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The 1980s Comedy Movie Draft
September 16, 2022 · 1:21:20 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan
Edition: 1980S Comedy
The 1980s Comedy Movie Draft
Chris Ryan · Amanda Dobbins · Sean Fennessey · Commissioner: Bobby Wagner
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #1 | Broadcast News | Oscar Nominee | ▶ 25:50 |
| #6 | Trading Places | Blockbuster | ▶ 44:07 |
| #7 | Say Anything | Rom-Com | ▶ 44:07 |
| #12 | Midnight Run | Action/Horror/Sci-Fi Comedy | ▶ 59:09 |
| #13 | Heathers | Teen Comedy | ▶ 59:09 |
| #18 | Fletch | Wild Card | ▶ 1:10:35 |
Amanda Dobbins · 6 picks
| #2 | When Harry Met Sally... | Blockbuster | ▶ 27:53 |
| #5 | Working Girl | Rom-Com | ▶ 39:20 |
| #8 | Ghostbusters | Wild Card | ▶ 49:00 |
| #11 | The Princess Bride | Action/Horror/Sci-Fi Comedy | ▶ 56:46 |
| #14 | Moonstruck | Oscar Nominee | ▶ 1:01:59 |
| #17 | The Breakfast Club | Teen Comedy | ▶ 1:10:00 |
Sean Fennessey · 6 picks
| #3 | Big | Oscar Nominee | ▶ 30:26 |
| #4 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Teen Comedy | ▶ 33:10 |
| #9 | Back to the Future | Action/Horror/Sci-Fi Comedy | ▶ 53:20 |
| #10 | Beverly Hills Cop | Blockbuster | ▶ 55:00 |
| #15 | Bull Durham | Rom-Com | ▶ 1:03:20 |
| #16 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | Wild Card | ▶ 1:07:25 |
Movies Referenced (51)
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 17:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 52:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 39:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:03:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 33:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (10)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club▶ 17:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Rain Man, Wag the Dog▶ 24:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 1:03:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Contact▶ 1:12:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Better Off Dead▶ 1:18:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Fish Called Wanda▶ 1:19:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Adventureland, Superbad▶ 7:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Big, A League of Their Own▶ 31:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for This Is Spinal Tap, The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 58:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (53)
9 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor▶ 15:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Alien Nation, The Princess Bride▶ 57:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Drive, Broadcast News, Defending Your Life▶ 18:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation▶ 8:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Three Men and a Baby, Short Circuit, Police Academy▶ 23:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for A History of Violence, Lost in Space, Broadcast News▶ 26:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Back to the Future, Short Cuts▶ 1:04:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom▶ 17:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for All Good Things▶ 39:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (5)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's the Meaning of Life, Time Bandits▶ 1:18:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Runaway Jury, Runner Runner, Michael Clayton▶ 1:18:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Broadcast News, As Good as It Gets, Terms of Endearment▶ 26:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 54:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 28:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