Word: rewound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Auberjonois) lays down the law (no social criticism, no politics, no hint of kinky sex), the moneystruck young writer (Gregg Edelman) peevishly retypes his scenes -- and, in an inspired bit of playfulness, that action causes his characters to move and speak jerkily backward, as if a film were being rewound, until they are back in position to perform the new bowdlerized version...
...pump, which distributes chilled water throughout the building, probably burned out in the early afternoon, but it took several hours for enough smoke to build up to set off the automatic alarm, Scott said. The pump's motor will have to be rewound, but there was no "major" damage, he added...