List of 20th Century Fox films (1980–1989)
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This is a list of films produced by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) beginning in 1980 up until 1989.{{Cite web |last=Carly |date=2019-03-20 |title=21st Century Fox: Eight Decades of Movie and Television Magic |url=https://d23.com/21st-century-fox-eight-decades-movie-television-magic/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=D23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=80s Movie Studio Intros |url=https://reaganray.com/2016/07/05/studio-intros.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=reaganray.com}}
1980
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scope="col" | Release date
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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style="text-align:right;" | February 1, 1980
! scope="row" | Fatso | co-production with Brooksfilms |
style="text-align:right;" | April 2, 1980
! scope="row" | Inferno | theatrical distribution only; produced by Produzioni Intersound |
style="text-align:right;" | May 1980
! scope="row" | Headin' for Broadway | |
style="text-align:right;" | May 21, 1980
! scope="row" | The Empire Strikes Back | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010 |
style="text-align:right;" | June 20, 1980
! scope="row" | Brubaker | |
style="text-align:right;" | June 27, 1980
! scope="row" | The Stunt Man | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
style="text-align:right;" | July 11, 1980
! scope="row" | Oh Heavenly Dog | co-production with Mulberry Square Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | July 25, 1980
! scope="row" | Middle Age Crazy | North American distribution only; produced by Canadian Film Development Corporation, Guardian Trust Company, Krofft Entertainment and Tormont Films |
style="text-align:right;" | August 15, 1980
! scope="row" | Willie & Phil | |
style="text-align:right;" | September 12, 1980
! scope="row" | Health | co-production with Lion's Gate Films |
style="text-align:right;" | September 26, 1980
! scope="row" | My Bodyguard | rowspan="2"| distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | October 3, 1980
! scope="row" | The Man with Bogart's Face |
scope="row" | Terror Train
| U.S., U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced by Astral Films |
style="text-align:right;" | October 6, 1980
! scope="row" | Kagemusha | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
style="text-align:right;" | October 24, 1980
! scope="row" | Loving Couples | distribution only; produced by Time-Life FilmsOwned by Warner Bros. (via HBO) |
style="text-align:right;" | December 1, 1980
! scope="row" | A Change of Seasons | theatrical distribution only; produced by Film Finance Group and Polyc International BV |
style="text-align:right;" | December 14, 1980
! scope="row" | Tribute | distribution only; produced by Tiberius Films and The Turman-Foster Company |
style="text-align:right;" | December 19, 1980
! scope="row" | Nine to Five | co-production with IPC Films |
1981
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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style="text-align:right;" | February 6, 1981
! scope="row" | Fort Apache, The Bronx | distribution only; produced by Time-Life Films |
style="text-align:right;" | February 13, 1981
! scope="row" | Eyewitness | |
style="text-align:right;" | March 6, 1981
! scope="row" | On the Right Track | distribution only; produced by Zephyr Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | March 20, 1981
! scope="row" | Omen III: The Final Conflict | co-production with Mace Neufeld Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | April 3, 1981
! scope="row" | Hardly Working | rowspan="2" | North American distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | May 1, 1981
! scope="row" | Savage Harvest |
style="text-align:right;" | May 21, 1981
! scope="row" | Death Hunt | distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest CompanyOwned by Star China Media (via Fortune Star Media Limited) |
style="text-align:right;" | June 12, 1981
! scope="row" | History of the World, Part I | North American distribution only; co-production with BrooksfilmsFox has since reclaimed international distribution rights to this film |
style="text-align:right;" | June 19, 1981
! scope="row" | The Cannonball Run | distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
style="text-align:right;" | July 17, 1981
! scope="row" | Zorro, The Gay Blade | rowspan="2" | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | August 28, 1981
! scope="row" | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash |
style="text-align:right;" | September 1981
! scope="row" | The Woman Inside | theatrical distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | September 25, 1981
! scope="row" | Southern Comfort |
style="text-align:right;" | October 9, 1981
