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Hugh Hart
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Sep 16, 2010 4:41 PM

Video: See Sci-Fi Movie Jim's Designer-Baby Pitch

In this new clip from DNA drama Jim, the title character (played by Dan Illian) listens to the sales pitch from a designer-baby saleswoman.

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