for my own. Sometimes I watch it just for the beauty of the scenery and the hopeful young optimism of a new country, looking west all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Disc One has these chapters:
Introduction (the start of the Corps)
The Grandfather Spirit (the Mississippi River)
The Garden of Eden (the Great Plains)
Our Friends (the Mandan Indians and Fort Mandan)
The Real Unknown (Montana)
The Portage (around the Great Falls of the Missouri River)
The Northwest Passage (the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide)
Special Features:
Interview with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Interview with Stephen Ambrose

Disc Two
Introduction (summer of 1805 and summary of accomplishments)
The Most Terrible Mountains (Rocky Mountains)
Watkuweis (the elderly woman of Nez Perce "Returned From Being Lost")
O! The Joy (the Pacific Ocean)
Rainy and Wet (Fort Clatsop)
Done for Posterity (the end of the expedition)
Special Features
The Making of Lewis and Clark
Ken Burns: Making History
A Conversation with Ken Burns

You can read more on PBS' Lewis & Clark website:
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

The Sidney Poitier DVD Collection (For Love of Ivy / In the Heat of the Night / Lilies of the Field / The Organization / They Call Me Mister Tibbs!)

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The Sidney Poitier DVD Collection (For Love of Ivy / In the Heat of the Night / Lilies of the Field / The Organization / They Call Me Mister Tibbs!)
Starring: Sidney Poitier
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ASIN: B0000VD0M4
Release Date: 2004-01-20

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Disc 1: FOR LOVE OF IVY Disc 2: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Disc 3: LILLIES OF THE FIELD Disc 4: THE ORGANIZATION Disc 5: THEY CALL ME MR. TIBBS

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The Original "In The Heat Of The Night"
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In the Heat of the Night
Starring: Sidney Poitier , Rod Steiger , Warren Oates , Lee Grant , and Larry Gates
Director: Norman Jewison
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ASIN: B000053VBH
Release Date: 2001-01-09

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Both riveting murder mystery and classic fish-out-of-water yarn, Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night represents Hollywood at its wiliest, cloaking exposé in the most entertaining trappings. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger prove the decade's most formidable antagonists. Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, an arrogant homicide detective waylaid in Sparta, Mississippi; Steiger, in his bravura Oscar-winning turn, is Bill Gillespie, the town's hardheaded, bigoted sheriff who first arrests Tibbs for murder and then begs for his expertise. As the clues and suspects mount, Gillespie and his deputies develop begrudging respect for the black officer. The first-rate supporting cast includes Lee Grant as the victim's angry widow, Warren Oates as a voyeuristic deputy, William Schallert as the pragmatic mayor, and, in his screen debut, Scott Wilson (In Cold Blood) as an unlucky fugitive. The brilliant widescreen cinematography is by Haskell Wexler, and the scat-music score is by Quincy Jones. Ray Charles wails the blues theme song. --Glenn Lovell

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Starring Academy AwardÂ(r) winners* Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant, this provocative mystery thriller won** five 1967 OscarsÂ(r), including Best Picture. Highlighted by an evocative score from OscarÂ(r)-winning*** composer Quincy Jones, In The Heat Of The Night is a "powerful film" (The New York Times) that delivers the "highest level of exciting entertainment" (New York Daily News)! While traveling in the Deep South, Virgil Tibbs, a black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigationof a prominent businessman when he is first accused of the crimeand then asked to solve it! Finding the killer proves to be difficult, however, especially when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town sheriff (Steiger). But neither man can solve this case alone. Putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth. *Poitier: Actor, Lilies of the Field (1963); Steiger: Actor, In the Heat of the Night (1967); Grant: Supporting Actress, Shampoo (1975) **Actor (Steiger), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Sound ***1994: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

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The Performance Really Make This A Can't Miss.......2007-09-07

Every once in a while does a movie come along that's not only intelligent but thought provoking and it really makes you take a look at government. This is one of those films. The movie itself spawned a wonderful TV show but the movie is by far one of the can't misses of cinema.

It's so much more than the detective story it gets labeled as. And it boasts two of the best performances imaginable.

The commentary on the disc is a good one. Pretty informative.This is a definite recommended movie from me.

