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Awesome Movie Year

Awesome Movie Year

Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network

tv & film film history

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57:26

In The Soup (1992 Sundance Award Winner)

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2022/08/31

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, Alexandre Rockwell’s In the Soup. Directed and co-written by Alexandre Rockwell and starring Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals, Will Patton and Pat Moya, In the Soup won two awards at Sundance in 1992.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times

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01:04:24

Peter’s Friends (1992 Jason’s Pick)

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2022/08/24

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features Jason’s personal pick, Kenneth Branagh’s Peter’s Friends. Directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Rita Rudner and Martin Bergman and starring Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton, Peter’s Friends was Branagh’s third film as a director.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peters-friends-1992), Janet Maslin in

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01:00:42

Man Bites Dog (1992 Foreign Film)

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2022/08/17

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features our foreign film pick, Belgian mockumentary Man Bites Dog. Directed by, co-written by and starring Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde, Man Bites Dog premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-02-ca-18344-story.html), Stephen Holden in The New York Times

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01:14:17

Wayne’s World (1992 Josh’s Pick)

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2022/08/10

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features Josh’s personal pick, Saturday Night Live adaptation Wayne’s World. Directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Tia Carerre and Rob Lowe, Wayne’s World is based on the popular SNL characters Wayne and Garth, created by Mike Myers.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/waynes-world-1992), Duane Byrge inThe Hollywood

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Baraka (1992 Documentary)

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2022/08/03

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features our documentary pick, Ron Fricke’s Baraka. Directed and photographed by Ron Fricke, Baraka was filmed in locations around the world, on six continents over a period of 14 months.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/baraka-1993), Hal Hinson inThe Washington Post(https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/barakanrhinson_a0a88a.htm), and

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57:21

The Player (1992 Cannes Award Winner)

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2022/07/27

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features a Cannes Film Festival award winner, Robert Altman’s The Player. Directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin and starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Cynthia Stevenson, Fred Ward and Peter Gallagher, The Player won two top awards at Cannes in 1992.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-player-1992), Vincent Canby inThe New York

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53:42

Toys (1992 Box Office Flop)

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2022/07/20

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features the year’s biggest flop, Barry Levinson’s Toys. Directed and co-written by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, Joan Cusack, Michael Gambon, Robin Wright and LL Cool J, Toys was nominated for awards at both the Razzies and the Oscars.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toys-1992), Kenneth Turan in theLos Angeles

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01:01:01

Reservoir Dogs (1992 First Feature)

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2022/07/13

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Chris Penn, Reservoir Dogs premiered at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/reservoir-dogs-1992), Owen Gleiberman inEntertainment

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01:02:43

Aladdin (1992 Box Office Champ)

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2022/07/06

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Disney’s Aladdin. Directed and co-written by John Musker and Ron Clements and starring the voices of Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Douglas Seale and Gilbert Gottfried, Aladdin grossed $504.1 million and won two Oscars.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/aladdin-1992), Janet Maslin

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01:09:51

American Pie (1999 Bonus Episode)

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2022/06/29

NOTE: This episode was a timed exclusive over on our producer David Rosen's Patreon. Sign up to one of the tiers for access to this bonus episode and more great content from us, Piecing It Together, All Rice No Beans and David Rosen. https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenFor this bonus episode of our special retrospective season, we’re looking back to our season on the awesome movie year of 1999, the runner-up year in our audience choice poll, for teen comedy American Pie. Directed by Paul Weitz from

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01:00:04

The Empire Strikes Back (1980 Bonus Episode)

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2022/06/22

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back. Directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan and starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels and Frank Oz, The Empire Strikes Back was the highest-grossing movie of 1980 and helped establish Star Wars as a pop-culture force for decades to come.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Gary Arnold in

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30:23

1980 Epilogue

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2022/06/17

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1980, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about which movies they hoped we would cover.Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in soon for the premiere of our twelfth season, featuring the awesome movie year of 1992, starting with box-office champion Aladdin.

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The Fog (1980 Audience Choice)

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2022/06/15

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features our audience choice pick, John Carpenter’s The Fog. Directed and co-written by John Carpenter and starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh, Ty Mitchell and Hal Holbrook, The Fog prevailed over two other 1980 horror classics in our audience choice poll.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-fog-1980), Vincent Canby in The New York Times

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01:14:29

Cruising (1980 Future Cult Classic)

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2022/06/08

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features our future cult classic pick, William Friedkin’s Cruising. Written and directed by William Friedkin (based on the novel by Gerald Walker) and starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox and Don Scardino, Cruising was met with controversy and criticism on its release but has since been reassessed and appreciated.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert

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Stir Crazy (1980 Dave’s Pick)

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2022/06/01

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, the Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor comedy Stir Crazy. Directed by Sidney Poitier from a screenplay by Bruce Jay Friedman and starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, Barry Corbin, Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams, Stir Crazy was the second of four movies that Wilder and Pryor made together.The post Stir Crazy (1980 Dave’s Pick) appeared first on Awesome Movie Year.

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01:03:57

Ordinary People (1980 Best Picture)

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2022/05/25

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Robert Redford’s Ordinary People. Directed by Robert Redford from a script by Alvin Sargent (based on the novel by Judith Guest) and starring Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Elizabeth McGovern, Ordinary People was nominated for six Oscars and won four, including Best Picture.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert

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Gloria (1980 Venice Film Festival Winner)

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2022/05/18

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features the Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion winner, John Cassavetes’ Gloria. Written and directed by John Cassavetes and starring Gena Rowlands, John Adames, Julie Carmen and Buck Henry, Gloria tied with Louis Malle’s Atlantic City for the Golden Lion at the 1980 Venice International Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gloria-1998),

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01:01:02

The Blues Brothers (1980 Jason’s Pick)

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2022/05/11

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features Jason’s personal pick, John Landis’ The Blues Brothers. Directed and co-written (with Dan Aykroyd) by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Carrie Fisher and a cast of blues and R&B musicians, The Blues Brothers was the first feature film based on a Saturday Night Live sketch.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert

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53:59

The Last Metro (1980 Foreign Film)

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2022/05/04

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features our foreign film pick, Francois Truffaut’s The Last Metro. Directed and co-written by Francois Truffaut and starring Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol and Heinz Bennent, The Last Metro was nominated for both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert

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Little Darlings (1980 Josh’s Pick)

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2022/04/27

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features Josh’s personal pick, teen comedy Little Darlings. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell from a screenplay by Kimi Peck and Dalene Young and starring Kristy McNichol, Tatum O’Neal, Armand Assante, Matt Dillon and Krista Errickson, Little Darlings was a box-office hit that fell into obscurity after being unavailable on home video for many years.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert

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