Welcome to the 1987 Oscars for the films of 1986 — arguably one of the greatest years for movies…ever! Nearly every category is stacked with worthy entries, but as always, there are a few Oscar oddities, snubs and things to make you go ‘Hmm.’ Mostly, this Oscars has everything — from a born writer/filmmaker spinning his most harrowing wartime experiences into Oscar gold; to a deaf newbie beating out a string of 80’s acting legends; to an aging legend finally getting their Oscar due.
In a year when nearly all the top talent in Hollywood was creating art — it helps you appreciate how movies can tell diverse, complex stories with the power to stay with you forever. Oh, and you’ll also hear Bruce's behind the scenes stories about working on Hollywood Squares and Sidney Lumet's 'The Morning After!' As always, thanks for listening!
FILMS REFERENCED
(* Recommended)
*Top Gun
*Crocodile Dundee
**Platoon
Karate Kid 2
*Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
*Back to School
**Aliens
**Alien
The Golden Child
**Ruthless People
**Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
*Something Wild
*Down & Out in Beverly Hills
**Mosquito Coast
**The Color of Money
**Hoosiers
*Salvador
*Peggy Sue Got Married
*In the Name of the Rose
*Foul Play
*Seems Like Old Times
*A Room With a View
**Children of a Lesser God
**The Mission
*Hannah and her Sisters
*Caged
**The Deer Hunter
**Apocalypse Now
Gandhi
Chariots of Fire
Empire of the Sun
*She’s Gotta Have It
**Stand By Me
**Blue Velvet
**‘Round Midnight
*Born on the Fourth of July
**JFK
The Doctor
Wrestling Ernest Hemmingway
Dance With Me
**The Hustler
*Mona Lisa
**Who Framed Roger Rabbit
*Hud
**Cool Hand Luke
*Absence of Malice
**The Verdict
Heartburn
Sid & Nancy
Jaws 4: The Revenge
Poltergeist 2
Crimes of the Heart
The Morning After
*Carrie
*Monsters Ball
Catwoman
*My Beautiful Launderette
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