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The 62nd Academy Awards (Films of 1989)

The 62nd Academy Awards (Films of 1989)

Season 1 Episode 5 Published 3 years, 11 months ago
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In this episode we cover the 62nd Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1989. The nominees were: Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Driving Miss Daisy, Field of Dreams, and My Left Foot. We also discuss Do the Right Thing, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, and When Harry Met Sally.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

12:00 - Born on the Fourth of July

22:00 - Dead Poets Society

26:30 - Field of Dreams

35:40 - My Left Foot

42:55 - Driving Miss Daisy

52:10 - Should something else have been nominated?

  • 52:25 - Do the Right Thing
  • 1:06:10 - Sex, Lies, and Videotape
  • 1:10:15 - When Harry Met Sally

1:16:15 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:16:40 - Conclusions

1:22:50 - Next Time

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