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Anthony S.The movies called "Diminished Capacity."
I'm not surprised that they used a reprint. Even though a few recognizable actors appear in it (Broderick, Alda, Dylan Baker, Virginia Madsen), my guess is they worked for scale on a very low budget. Indies are all about finding and saving money wherever you can. Someone probably explained to one of the producers that you can get the real card in that condition for about $1000. If at some point someone dings a corner (which will happen) then you have a $35 card and continuity problems (sharp corners in one scene, a bent corner in the next).
I wrote an indie and when they were trying to get the money together, they found an investor who offered to contribute a substantial sum if his daughter, an actress, could play the sister of the main character. One problem. The movie is set in a small Georgia town, the main character is Caucasian (blonde, blue eyes) and the potential investor's daughter was of Chinese descent.