! scope="row" | Tattoo | North American distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | October 31, 1981
! scope="row" | Shock Treatment | |
style="text-align:right;" | December 18, 1981
! scope="row" | Taps | |
style="text-align:right;" | December 25, 1981
! scope="row" | Modern Problems | |
1982
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style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3" | February 12, 1982
! scope="row" | The Amateur | distribution only; produced by Anabasis Investments, N.V. |
scope="row" | Quest for Fire
| U.S., U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced by International Cinema Corporation and Famous Players |
scope="row" | Melanie
| Canadian distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | March 5, 1982
! scope="row" | Making Love | |
style="text-align:right;" | March 19, 1982
! scope="row" | Porky's | distribution outside Australia and New Zealand theatrically and Canadian home media only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions and Astral Films |
style="text-align:right;" | March 24, 1982
! scope="row" | Eating Raoul | North American theatrical co-distribution under 20th Century-Fox International Classics with Quartet Films onlyOwned by Mercury Film, Inc., with select distribution rights licensed to Sony Pictures (under Destination Films) and Janus Films |
style="text-align:right;" | March 26, 1982
! scope="row" | I Ought to Be in Pictures | |
style="text-align:right;" | April 9, 1982
! scope="row" | Chariots of Fire | International distribution only; co-production with Allied Stars Ltd and Enigma Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | May 28, 1982
! scope="row" | Visiting Hours | distribution only; produced with the participation of the Canadian Film Development Corporation |
style="text-align:right;" | June 18, 1982
! scope="row" | Author! Author! | |
style="text-align:right;" | June 25, 1982
! scope="row" | Megaforce | North American distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
style="text-align:right;" | July 16, 1982
! scope="row" | Young Doctors in Love | North American distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | July 16, 1982
! scope="row" | Six Pack | |
style="text-align:right;" | August 6, 1982
! scope="row" | The Pirate Movie | |
style="text-align:right;" | October 9, 1982
! scope="row" | I, the Jury | North American distribution only; produced by American Cinema Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | October 22, 1982
! scope="row" | Monsignor | |
style="text-align:right;" | October 29, 1982
! scope="row" | National Lampoon's Class Reunion | North American distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | November 5, 1982
! scope="row" | The Man from Snowy River | North American distribution only; produced by Cambridge Productions and Edgley International |
style="text-align:right;" | December 8, 1982
! scope="row" | The Verdict | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture |
style="text-align:right;" | December 10, 1982
! scope="row" | The Hot Touch | U.S., UK and Irish distribution only; produced by Astral Films |
style="text-align:right;" | December 17, 1982
! scope="row" | The Who Rocks America | distribution only; produced by Curbishley-Baird Productions in association with Schlitz |
style="text-align:right;" | December 22, 1982
! scope="row" | Kiss Me Goodbye | |
1983
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style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | February 4, 1983
! scope="row" | The Entity | co-production with American Cinema Productions |
scope="row" | Without a Trace
| |
style="text-align:right;" | February 18, 1983
! scope="row" | The King of Comedy | North and Latin American, U.K., Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Indian theatrical distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | February 19, 1983
! scope="row" | Betrayal | North American distribution under 20th Century-Fox International Classics only |
style="text-align:right;" | March 25, 1983
! scope="row" | Max Dugan Returns | |
style="text-align:right;" | April 1, 1983
! scope="row" | Heart Like a Wheel | North American, U.K. and Irish distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | May 20, 1983
! scope="row" | Tough Enough | co-production with American Cinema Productions |
scope="row" | Bill Cosby: Himself
| co-production with SAH Enterprises |
style="text-align:right;" | May 25, 1983
! scope="row" | Return of the Jedi | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2021 |
style="text-align:right;" | June 24, 1983
! scope="row" | Porky's II: The Next Day | distribution only; produced by Simon/Reeves/Landsburg Productions and Astral Films |
style="text-align:right;" | July 22, 1983
! scope="row" | Mr. Mom | North American distribution only; produced by Sherwood ProductionsOwned by MGM |
style="text-align:right;" | August 5, 1983
! scope="row" | The Star Chamber | |