Highly recommended.

What Can I Say.......2007-08-01

This movie is a classic and one that truly eans the title. Top Notch acting, fine mellow-drama and a mystery that still works today. This is the movie where the classic line of "They call me Mr. Tibbs" is uttered and it is still as powerful today as iut must have been upon its theatrical release. In my opinion, this is the movie that Sidney should have won the Oscar for (A Raisin in the Sun should have been a winner too, but he wasn't even nominated for it), and not the bland, Lillies of the Field, as he truly shows his power as an actor. Rod Steiger delivers a strong performance as well and the ending scenes (especially the one at his home) really cause you to think about who his character is in relation to his surroundings. If you haven't seen it, take a chance on thee purchase, yuou will not be disappointed.

Great Film.......2007-06-22

From the opening performance of "In The Heat of the Night", sung by the great Ray Charles, this film will grab your attention immediately and will grip you for the next hour and 3/4.

Poitier plays a black northern dectective Virgil Tibbs, who is arrested in the deep south for a murder he had nothing to with. Steiger is a bigoted local Sheriff eventually forced to work with Tibbs to solve the case. Both the lead performances are truly mesmerising. There are a number of classic scenes in this film of which perhaps my favourite is when the Sheriff interviews Tibbs for the first time and finds he's a policeman.

The film is very well directed by Norman Jewison and won 5 Oscars in 1967, including best actor for Rod Steiger. Quincy Jones also deservedly won a Grammy for his music score. The only extra is the original trailer, which is a shame. However the film itself is so good that the DVD has to have 5 stars regardless.

The Original "In The Heat Of The Night".......2007-06-15

1967's "In the Heat of the Night" is almost a time capsule of an earlier age. The long-running TV series of the same name has probably blurred memories of this classic, while the raw racial tensions depicted in the movie may have lost some of their edge in the intervening 40 years. However, the artistry of this Academy Award-winning movie remains vivid and intact.

In the middle of a hot summer night in the small Southern town of Sparta, Mississippi, a prominent white industrialist is found robbed and murdered in the streets. One of the town constables arrests a black man at the train depot, who seems to have more money than he should. Only at the jail, under questioning by the town sheriff (in an Academy Award-winning performanc by Rod Stieger), is it revealed that the black man is a homicide detective from Philadelphia named Virgil Tibbs (played by Sidney Poitier).

Thus begins an uneasy alliance between the white sheriff and the black detective, in a race to find the real killer before tensions in the town explode into something uglier. Along the way, the two will be forced to face their own and each other's racial prejudices. Poitier's street-savy and professional cop is quick to anger at any affront to his dignity, an attitude not much seen in Sparta. Stieger's redneck sheriff must walk a delicate line between his slowly increasing admiration for Tibb's skills and the discontent his presence in the case is causing among the townspeople. The case itself twists, turns, and doubles back on itself to a tense and surprising conclusion. In the process, the white sheriff and the black detective arrive at a subtle but touching mutual respect that is the real payoff of the movie.

The movie is blessed with a superb supporting cast, especially Warren Oates as a troubled town constable and Lee Grant as the wife of the murdered industrialist. The cinematography is unforgettable; the viewer can almost feel the stifling heat and humidity of Sparta. The detail, from the small diner with pies under glass to the sweat-stained shirt and tie and polite drawl of the town mayor, is spot-on.

This movie is very highly recommended as a classic movie experience that has lost none of its bite and its suspense over the years.

Great movie...........2007-04-12

Sidney Poitier made this movie what it was. Great mystery with a few turns that keep you guessing.

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The fastest 2:45 minute movie that exists
feel the heat
Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino ROCK

Heat (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Al Pacino , Robert De Niro , Val Kilmer , Jon Voight , and Tom Sizemore
Director: Michael Mann
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ASIN: B0006J28KU
Release Date: 2005-02-22

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Awesome.......2007-08-24

AwESoME Movie!!!.......2007-07-26

The fastest 2:45 minute movie that exists.......2007-07-05

feel the heat.......2007-06-15

Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino ROCK.......2007-06-08

Dance Fitness for Beginners with MaDonna Grimes: African Beat - Latin Heat

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Loved It!!!
Great, fun workout with a terrific instructor
Very nice moves
A lot of chorographic ideas
not for beginners

Dance Fitness for Beginners with MaDonna Grimes: African Beat - Latin Heat
Starring: MaDonna Grimes
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ASIN: B0006H31SA
Release Date: 2005-01-11

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Award-winning choreographer, MaDonna Grimes, is renowned for her innovative dance moves. She has a master's degree in dance performance and choreography, and has appeared in many fitness and fashion magazines.

