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- ↑ Cnet.com, August 3, 2018 - The best Amazon Prime perk? The terrible, terrible movies, of course
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- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Ric Meyers - Page 149 1166. Hawkeye (1988)
- ↑ Black Belt Magazine , April 1991 - Page 10 George Chung's World Champion Video Collector's Series, Master Series 3-Martial Arts Movies
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