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- ↑ Mills, Bart (July 30, 1981). "Look! No wires! How Superman flies". The Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. p. 25. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "'Homecoming Night' is horror and humor; 'Bandits' is just pretty". The Evening Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1986. p. 29. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ↑ "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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