Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

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1h 35min
Comedy, Fantasy
10 Nov 1995 (USA)
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When he discovers that his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy's birth mother - a ditzy porn star and prostitute.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen

Stars:

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 13 nominations.
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Still of Woody Allen (I), Helena Bonham Carter, Steven Randazzo and J. Smith-Cameron in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

Still of Woody Allen (I) and Helena Bonham Carter in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

Still of Woody Allen (I), Helena Bonham Carter and J. Smith-Cameron in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

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	Pamela Blair	...	Greek Chorus
	Rene Ceballos	...	Greek Chorus (as René Ceballos)
	Elie Chaib	...	Greek Chorus
	George De La Pena	...	Greek Chorus
	Joanne DiMauro	...	Greek Chorus
	Denise Faye	...	Greek Chorus
	Marian Filali	...	Greek Chorus (as Marianne Filali)
	Angelo Fraboni	...	Greek Chorus
	Scott Fowler	...	Greek Chorus
	Seth Gertsacov	...	Greek Chorus
	Patti Karr	...	Greek Chorus
	Fred Mann III	...	Greek Chorus
	John Mineo	...	Greek Chorus
	Christopher Nelson	...	Greek Chorus
	Valda Setterfield	...	Greek Chorus
	Sven Toorvald	...	Greek Chorus
	F. Murray Abraham	...	Leader
	Woody Allen	...	Lenny
	Helena Bonham Carter	...	Amanda
	J. Smith-Cameron	...	Bud's Wife
	Steven Randazzo	...	Bud
	David Ogden Stiers	...	Laius
	Olympia Dukakis	...	Jocasta
	Jeffrey Kurland	...	Oedipus
	Tucker Robin	...	Infant Max
	Donald Symington	...	Amanda's Father
	Claire Bloom	...	Amanda's Mother
	Nolan Tuffy	...	Two-Year-Old Max (as Nolan Tuffey)
	Jimmy McQuaid	...	Max
	Yvette Hawkins	...	School Principal
	Karin Haidorfer	...	Park Avenue Couple
	Gary Alper	...	Park Avenue Couple
	Rosemary Murphy	...	Adoption Coordinator
	Peter McRobbie	...	Linda's Ex-Landlord
	Kathleen Doyle	...	Ex-Landlord's Wife
	Jennifer Greenhut	...	Lenny's Secretary
	Sondra James	...	Operator / Chorus
	Paul Giamatti	...	Extras Guild Researcher
	William Addy	...	Superintendent
	Peter Weller	...	Jerry Bender
	Kenneth Edelson	...	Ken
	Danielle Ferland	...	Cassandra
	Mira Sorvino	...	Linda Ash
	Dan Mullane	...	Messenger
	Thomas Durkin	...	Race Announcer
	Dan Moran	...	Ricky, the Pimp
	Paul Herman	...	Ricky's Friend
	Tony Sirico	...	Boxing Trainer
	Tony Darrow	...	Boxing Trainer
	Ray Garvey	...	Boxing Trainer
	Michael Rapaport	...	Kevin
	Jack Warden	...	Tiresias
	Kent Blocher	...	Zeus (voice)
	Joseph P. Coleman	...	Porno Film Star
	Georgette Pasare	...	Porno Film Star
	Al Cerullo	...	Actual Helicopter Pilot
	Bray Poor	...	On-camera Helicopter Pilot
	David H. Kramer	...	Chorus (voice)
	Dann Fink	...	Chorus (voice)
	Karen Longwell	...	Chorus (voice)
	Dominic Marcus	...	Chorus (voice)
	Craig Sechler	...	Chorus (voice)
	Bill Timoney	...	Chorus (voice)
	Lisa Vidal	...	Chorus (voice)
	Bruce Winant	...	Chorus (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	John D. Bair	...	Lenny's Office Clerk (uncredited)
	Sabrina Culver	...	Park Avenue Girl (uncredited)
	John Dalton	...	Art Gallery Snob (uncredited)
	Barney Fitzpatrick	...	Sports Reporter (uncredited)
	Julie Halston	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Adrian Lee	...	Chatty Park Woman (uncredited)
	Rawleigh Moreland	...	Sports Reporter (uncredited)
	Paul Navarra	...	Sports Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Woody Allen

