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The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part II
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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 Tap
11:00 - The Killing Fields
28:55 - A Soldier's Story
39:20 - Ghostbusters
49:20 - Amadeus
- Conclusions
- 1:17:00 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
- 1:18:45 - Top 5 Films
- 1:19:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
- 1:21:15 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count
- 1:23:20 - Come back to any of these films?
- 1:24:35 - Patterns
- 1:26:55 - Best Best Picture Ranking
1:30:15 - Next Time
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