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Word: contrabond (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1966-1966
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Usage:

...made a movie without spending money-in fact, he has made a movie without even making a movie. For about $66,000, advanced by Producer Henry Saperstein, Allen bought up a ludicrously lousy Japanese thriller that was made in glorious TohoColor and should have been confiscated as contraBond. For a couple thou on top of that, he eliminated some Japtrap, erased the Japanese talk track and dubbed in some English dialogue that transforms the story into Allengory and the characters into kooky-yacky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Jap Jape | 10/14/1966 | See Source »

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