Written by

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Woody Allen

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Produced by

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Letty Aronson	...	co-executive producer
J.E. Beaucaire	...	executive producer
Jean Doumanian	...	executive producer
Robert Greenhut	...	producer
Charles H. Joffe	...	co-executive producer
Thomas A. Reilly	...	associate producer (as Thomas Reilly)
Helen Robin	...	co-producer
Jack Rollins	...	co-executive producer

Cinematography by

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Carlo Di Palma

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director of photography (as Carlo DiPalma)

Editing by

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Susan E. Morse

Editorial Department

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Kent Blocher	...	assistant film editor
William Kruzykowski	...	assistant film editor
Dale E. Grahn	...	color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Juliet Taylor

Production Design by

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Santo Loquasto

Art Direction by

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Tom Warren

Set Decoration by

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Susan Bode

Costume Design by

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Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department

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Fern Buchner	...	makeup designer
Romaine Greene	...	hair designer
Werner Sherer	...	hair stylist (as Werner Scherer)
Rosemary Zurlo	...	makeup artist
Alessandro Bertolazzi	...	key makeup artist (uncredited)
Mary Cooke	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Lucia Connelli	...	production supervisor: Italy (as Lucia Comelli)
Paolo Pioggia	...	production manager: Italy
Helen Robin	...	production manager
Michele Virgilio	...	production manager: Italy

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Patrick Mangan	...	dga trainee
Richard Patrick	...	second assistant director
Thomas A. Reilly	...	first assistant director (as Thomas Reilly)

Art Department

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Frank Didio	...	head carpenter
Gianni Giovagnoni	...	art director: Italy (as Gianni Giovannoni)
Vincent Guarriello	...	chief construction grip
Glenn Lloyd	...	art department coordinator
James Mazzola	...	property master
Wayne Moss	...	standby carpenter
Ron Petagna	...	carpenter (as Ronnie Petagna) / construction coordinator
James Sorice	...	master scenic
Dave Weinman	...	set dresser
Ian Zdatny	...	standby scenic artist
Hallie Coletta	...	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gary Alper	...	production sound mixer
Lee Dichter	...	re-recording mixer: Sound One Corp.
Dan Evans Farkas	...	assistant sound editor (as Daniel Evans Farkas)
Tom Gould	...	cableperson
Robert Hein	...	supervising sound editor (as Bob Hein)
Bradford L. Hohle	...	sound consultant: Dolby
Stuart Levy	...	foley supervisor
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson	...	apprentice sound editor (as Kimberly McCord)
Sylvia Menno	...	dialogue editor
Micah Solomon	...	boom operator
Antonio Barba	...	sound utility (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David E. Baron	...	second assistant cameraperson (as Dave Baron)
Deborah Brozina	...	camera trainee (as Deborah E. Brozina)
Ronald Burke	...	best boy grip
Jack Coffen	...	best boy electric
Michael Green	...	first assistant cameraperson
Brian Hamill	...	still photographer
Walter Iooss Jr.	...	photographs: select sports, courtesy of
Dick Mingalone	...	camera operator
Carlo Postiglione	...	grip
Michael Proscia Jr.	...	gaffer
Maurizio Salvatori	...	grip
Robert Ward	...	key grip (as Bob Ward)
Alfredo Betrò	...	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Paolo Di Stefano	...	electrician (uncredited)
Craig DiBona	...	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Chris Hammond	...	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Patricia DiCerto	...	casting assistant (as Patricia Kerrigan)
Judie Fixler	...	additional casting: Todd Thaler Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John Glaser	...	assistant costume designer
Virginia D. Patton	...	costumer assistant
Melissa Stanton	...	wardrobe supervisor
Benjamin Wilson	...	wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Erika Aronson	...	location assistant
Drew Dillard	...	location scout
Ken Halsband	...	location assistant (as Kenneth Halsband)
Sam Hutchins	...	location scout
Dana Robin	...	location manager
Marce Sterner	...	location scout
Mark Van Holstein	...	location scout (as Mark von Holstein)

