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Todd bought all those dolls in garage sales.

They were Barbie rip-offs, so he was able to prove to Mattel that it was an off-brand.

It pops up on YouTube all the time.

Christine Vachon on banned Barbie movie she made with Todd Haynes

(L-R) Todd Haynes' banned Barbie movie, Christine Vachon and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’Getty Images; Warner Bros

Its kind of like Whac-A-Mole.

It pops up and gets taken down.

Pops up again and gets taken down, so you could almost certainly find it.

Mike Fleming Jr. and Christine Vachon

And now its been restored.

Theres a wonderful version that keeps popping up and its the true directors cut.

The fact is, we still cant really show the movie, she concluded.

Yes, itll happen, he toldEW.

Vachon had yet to clock her first feature credit at the time ofSuperstarbut had produced a series of shorts.

She went on to produce Haynes next feature, 1991sPoison.

The pair have collaborated ever since.

GerwigsBarbieis set to hit cinemas July 21.