style="text-align:right;" | August 10, 1983
! scope="row" | Phar Lap | distribution only; produced by Hoyts Edgley |
style="text-align:right;" | August 27, 1983
! scope="row" | Fire and Ice | North American theatrical distribution only; produced by PSO |
style="text-align:right;" | October 14, 1983
! scope="row" | The Osterman Weekend | North American theatrical distribution only; produced by Davis-Panzer Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | October 21, 1983
! scope="row" | All the Right Moves | |
style="text-align:right;" | November 18, 1983
! scope="row" | A Night in Heaven | |
style="text-align:right;" | December 14, 1983
! scope="row" | Silkwood | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | December 16, 1983
! scope="row" | Two of a Kind | |
scope="row" | To Be or Not to Be
| co-production with Brooksfilms |
1984
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style="text-align:right;" | 1984
! scope="row" | The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud | U.S. distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | January 1, 1984
! scope="row" | Careful, He Might Hear You | North American theatrical distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | February 10, 1984
! scope="row" | Unfaithfully Yours | |
style="text-align:right;" | February 17, 1984
! scope="row" | Blame It on Rio | North American distribution only; produced by Sherwood Productions |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | March 30, 1984
! scope="row" | Antarctica | North American theatrical distribution only |
scope="row" | Romancing the Stone
| |
style="text-align:right;" | April 4, 1984
! scope="row" | The Stone Boy | distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | April 13, 1984
! scope="row" | Kidco | |
style="text-align:right;" | May 4, 1984
! scope="row" | The Buddy System | |
style="text-align:right;" | June 21, 1984
! scope="row" | Rhinestone | |
style="text-align:right;" | June 29, 1984
! scope="row" | Bachelor Party | |
style="text-align:right;" | July 9, 1984
! scope="row" | The Gods Must Be Crazy | International distribution only, distributed in South Africa by Ster-Kinekor |
style="text-align:right;" | July 20, 1984
! scope="row" | Revenge of the Nerds | co-production with Interscope Communications |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | August 10, 1984
! scope="row" | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! | North American distribution only; produced by Sherwood Productions |
scope="row" | Dreamscape
| North American distribution only; produced by Zupnik-Curtis EnterprisesOwned by Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films) |
style="text-align:right;" | September 28, 1984
! scope="row" | Impulse | North American distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures; not to be confused with the unrelated 1990 film of the same name |
style="text-align:right;" | October 23, 1984
! scope="row" | Give My Regards to Broad Street | co-production with MPL Communications |
style="text-align:right;" | November 2, 1984
! scope="row" | Paris, Texas | North American distribution only; produced by Road Movies FilmproduktionOwned by the Wim Wenders Foundation, with commercial rights licensed to HanWay Films, which has sub-licensed U.S. distribution rights to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection and Argos Films |
style="text-align:right;" | November 16, 1984
! scope="row" | Gimme an 'F' | |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | December 21, 1984
! scope="row" | The Flamingo Kid | North American distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures and Mercury Productions |
scope="row" | Johnny Dangerously
| |
1985
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style="text-align:right;" | February 8, 1985
! scope="row" | Mischief | |
style="text-align:right;" | February 15, 1985
! scope="row" | Turk 182 | co-production with Interscope Communications and Astral Films |
style="text-align:right;" | March 22, 1985
! scope="row" | Porky's Revenge | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions and Astral Films |
style="text-align:right;" | March 29, 1985
! scope="row" | Almost You | |
style="text-align:right;" | April 12, 1985
! scope="row" | Ladyhawke | International distribution only; co-production with Warner Bros. |
style="text-align:right;" | April 19, 1985
! scope="row" | Moving Violations | |
style="text-align:right;" | May 10, 1985
! scope="row" | Secret Places | U.S. distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation |
style="text-align:right;" | June 13, 1985
! scope="row" | Prizzi's Honor | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture |
style="text-align:right;" | June 21, 1985
! scope="row" | Cocoon | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
style="text-align:right;" | July 19, 1985
! scope="row" | The Man with One Red Shoe | |
style="text-align:right;" | August 9, 1985
