We're finishing up our discussion of the 57th Academy Awards or the films of 1984 with the losers from our 10-film bracket.The nominees were: Amadeus, The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart, and A Soldier's Story.The films we added were: Ghostbusters, This is Spinal Tap, and The Cotton Club.Our two Fun Oscars winners are: Footloose and The NeverEnding Story.Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.2:45 - This is Spinal Tap11:00 - The Killing Fields28:55 - A Soldier's Story39:20 - Ghostbusters49:20 - Amadeus- Conclusions1:17:00 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:18:45 - Top 5 Films1:19:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:21:15 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count1:23:20 - Come back to any of these films?1:24:35 - Patterns1:26:55 - Best Best Picture Ranking1:30:15 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice
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