Accidentally lost Finder "Movie" folder icon-Help

I accidentally dragged the "Movie" folder in the Finder Window onto the desktop and when I tried dragging it back to the Finder, it lost it's Icon design(it's just a regular blue folder now).
How can I restore it's custom icon without having to reinstall Tiger. Thanks in advance!
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The Finder has certain "special" folders in your home directory. They are recognized as special just by their name. If you have a folder named "Movies" it will be given the custom folder icon in your home folder and the even more special icon when in the sidebar. It only has these special icons when it is in the home folder. By moving it you disrupted this. Putting it back ought to fix it, but Finder may have developed amnesia about it or just isn't refreshing itself. Try restarting.
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