Episode Details

In this episode we cover the 55th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1982. The nominees were: E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Gandhi, Missing, Tootsie, and The Verdict. We also discuss Sophie's Choice and some sci-fi classics - Blade Runner, The Thing, and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

7:30 - Tootsie

14:30 - The Verdict

23:00 - Gandhi

33:25 - E.T. The Extraterrestrial

44:45 - Missing

1:00:10 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:00:45 - Sophie's Choice
• 1:11:25 - Blade Runner
• 1:13:55 - The Thing
• 1:17:20 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1:20:15 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:21:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:23:05 - Conclusions

1:27:15 - Next Time

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