On top of these biggies, there is Old Florida's Cypress Gardens, just south of town, kitschy Gatorland and lesser attractions sprinkled throughout the city.

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Arthur French and Tom Wopat are magically exact in the lesser but crucial roles of a ticket agent and a small-town sheriff.

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