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The 1988 Movie Draft
March 26, 2026 · 2:17:36 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins
Edition: 1988
The 1988 Movie Draft
Chris Ryan · Bill Simmons · Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Commissioner: Sean Fennessey
Chris Ryan · 7 picks
| #1 | Die Hard | Blockbuster | ▶ 31:59 |
| #8 | Bull Durham | Comedy | ▶ 55:00 |
| #9 | Married to the Mob | Oscar nominee | ▶ 59:43 |
| #16 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Drama | ▶ 1:20:26 |
| #17 | The Naked Gun | Wild Card | ▶ 1:25:45 |
| #24 | Young Guns | Action/Horror/Thriller | ▶ 1:50:00 |
| #25 | Caddyshack II | Sequel | ▶ 1:52:29 |
Bill Simmons · 7 picks
| #2 | Rain Man | Oscar nominee | ▶ 35:35 |
| #7 | Midnight Run | Comedy | ▶ 48:59 |
| #10 | Cocktail | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:03:00 |
| #15 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Sequel | ▶ 1:17:55 |
| #18 | Dangerous Liaisons | Drama | ▶ 1:26:25 |
| #23 | Bloodsport | Action/Horror/Thriller | ▶ 1:48:28 |
| #26 | Action Jackson | Wild Card | ▶ 1:55:41 |
Sean Fennessey · 7 picks
| #3 | Big | Blockbuster | ▶ 37:38 |
| #6 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Oscar nominee | ▶ 47:27 |
| #11 | Beetlejuice | Comedy | ▶ 1:05:00 |
| #14 | They Live | Action/Horror/Thriller | ▶ 1:15:48 |
| #19 | Eight Men Out | Drama | ▶ 1:31:50 |
| #22 | A Fish Called Wanda | Wild Card | ▶ 1:40:28 |
| #27 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | Sequel | ▶ 1:57:42 |
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #4 | Working Girl | Comedy | ▶ 43:55 |
| #5 | Coming to America | Blockbuster | ▶ 43:55 |
| #12 | Running on Empty | Drama | ▶ 1:10:30 |
| #13 | Frantic | Action/Horror/Thriller | ▶ 1:13:20 |
| #20 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:35:40 |
| #21 | Crossing Delancey | Wild Card | ▶ 1:37:47 |
| #28 | Appointment with Death | Sequel | ▶ 2:00:03 |
Movies Referenced (114)
11 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins▶ 22:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:50:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 16:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons▶ 13:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 21:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:54:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons▶ 1:27:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (28)
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride▶ 20:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?▶ 20:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Chinatown, The Ghost Writer▶ 1:13:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for The Fugitive, Holes, Under Siege▶ 2:03:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Rain Man, Wag the Dog▶ 12:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 20:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Contact▶ 20:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, New Nightmare▶ 20:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 20:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married▶ 20:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:40:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (142)
16 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 6:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fabulous Baker Boys, What Lies Beneath▶ 21:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Blade Runner 2049, Dune, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective▶ 1:50:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor▶ 16:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 20:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver▶ 22:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for In the Line of Fire, Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading▶ 1:26:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Under Siege 2: Dark Territory▶ 1:03:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Mystic Pizza, Beautiful Girls, Nixon▶ 1:55:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction▶ 11:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (14)
3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The China Syndrome▶ 1:00:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 7:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 4:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Lone Star, Eight Men Out▶ 1:31:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Odd Couple, The Goodbye Girl▶ 7:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Witness for the Prosecution▶ 1:59:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Brideshead Revisited▶ 2:06:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Thunderbolts*, Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3▶ 58:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Strange Days, The Butterfly Effect▶ 1:57:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