Special Episode - 1984 Fun Oscars
About this episode
The episode explores fun films from 1984 in an alternate reality where fun is prioritized over critical acclaim.
Since we're about to cover 1984, we've got to do another "Fun Oscars'" episode. We'll once again consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1984. So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 8:40 - Purple Rain 14:30 - Gremlins 26:45 - The Terminator 35:30 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 40:35 - The Karate Kid 49:20 - Starman 58:00 - Beverly Hills Cop 1:04:25 - The NeverEnding Story 1:14:05 - Footloose 1:18:50 - Rating the 18 Films We Watched 1:46:45 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees 1:50:25 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive 1:53:55 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to see what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod .
More episodes of The Oscars Got It Wrong
- Special Episode - 1920s Decade Review
- Special Episode - German Expressionism
- The 2nd Academy Awards (Films of 1928/1929)
- The 50th Academy Awards (Films of 1977)
- The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part II
- The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part I
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