Elevate your heart rate in this high-energy workout that moves and grooves. African Beat - Latin Heat is like having a dance party in your living room! MaDonna Grimes makes sure you never stop moving in this exciting Dance Fitness for Beginners program.

Challenge your muscles and your spirit when you turn up the heat with this full-body, cardio workout. MaDonna keeps you burning calories as you dance, move your arms, and swing your hips to a mix of Latin and African rhythms. Designed for women and men, this program combines Latin dance steps with hip, urban moves.

Program Features: - Dance moves you can take to the clubs - Fun routines challenge every muscle - Tones entire body - Shed unwanted pounds and burn fat

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Loved It!!!.......2007-08-06

Great way to dance off some pounds with a great dance routine that is fun, energetic, and fairly easy after you do the video a few times.

Great, fun workout with a terrific instructor.......2007-06-27

Madonna Grimes exudes such positive energy that it's impossible not to enjoy this workout. In fact, all of the people featured in the video seem to benefit from her contagious enthusiasm. This is an upbeat workout that doesn't take itself too seriously. The moves are fun and easy to do. It's so enjoyable that I'm actually disappointed when it's over. It honestly is too brief! Combined with the 10-minute bonus workout (which I usually do after the primary workout),it's definitely a great workout. Madonna is the best instructor I've seen; I will definitely purchase her other videos in the future.

Very nice moves.......2007-05-13

I liked it so much, because I had fun and learned a great moves that I can use in a dance club if I want!!!

A lot of chorographic ideas .......2006-11-03

This DVD is excellent and gave me a lot of chorographic ideas to use in my classes. I would like to see more of African/ latin DVD's from MaDonna.

not for beginners.......2006-10-22

this dvd is difficult for a beginner. she doesn't explain anything at all. if i could had given it 0 stars i would have.

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Wildebeast frenzy
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Africa - The serengeti (Large format)

Africa the Serengeti
Starring: James Earl Jones
Director: George Casey
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ASIN: B000A0GXHO
Release Date: 2005-09-27

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This spectacular IMAX documentary has been meticulously transferred to provide one of the most stunning DVDs available, with image quality so vivid that it seems almost three-dimensional. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the images themselves are amazing, consisting of some of the finest nature cinematography you're ever likely to see, following a year of seasonal change in the "circle of life" of East Africa's Serengeti plain. Photographed entirely on location in Kenya and Tanzania, the 40-minute film chronicles a natural phenomenon that few humans are privileged to witness in their lifetime: the annual great migration, during which over two million wildebeests, zebras, and antelope travel 500 miles across the plain to ensure their survival. It's an awesome display of natural wonders, and of course there's danger as well as beauty, with lions, crocodiles, and cheetahs among the predators of migrating wildlife. The images range from wondrous to horrifying to hilarious, forming a portrait of life and death that remains powerful even after repeated viewings. The DVD is truly intended for a global audience, with eight optional audio tracks in English (narrated by James Earl Jones), Bavarian, French, Castilian, Catalan, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. --Jeff Shannon

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Africa The Serengeti takes you on an extraordinary journey to view a spectacle few humans have ever witnessed. The Great Migration. Journey with more than two million wildebeasts, zebras and antelopes in their annual 500-mile trek across the Serengeti Plains. Filmed entirely on location in Kenya and Tanzania and featuring Africa s greatest predators in deadly pursuit of their migrating prey, Africa the Serengeti brings you spectacular vistas and dynamic aerials while vividly detailing life and death in an unforgettable film experience.

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Nature Review.......2007-01-15

I bought this for my brother-in-law who is at this moment is on a safari. He watched this DVD and said it was excellent!