! scope="row" | Dance with a Stranger | U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films |
style="text-align:right;" | August 14, 1985
! scope="row" | Key Exchange | distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | August 23, 1985
! scope="row" | Warning Sign | |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | September 20, 1985
! scope="row" | Joshua Then and Now | North American distribution only |
scope="row" | Plenty
| North American theatrical distribution only; produced by Thorn EMI Screen EntertainmentOwned by StudioCanal, with U.S. distribution handled by Lionsgate and RKO Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | October 4, 1985
! scope="row" | The Doctor and the Devils | co-production with Brooksfilms |
scope="row" | Commando
| co-production with Silver Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | October 6, 1985
! scope="row" | The Park Is Mine | co-production with Astral Films and HBO Premiere Films |
style="text-align:right;" | November 22, 1985
! scope="row" | Bad Medicine | |
style="text-align:right;" | December 11, 1985
! scope="row" | The Jewel of the Nile | |
style="text-align:right;" | December 18, 1985
! scope="row" | Brazil | International distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | December 20, 1985
! scope="row" | Enemy Mine | co-production with Kings Road Productions |
1986
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style="text-align:right;" | January 17, 1986
! scope="row" | The Boy in Blue | co-production with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Telefilm Canada |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | January 31, 1986
! scope="row" | Stripper | distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures |
scope="row" | Power
| distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion PicturesOwned by Warner Bros. |
style="text-align:right;" | February 14, 1986
! scope="row" | The Vindicator | rowspan="2" | U.S. distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | March 7, 1986
! scope="row" | Death of an Angel |
scope="row" | Highlander
| North American, German and Austrian theatrical distribution only; produced by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment and Davis-Panzer Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | March 28, 1986
! scope="row" | Lucas | |
style="text-align:right;" | April 18, 1986
! scope="row" | Legend | International distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | June 6, 1986
! scope="row" | SpaceCamp | North American distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | June 13, 1986
! scope="row" | The Manhattan Project | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | July 2, 1986
! scope="row" | Big Trouble in Little China | |
style="text-align:right;" | July 18, 1986
! scope="row" | Aliens | co-production with Brandywine Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | August 14, 1986
! scope="row" | The Boy Who Could Fly | North American, U.K. and Irish theatrical distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | August 15, 1986
! scope="row" | The Fly | co-production with Brooksfilms |
style="text-align:right;" | September 19, 1986
! scope="row" | The Name of the Rose | North American theatrical distribution only; produced by Nelson Entertainment, Neue Constantin Film and France 2 CinémaOwned by Constantin Film, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Samuel Goldwyn Films |
style="text-align:right;" | September 24, 1986
! scope="row" | Half Moon Street | theatrical distribution only; produced by RKO Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | October 10, 1986
! scope="row" | Jumpin' Jack Flash | co-production with Silver Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | November 14, 1986
! scope="row" | Streets of Gold | North American theatrical distribution only |
style="text-align:right;" | December 25, 1986
! scope="row" | The Morning After | North American, U.K. and Irish theatrical distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | December 31, 1986
! scope="row" | Wisdom | North American theatrical and television distribution only, produced by Gladden Entertainment |
1987
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style="text-align:right;" | February 6, 1987
! scope="row" | Black Widow | |
style="text-align:right;" | February 13, 1987
! scope="row" | Mannequin | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | March 6, 1987
! scope="row" | Raising Arizona | distribution only; produced by Circle Films |
style="text-align:right;" | April 17, 1987
! scope="row" | Project X | |
style="text-align:right;" | June 12, 1987
! scope="row" | Predator | co-production with Silver Pictures and Davis Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | July 10, 1987
! scope="row" | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | co-production with Interscope Communications |
