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Laughing Gas?

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Producer John Davis got a mixed message at a test screening of “Enid is Sleeping” last week: The opening scene had some viewers laughing--and others marching out in disgust.

The scene in question: A little girl puts her baby sister into an oven and turns on the gas, followed by a lingering interior shot of the infant as the oven heats up. The black comedy--which stars Judge Reinhold and Elizabeth Perkins--then reveals that both sisters have survived to adulthood.

Davis said the scene was included to show “the genesis of the sibling rivalry between the two sisters.”

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“It may or may not end up in the picture,” the producer added. “This is a very preliminary cut . . . the whole movie could be different in two weeks.”

Produced last year by now-defunct Vestron Pictures, “Enid” is currently looking for a distributor.

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