Wildebeast frenzy.......2006-08-30

This movie is ok for a documentary. It is meant to show life on the serenghiti and has James Earl Jones narrating. However, this movie showcases, primarily, the great, annual Wildebeast migratation. I know how important this migration is to all life on the African plains, but come on! It spends only about 5 minutes, randomly, on other animals. What about the display of male African elephants during breeding season? Or Jaguars carting food in trees to hide from other predators? How about the structured but seemingly chaotic feeding of Crocs? Nope, wildebeast dominate this movie. If you want a movie on migration, this is it. If you want a movie that showcases a variety of animals and behavior, look somewhere else.

The beauty of Africa in IMAX.......2005-11-29

This shows the potential of IMAX. A beautiful film documentary about the Serengeti narrated by James Earl Jones with a brilliant musical score by Hans Zimmer and Lebo Morake. The magnificent photography and crisp sound are the epitome of what makes IMAX great.

Remember all IMAX films are shot in 1.33:1 aspect ratio, the same as your TV.

Good Stuff.......2005-11-08

Thank goodness that documentaries have come so far in terms of their presentation. This one informs without being tedious or burdensome. Narrated by James Earl Jones... very impressive. Also, the surround sound has been engineered for maximum effect.

Africa - The serengeti (Large format).......2005-08-17

I saw this movie just after returning from the Serengeti, and I sat there for the entire show without stirring. I had tears at scenes, and utter amazement at others. Brilliant movie, spectacular scenery - exactly what I saw when I was there, and very moving. I loved it and recommend it to anyone who is interested.

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Pretty darned decent for its genre .....
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Category 6- Day of Distructiuon
Good as Disaster movies go but somewhat contrived

Category 6 - Day of Destruction
Starring: Thomas Gibson , Nancy McKeon , Chandra West , Brian Markinson , and Nancy Anne Sakovich
Director: Dick Lowry
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ASIN: B0006Z2LJC
Release Date: 2005-02-15

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After a freak tornado destroys Las Vegas, scientists determine that unusually destructive weather could be building over the United States. When a "category five" hurricane forms over the Great Lakes and a band of "force five" tornadoes moves up the Midwest toward Chicago, the resulting collision of deadly weather fronts not only decimates great cities, it ultimately causes the entire North American power grid to implode, effectively leaving the United States without power for at least six months.

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Running Time 174 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Great Inside Joke........2007-08-24

This is a fun film. Stretched out, yes. Stock footaqe, yes. But hey - there are worse ways to spend 3 hours. Turn off your brain and enjoy. I'm really writing this to applaud an inside joke. The storm warning center intern's name is Sabrina Rogers - the name of the character played by Lena Horne in the film "Stormy Weather". "Don't know why ain't no sun up in the sky......"

Bravo!

Pretty darned decent for its genre ............2007-06-13

Yes, another natural disaster movie beginning with a series of intense storms in unexpected places throughout the country and culminating with two big ones colliding to create a super-storm over Chicago. The acting was absolutely terrific and the film offers the expected line-up of small and large personal dramas, crises, close calls, heroics and rescues.

I do have to air my few gripes about its content. It seems to drop all reference to the tornado storm while dealing with the hurricane's arrival. And while most scenes are believably realistic, I had to roll my eyes that the "good guys" never faced enough of the storm, while the three dubbed "villains" were, of course, killed by it. The water scenes showed seas not nearly rough enough for a category 5 hurricane, too many people ran around lost in the streets amidst the storm, and are there really that many palm trees in Chicago? My final gripe ... what began as a series of storms building to these two merging abruptly ends, leaving the movie's entire theme of the overall catastrophic effects of global warming dangling pathetically. A politician's promises are all we're offered in the end.

Hey, pay no mind to my picking at the small stuff! Category 6 is decent and engrossing entertainment within the natural disaster genre! :-)

Category 6.......2007-05-13

Arrived very quickly and was just as described. Would purchase from seller again.

