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A lot of times, we're just sold these movies that are really cynically conceived and marketed, and they just want you there opening weekend, before everybody finds out it's not so good.

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Josh Radnor
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 29
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Columbus
Ohio
Joshua Thomas Radnor
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