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- 1 2 "Demers film Tadpole wins a Golden Reel as box-office champ". Montreal Gazette , March 14, 1989.
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- ↑ Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail , February 14, 1989.