Music Department

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Mary Sue Berry	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Sid Cooper	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Al Dana	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Kenny Davern	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Kevin De Simone	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Paul Evans	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Chrissy Faith	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
John Frosk	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Vince Giordano	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Milt Grayson	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Joel Helleny	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Dick Hyman	...	music arranger / music conductor
Kenny Karen	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Randy Lawrence	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Walt Levinsky	...	music recording supervisor (as Walter Levinsky)
Jeff Lyons	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Joe Malin	...	musicians coordinator
Michael Mark	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Arlene Martell Martin	...	chorus: Dick Hyman (as Arlene Martell)
George Masso	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Charles McGruder	...	chorus: Dick Hyman (as Charles Magruder)
June McGruder	...	chorus: Dick Hyman (as June Magruder)
Helen Miles	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Jenna Miles	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Bucky Pizzarelli	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Robert Ragaini	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Lenny Roberts	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Annette Sanders	...	chorus: Dick Hyman
Randy Sandke	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra (as Randal Sandke)
Ted Sommer	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Vanéese Y. Thomas	...	chorus: Dick Hyman (as Vaneese Thomas)
Frank Wess	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Joe Wilder	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Chuck Wilson	...	musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
Roy B. Yokelson	...	music recording engineer

Script and Continuity Department

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Kay Chapin

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy	...	transportation captain (as Harold McEvoy)
Peter Tavis	...	transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Carles Berot	...	marketing and creative services
Nicolò Bongiorno	...	production staff: Italy (as Nicolo Baongiomo)
Sal Carino	...	assistant production auditor (as Salvatore Carino)
Alexander Cohen	...	production assistant
Graciela Daniele	...	choreographer
Genka Emili	...	production staff: Italy
Lauren Gibson	...	assistant: Mr. Allen
Dori Golod	...	assistant production coordinator
Hernando Henao	...	craft service: Something's Cooking
Eric Kopeloff	...	assistant: Ms. Morse
Scott Kordish	...	production coordinator
Caryn Krooth	...	production assistant
Nancy Lefkowitz	...	production assistant
Valeria Licurgo	...	production staff: Italy
John A. Machione	...	production auditor
Lilene Mansell	...	dialect coach
Fabio Napolitano	...	production staff: Italy
Willie Rosario	...	assistant choreographer
Phil Schulz	...	production assistant (as Philip Schultz) / production assistant (as Philip Schulz)
Cynthia Sleiter	...	production staff: Italy (as Cinzia Sleiter)
Chap Taylor	...	production assistant
Carl Turnquest Jr.	...	projectionist
Gilbert S. Williams	...	production assistant (as Gilbert S. Williams Jr.)
Julia Wilson Dickson	...	dialect coach (as Julia Wilson Dixon)
Cary Wong	...	production assistant
Tom Yeager	...	studio manager
Melissa Zaroff	...	production assistant
Joseph Zolfo	...	production assistant
John P. Adams	...	production assistant (uncredited)
Russell j Chartier	...	production staff (uncredited)
Derek Decelles	...	production assistant (uncredited)
Bruce Roberts	...	addtl pa (uncredited)
Skip Rose	...	stand-in: F. Murray Abraham (uncredited)
Peter Soldo	...	set production assistant (uncredited)
Eric Yellin	...	production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)

Thanks

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Greg Johnson	...	the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance
Floyd Patterson	...	the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance: courtesy Management Group
Dan Reeves	...	the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance
Jill Rosenthal	...	the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance: Questers Tours & Travel
Martin Schnell	...	the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance: 20th Century Draperies

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Production Companies

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Sweetland Films (A Jean Doumanian Production)
Magnolia Pictures
Miramax

