The Big Picture
The 1984 Movie Draft and the Power of ‘Nomadland’
February 23, 2021 · Nomadland (2020) · Drama · 1:27:00 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan
Edition: 1984
Chapters
The 1984 Movie Draft
Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan
Sean Fennessey · 6 picks
| #1 | The Terminator | Action | ▶ 38:00 |
| #6 | Gremlins | Horror | ▶ 47:00 |
| #7 | This Is Spinal Tap | Comedy | ▶ 48:45 |
| #12 | Blood Simple | Drama | ▶ 58:59 |
| #13 | The Karate Kid | Blockbuster | ▶ 58:59 |
| #18 | The NeverEnding Story | Sequel/Franchise | ▶ 1:11:30 |
Amanda Dobbins · 6 picks
| #2 | Ghostbusters | Sequel/Franchise | ▶ 39:33 |
| #5 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Horror | ▶ 45:45 |
| #8 | Purple Rain | Blockbuster | ▶ 49:21 |
| #11 | Amadeus | Drama | ▶ 58:04 |
| #14 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Comedy | ▶ 1:02:46 |
| #17 | Romancing the Stone | Action | ▶ 1:10:11 |
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #3 | Beverly Hills Cop | Sequel/Franchise | ▶ 42:03 |
| #4 | Paris, Texas | Drama | ▶ 42:03 |
| #9 | Repo Man | Comedy | ▶ 51:44 |
| #10 | The Natural | Blockbuster | ▶ 53:28 |
| #15 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Action | ▶ 1:06:09 |
| #16 | Children of the Corn | Horror | ▶ 1:08:31 |
Movies Referenced (60)
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 27:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 27:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 25:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 59:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 14:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (11)
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai▶ 1:16:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Rain Man, Wag the Dog▶ 53:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club▶ 1:16:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married▶ 1:15:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 15:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Chinatown, The Asphalt Jungle▶ 1:20:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck▶ 1:19:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for This Is Spinal Tap, The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 48:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 48 Hrs., Aliens▶ 1:19:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (54)
9 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Fargo, Almost Famous▶ 2:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 8:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom▶ 40:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sex and the City▶ 46:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Alien, The Green Mile▶ 43:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Queen, Gosford Park▶ 1:13:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Erin Brockovich, Big Fish▶ 4:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Terminator▶ 38:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (7)
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Maximum Overdrive, Creepshow▶ 27:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Serious Man▶ 58:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 38:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Nomadland▶ 20:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Lone Star, Eight Men Out▶ 17:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Long Kiss Goodnight, Dolores Claiborne▶ 1:19:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fifth Element, Taken▶ 1:01:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