Category 6- Day of Distructiuon.......2007-02-08

Good Disaster Movie along with Moive sequel Category 7 End of the World

Good as Disaster movies go but somewhat contrived .......2006-12-19

I enjoyed this for what it was and the idea of 2 mega storms was interesting. i have one complaint though - we played this on a computer and part way through it suddenly jumped to the titles and we had to go into scene selection to complete the viewing. The story line and acting were ok and i liked the fact that there was a build up to the actual disaster which allowed the charcters to become more real. The action was a bit contrived though and while i can see people being so silly, i hardly think that they would be so blase about it all. Still, all in all, i would recommend this to people who enjoy disaster movies.

The Warner Gangsters Collection (The Public Enemy / White Heat / Angels with Dirty Faces / Little Caesar / The Petrified Forest / The Roaring Twenties)

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The way gangsters should act
Grangsters movies WITHOUT CAR CHASES?????!!!!!!!
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FIve classic gangster flicks

The Warner Gangsters Collection (The Public Enemy / White Heat / Angels with Dirty Faces / Little Caesar / The Petrified Forest / The Roaring Twenties)
Starring: Leslie Howard , Bette Davis , Genevieve Tobin , Dick Foran , and Humphrey Bogart
Director: Archie Mayo , Mervyn LeRoy , and Raoul Walsh
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ASIN: B0006HBV3M
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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For a knock-out combination of timeless entertainment and vintage studio history, you can't do much better than The Warner Brothers Gangsters Collection. In the 1930s and '40s, Paramount specialized in glossy comedies, MGM popularized lavish musicals, Universal produced signature horror classics, and Fox scored hits with sophisticated dramas. But it was Warner Bros. that generated controversy--if not always box-office profits--with so-called "social problem" films, and that meant gangsters. When viewed in their pre- and post-Prohibition context and in chronological order (Little Caesar and The Public Enemy, 1931; The Petrified Forest, 1936; Angels With Dirty Faces, 1938; The Roaring Twenties, 1939; White Heat, 1949), these six films definitively capture Warners' domination of the mobster genre, and to varying degrees, they all qualify as classics.

With its stilted visuals and pulpy plot, Little Caesar remains stuck in the stiff, early-sound era, but it's still a prototypical powerhouse, with Edward G. Robinson's titular "Rico" setting the stage for all screen gangsters to follow. The Public Enemy made James Cagney a star (who can forget him smashing a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face?), and Humphrey Bogart repeats his Broadway success in The Petrified Forest, a stagy adaptation of Robert Sherwood's play, still enjoyable for Bogey's ever-threatening malevolence. Then it's a Cagney triple-threat in Angels (with Pat O'Brien), racketeering in The Roaring Twenties (with Bogart), and especially the jailbird classic White Heat, with a fiery finale and an exit line ("Made it Ma! Top o' the world!") that epitomized Cagney's iconic, tough-guy image. In many ways Cagney was Warner Bros., and this Gangsters Collection pays enduring tribute to him and the important films that forged the studio's rugged reputation. --Jeff Shannon

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The Public Enemy showcases James Cagney's powerful 1931 breakthrough performance as streetwise tough guy Tom Powers. When shooting began, Cagney had a secondary role but Zanuck soon spotted Cagney's screen dominance and gave him the star part. From that moment, an indelible genre classic and an enduring star career were both born.

As a psychotic thug devoted to his hard-boiled ma, James Cagney - older, scarier and just as elctrifying - gives a performance to match his work in The Public Enemy as White Heat's cold-blooded Cody Jarrett. Bracingly directed by Raoul Walsh, this fast-paced thriller tracing Jarrett's violent life in and out of jail is also a harrowing character study. Jarrett is a psychological time bomb ruled by impulse. It is among the most vivid screen performances of Cagney's career, and the excitement it generates will put you on top of the world!

In Angels with Dirty Faces, Cagney's Rocky Sullivan is a charismatic ghetto tough whose underworld rise makes him a hero to a gang of slum punks. The 1938 New York Film Critics Best Actor Award came Cagney's way, as well as one of the film's three Oscar nominations. Watch the chilling death-row finale and you'll know why.

"R-I-C-O, Little Caesar, that's who!" Edward G. Robinson bellowed into the phone. And Hollywood got the message: 37-year-old Robinson, not gifted with matinee-idol looks, was nonetheless a first-class star and moviegoers hailed the hard-hitting social consciousness dramas that became the Depression-era mainstay of Warner Bros.