Distributors

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Buena Vista International (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Concorde Film (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Filmes Castello Lopes (1996) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1996) (France) (theatrical)
Laurenfilm (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
Miramax (1995) (United States) (theatrical)
Shochiku-Fuji Company (1996) (Japan) (theatrical)
Arthaus (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
Concorde Home Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Concorde Home Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
Emerald (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
Gativideo (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
Kinowelt Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
Miramax Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
Miramax Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Miramax (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Notorious Pictures (2020) (Italy) (video)
Quiver Distribution (2022) (United States)
RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Selecta Visión (2016) (Spain)
Spentzos Films (Greece) (VHS)
Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (tv)
Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (tv)
Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (tv)
Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (tv)
Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (tv)
Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (tv)
Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (tv)
Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Asienda Autonoma Incremento Toristico (special thanks for the use of)
B.B.E. Politecne Associates (production unit: Italy)
Big John's Moving (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Christinerose Gallery (select artwork courtesy of: "True Love," 1993 by Elizabeth Berdann; "Web Breasts," 1994 by Julia Kunin; "Reason of Sorts," 1994 by Charles Lahti)
Comune e Apt Taormine (special thanks for the use of)
DuArt Film and Video (color by)
Everlast Sports Mfg Co. (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
J.G. Films (negative matching)
Knoedler & Company (select artwork courtesy of: "Sockard on Orange," 1973 by Robert Motherwell; "Dreen Blue," 1994 by Sean Scully)
Lucasfilm THX / TAP Theater Alignment Program (Quality assurance services were provided by)
Madison Square Garden Organization (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Magnolia Productions (acknowledgment: is the author of this motion picture for purposes of copyright and other laws)
National Basketball Association (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
New Jersey Turnpike Authority (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
New York Giants (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
On Location Education (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
PMK Public Relations (publicity)
Panavision (lenses and Panaflex® Cameras by)
Questers Tours & Travel (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
RHH/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Regione Siciliana Assessorato Turismo Comunicazion (special thanks for the use of)
Something's Cooking (craft service)
Sony Classical (soundtrack)
Sound One Corporation (re-recording mixer)
Sovraitenoenza Antichita e Belle Art (special thanks for the use of)
Sportsradio 66, WFAN, New York (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Sweetland Films (acknowledgment: is the author of this motion picture for purposes of copyright and other laws)
Teatro Greco (special thanks for the use of: Greek Theatre)
Technicolor (prints by)
The Effects House (titles)
The Mayor's Office of Filmatre & Broadcasting (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
The Milwaukee Bucks (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
The New York Knickerbockers Basketball Club (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Todd Thaler Casting (additional casting)
Town of Southampton Department of Parks & Recreation (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Village of North Tarrytown (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Village of Quogue, NY (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max's biological parents because he believes that they too must be brilliant. When he finds that Linda Ash is Max' real mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a prostitute and porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus. Written by Jason Ihle Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	new-york-city talking-about-sex husband-wife-relationship blind-man reference-to-sugar-ray-leonard See All (74) »
Taglines	The new comedy from Woody Allen See more »
Genres	Comedy Fantasy Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:M Brazil:12 (video rating) Canada:14A (self-applied) Denmark:A Finland:S Germany:12 Hong Kong:IIB Hungary:16 Iceland:L Ireland:15 Netherlands:AL Norway:15 Philippines:R-18 Portugal:M/12 Singapore:NC-16 South Korea:18 Spain:T Sweden:7 United Kingdom:15 United States:R United Arab Emirates:15+ (DVD rating)

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Also Known As	Maudite Aphrodite (France) Geliebte Aphrodite (Germany) Poderosa Afrodita (Spain, Catalan title) Poderosa Afrodita (Spain) Poderosa Afrodite (Brazil) See more »
Runtime	95 min
Country	United States
Language	English Latin
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Mira Sorvino auditioned for the role in New York, and didn't get the role. When Woody Allen went to London to audition some British actresses, Sorvino showed up again, in full costume, and got the role. See more »
Goofs	The guy who is overhearing the conversation with Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino at the horse racing ticket booths was playing piano in the next scene about the marriage anniversary. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Vampire in Brooklyn/Mighty Aphrodite/Copycat/Leaving Las Vegas/Never Talk to Strangers (1995). See more »
Soundtracks	Neo Minore See more »
Crazy Credits	The Greek Chorus does the "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles At You)" song-and-dance production number over half the credits. See more »
Quotes	Linda Ash: And so there I am on the first day, on the set, and there's this guy fucking me from behind, right, and there's these two huge guys dressed like cops in my mouth at the same time and I remember thinking to myself, "I like acting. I wanna study." See more »

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