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108:Melvin Sloan
99:Mark Jeffrey
86:Allen Kramer
83:Steven Marlo
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1359:Watchers II
1351:Overexposed
1151:Cockfighter
1111:Dementia 13
1052:Bloody Mama
684:Swamp Women
637:Filmography
250:Yale Wexler
211:Abby Dalton
207:Yale Wexler
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1223:Saint Jack
1207:Deathsport
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748:The Undead
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308:References
287:Production
198:crime film
161:89 minutes
145:1958-05-03
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1372:Kill Zone
1327:Bloodfist
1215:Avalanche
1060:Gas-s-s-s
940:The Raven
788:I Mobster
584:RoboCop 2
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1385:Hellfire
1303:Munchies
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644:Director
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330:ProQuest
185:$ 31,000
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71:Starring
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1514:Saurian
1044:De Sade
528:S*P*Y*S
177:English
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