Little Caesar is the tale of pugnacious Caesar Enrico Bandello, a hoodlum with a Chicago-sized chip on his shoulder, few attachments, fewer friends and no sense of underworld diplomacy. And Robinson - a genteel art collector who disdained guns (in the movie, his eyelids were taped to keep them from blinking when he fired a pistol) - was forever associated with the screen's archetypal gangster.

A rundown diner bakes in the Arizona heat. Inside, fugitive killer Duke Mantee sweats out a manhunt, holding disillusioned writer Alan Squier, young Gabby Maple and a handful of others hostage.

The Petrified Forest, Robert E. Sherwood's 1935 Broadway success about survival of the fittest, hit the screen a year later with Leslie Howard and Humphrey Bogart magnificently recreating their stage roles and Bette Davis ably reteaming with her Of Human Bondage co-star Howard. Sherwood first wanted Bogart for a smaller role. "I thought Sherwood was right," Bogart said. "I couldn't picture myself playing a gangster. So what happened? I made a hit as the gangster." So right was he that Howard refused to make the film without him...and helped launch Bogie's brilliant movie career.

In The Roaring Twenties, the speakeasy era never roared louder than in this gangland chronicle that packs a wallop under action master Raoul Walsh's direction. Against a backdrop of newsreel-like montages and narration, it follows the life of jobless war veteran Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney) who turns bootlegger, dealing in "bottles instead of battles." Battles await Eddie within and without his growing empire. Outside are territorial feuds and gangland bloodlettings. Inside is the treachery of his double-dealing associate (Humphrey Bogart). It would be 10 years before Cagney played another gangster (in White Heat), a time in which gangster movies themselves became rare. "He used to be a big shot," Panama Smith (Gladys George) says at the finale, marking Bartlett's demise...and signaling the end of Hollywood's focus on the gangster era.

Customer Reviews:

The way gangsters should act.......2007-08-04

This has all the great gangster films to come out of W.B. None of the movies are a drag in anyway; however, two stand alone as the best. Angels with Dirty Faces and the Roaring Twenties are movies that even people who do not like gangsters or olded movies can apperiate. Don't get me wrong all the movies are memorable, and everyone of them is worth watching. You'll see a young Bogart(acting for his career), the classic Robinson in Little Ceasar, and Cagney when he is "On top of the World." Each movie is amazing and this is a must have for anyone who is even remotly curious. Even if you are just getting into classics this will impress you.

Grangsters movies WITHOUT CAR CHASES?????!!!!!!!.......2007-07-24

MAN! Im SOO dissapointed!!!!

These movies doesn't even have one minute of action scenes!! Most of the action scenes were at the end and they were not THAT cool, the Roaring Twenties and White Heat were the ONLY movies with car chases but they last like 5 seconds and THERE WASN'T EVEN SHOOTING!!!, and there is TO MUCH BORING BLAH,BLAH,BLAH!!

The movie that really fooled me was Little Caesar! because the cover show a cool photo of Edward G. Robinson with a machine gun, BUT HE DOESN'T EVEN TOUCH IT in the movie!!! and there were ONLY two action scenes that last like 3 seconds.

Better buy the Tough Guys Collection because it has G Men and San Quentin which they have cool car chases with LOT'S of shooting, and the movies have more action, cooler sequences and suspense.

P.S: I gave it 2 stars because of the performances, but the rest is BORING!! Movies like Goodfellas, Godfather and Pulp Fiction are MUCH better than these ones!!!!

Adios.

AN EXCELLENT BOX SET...YOU DIRTY RAT!.......2007-07-08

I found this ganster box set at a reduced price of $18.99,it is well worth that or 3 times that. Each movie has a very good transfer and there are some cool extras in this set. There are some true classics in this set,but all are worth seeing. This is a gangsters movie set you can't snub you nose at!

