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- ↑ Eagan, Daniel (2012). America's Film Legacy, 2009–2010: A Viewer's Guide to the 50 Landmark Movies added to the National Film Registry in 2009–10. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-1441158697.
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- ↑ Spencer, Neil (May 19, 1998). "Mr Saturday Night". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2020.