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This film’s marketing included a shot-for-shot remake of a real-life furniture ad in which a man fake-strums a guitar before jumping off a trailer. A shot of this film’s protagonist walking down a jet bridge away from the camera is set to Shelley Duvall’s song “He Needs Me” from Popeye. This film’s protagonist repeatedly mutters “and bye-bye” as he walks under a series of “EXIT” signs in a hallway. Video artist Jeremy Blake (15[1])designed a series of shifting color gradients as this film’s interludes, one of which features the text (*) “Provo, Utah.” An iris zoom on the lead couple’s clasped hands, as well as a shot that frames them kissing in a hotel lobby in shadow, are both part of a sequence (-5[1])in this film set in Hawaii. This (10[1])film’s protagonist has seven sisters, finds a harmonium, exploits a promotion for frequent flier miles by buying pudding en masse, and wears a vivid blue suit. For 10 points, name this Paul Thomas Anderson rom-com starring Adam Sandler. ■END■ (10[1])

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