The prototype of a well-done boxed set.......2007-05-14

Kudos to Warner Home Video for the loving treatment they gave these six classic films from their vaults. Every film gets the Warner Night at the Movies treatment with a newsreel, a trailer, a vintage short subject, and a cartoon each from the year in which the movie was made. Plus there are commentary tracks for all of the films. I liked watching each film through first without the track, and then listening to them with the track turned on for insight into the stars and the style of the film. In addition to this you get the following featurettes:

Little Caesar - "End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero"
Public Enemy - "Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public"
Petrified Forest - "Menace in the Desert". There is also a radio adaptation featuring Humphrey Bogart, Tyrone Power, and Joan Bennett.
Angels with Dirty Faces - "Whaddaya Hear? Whaddaya Say?". This also has an audio-only radio production.
The Roaring Twenties - "The World Moves On"
White Heat - "Top of the World"

It's interesting to compare the three stars of these movies - Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, and Humphrey Bogart - and their styles in each of these movies. "Little Caesar" and "Public Enemy" were made when prohibition was still in effect and gangland crime was still a big problem. Thus Robinson and Cagney each play remorseless criminals with no redeeming values whatsoever. Robinson's Rico is less physical than Cagney's Tom Powers, though. You believe that either one of them would shoot you without a second thought. However, Cagney's Powers is scarier because the real fear is that he would beat you to a pulp for the fun of it and THEN shoot you.

"The Petrified Forest" is not your typical gangster film, with Leslie Howard's vagabond being the real star in what amounts to an improbable romance set against the backdrop of the desperation of the Great Depression which the desert setting seems to signify. This 1936 film has Bogart as Duke Mantee, a gangster on the run, in what amounts to a supporting role. However, you do get to see all of the traits that made Bogart great when he got the opportunity to seize the lead in later roles. And to think they almost cast him as the filling station attendant in this one!

In 1938's "Angels with Dirty Faces" and 1939's "The Roaring Twenties" Cagney is again playing the lead gangster and Humphrey Bogart plays a supporting role in both films. With prohibition long over, though, these movies make Cagney's gangster more three-dimensional, showing him to even be a self-sacrificing character at times as well as a killer. Both movies bother to show that had circumstances been a little different, he might not have even become a criminal in the first place.

1949's "White Heat" shows the influence of film noir that was so popular in the 40's an 50's. Here, Cagney's gangster persona has come full circle back to the viciousness of Tom Powers in "Public Enemy". The big difference is that in this film Cagney's mother is no cream puff. She is, in fact, probably a bigger criminal in thought if not in deed than Cagney's Cody Jarrett. This final gangster film of the six shows technology and thus the law gaining on the criminal, with electronic gadgets and undercover lawmen with college degrees in psychology replacing the determined hard-boiled detectives and beat cops of the past. It very much looks forward to the Dragnet series that is to emerge in the 50's.

In summary, this is just a terrific package and basically acts as a complete course on the gangster film as genre. All studios should stand up and take notice of how Warner Home Video put this set together. Highly recommended.

FIve classic gangster flicks.......2007-01-31

Five classic gangster films from the glory days of Warner Bros.

Granted, "gangster film" isn't the most appropriate description of 1936's "The Petrified Forest," the film based on Sherwood Anderson's talky philosophical play, but if not for the dynamic presence of Humphrey Bogart as Duke Mantee, the "prestigious" production starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis would likely now be relegated to the same vault that stores "She Loved a Fireman" (with Ann Sheridan) and other forgotten drek from the same period. It was this film that established Bogart as a valuable supporting player on the Warner lot, a position he would occupy until 1940's "High Sierra" made him a top star.

James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson would achieve stardom almost a decade earlier than Bogart with their breakthrough roles in 1931's "Public Enemy" and "Little Caesar" respectively. Directed by William Wellman, the former film holds up quite well despite the somewhat wooden performances of the supporting cast, whereas the latter is too stagy for its own good and remains of interest primarily for Robinson's dynamic performance.

1938's "Angels with Dirty Faces" and 1939's "The Roaring Twenties" are notable for pairing Cagney with Bogart, as adversaries in the former, and as partners, at least for a time, in the latter. Both are highly entertaining with "Angels" benefiting from the casting of the Dead End Kids.

The best film in this set, however, is 1948's "White Heat" with Cagney as Cody Jarrett who makes it to the "top of the world" only to have it blow up in his face. Jarrett ranks with Cagney's portrayal of George M. Cohen in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" as his finest performance.

Brian W. Fairbanks

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