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The 1982 Movie Draft
March 21, 2025 · 2:15:56 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With Tracy Letts
Edition: 1982
The 1982 Movie Draft
Sean Fennessey · Tracy Letts · Chris Ryan · Amanda Dobbins · Commissioner: Bobby Wagner
Sean Fennessey · 6 picks
| #1 | The Thing | Thriller/Action/Horror/Sci-Fi | ▶ 28:19 |
| #8 | First Blood | Drama | ▶ 59:26 |
| #9 | Poltergeist | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:00:30 |
| #16 | The World According to Garp | Comedy | ▶ 1:27:20 |
| #17 | Das Boot | Oscar | ▶ 1:31:50 |
| #24 | Fitzcarraldo | Wild Card | ▶ 1:54:17 |
Tracy Letts · 6 picks
| #2 | The Verdict | Drama | ▶ 32:50 |
| #7 | The Road Warrior | Thriller/Action/Horror/Sci-Fi | ▶ 51:45 |
| #10 | Tootsie | Comedy | ▶ 1:02:50 |
| #15 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:24:20 |
| #18 | Missing Link | Oscar | ▶ 1:34:40 |
| #23 | Eating Raoul | Wild Card | ▶ 1:51:05 |
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Oscar | ▶ 36:45 |
| #6 | 48 Hrs. | Blockbuster | ▶ 46:24 |
| #11 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Comedy | ▶ 1:08:30 |
| #14 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Thriller/Action/Horror/Sci-Fi | ▶ 1:19:30 |
| #19 | The Draughtsman's Contract | Drama | ▶ 1:38:20 |
| #22 | Personal Best | Wild Card | ▶ 1:48:48 |
Amanda Dobbins · 6 picks
| #4 | Blade Runner | Thriller/Action/Horror/Sci-Fi | ▶ 37:00 |
| #5 | Diner | Drama | ▶ 42:50 |
| #12 | Deathtrap | Comedy | ▶ 1:12:40 |
| #13 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Oscar | ▶ 1:13:58 |
| #20 | Annie Hall | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:45:20 |
| #21 | Evil Under the Sun | Wild Card | ▶ 1:48:00 |
Movies Referenced (65)
14 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:24:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 29:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 56:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 11:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (32)
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Rain Man, Wag the Dog▶ 20:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 40:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 52:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 37:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, 12 Angry Men▶ 34:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 27:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 51:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for No Way Out, Species▶ 2:03:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Return of the Pink Panther▶ 1:31:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Slap Shot▶ 1:27:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Live and Let Die, Goldfinger, The Man with the Golden Gun▶ 1:47:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 2:08:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (125)
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Lady Bird, Little Women, Ford v Ferrari▶ 2:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 43:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor▶ 46:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · · Known for In the Bedroom, Coal Miner's Daughter, Carrie▶ 1:35:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for No Time to Die, Casino Royale, Skyfall▶ 1:41:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for North by Northwest▶ 34:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Mamma Mia!, Out of Africa▶ 1:37:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dr. No, The Untouchables, The Rock▶ 1:41:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Chicken Run▶ 1:19:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Terms of Endearment, An Officer and a Gentleman, Rachel Getting Married▶ 1:16:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Apartment, Glengarry Glen Ross, Some Like It Hot▶ 1:32:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (14)
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Cider House Rules, The World According to Garp▶ 1:27:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Conan the Barbarian, Jeremiah Johnson, Apocalypse Now▶ 2:08:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Maximum Overdrive, Creepshow▶ 11:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Witness for the Prosecution▶ 1:12:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The King of Staten Island, Knocked Up▶ 1:05:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 1:05:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for A Clockwork Orange▶ 2:00:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Deep Red▶ 2:10:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The General's Daughter▶ 11:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 58:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