style="text-align:right;" | September 18, 1987
! scope="row" | The Pick-up Artist | |
style="text-align:right;" | September 25, 1987
! scope="row" | The Princess Bride | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced by Act III Communications and Nelson Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | October 2, 1987
! scope="row" | Big Shots | North American theatrical distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | October 23, 1987
! scope="row" | The Sicilian | North American theatrical and television and U.K. distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | November 6, 1987
! scope="row" | Less than Zero | |
style="text-align:right;" | December 11, 1987
! scope="row" | Wall Street | |
style="text-align:right;" | December 16, 1987
! scope="row" | Broadcast News | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture |
1988
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style="text-align:right;" | February 12, 1988
! scope="row" | Satisfaction | co-production with NBC Productions |
style="text-align:right;" | February 27, 1988
! scope="row" | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | North American theatrical distribution only, co-production with Island Pictures |
style="text-align:right;" | March 11, 1988
! scope="row" | Off Limits | |
style="text-align:right;" | April 8, 1988
! scope="row" | Bad Dreams | |
style="text-align:right;" | June 3, 1988
! scope="row" | Big | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
style="text-align:right;" | July 6, 1988
! scope="row" | License to Drive | |
style="text-align:right;" | July 15, 1988
! scope="row" | Die Hard | co-production with Silver Pictures and Gordon Company |
style="text-align:right;" | August 12, 1988
! scope="row" | Young Guns | North American theatrical distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek ProductionsOwned by Morgan Creek Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | September 23, 1988
! scope="row" | Dead Ringers | U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek ProductionsCo-owned by Morgan Creek Entertainment and ITV Studios |
style="text-align:right;" | October 7, 1988
! scope="row" | Alien Nation | |
style="text-align:right;" | November 23, 1988
! scope="row" | Cocoon: The Return | |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | December 21, 1988
! scope="row" | Working Girl | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture |
scope="row" | Talk Radio
| U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced by Cineplex Odeon Films; distributed in the United States by Universal Pictures |
1989
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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style="text-align:right;" | January 13, 1989
! scope="row" | Gleaming the Cube | North American theatrical and television distribution only, produced by Gladden EntertainmentCo-owned by MGM and ITV Studios |
style="text-align:right;" | February 10, 1989
! scope="row" | The Fly II | co-production with Brooksfilms |
style="text-align:right;" | March 10, 1989
! scope="row" | Skin Deep | U.S. and select international distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek ProductionsOwned by Morgan Creek Entertainment, with international rights licensed to Revolution Studios; home media, television and streaming rights are sub-licensed to Sony Pictures, with select distribution rights also sub-licensed to Relativity Media |
style="text-align:right;" | April 14, 1989
! scope="row" | Say Anything... | co-production with Gracie Films |
style="text-align:right;" | May 19, 1989
! scope="row" | How I Got into College | |
style="text-align:right;" | July 5, 1989
! scope="row" | Weekend at Bernie's | North American theatrical and television and French distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | August 9, 1989
! scope="row" | The Favorite | U.S. theatrical distribution only |
scope="row" | The Abyss
| |
style="text-align:right;" | August 25, 1989
! scope="row" | Millennium | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | October 13, 1989
! scope="row" | The Fabulous Baker Boys | North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
style="text-align:right;" | October 20, 1989
! scope="row" | When the Whales Came | |
style="text-align:right;" | October 27, 1989
! scope="row" | Worth Winning | co-production with A&M Films |
style="text-align:right;" | December 8, 1989
! scope="row" | The War of the Roses | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
style="text-align:right;" | December 13, 1989
! scope="row" | Enemies, A Love Story | U.S. and select international distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek Productions |
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References
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= Further reading =
- Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press,(1988/2002)
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