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The 1989 Movie Draft
November 3, 2025 · 2:02:32 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan
Edition: 1989
Chapters
The 1989 Movie Draft
Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Commissioner: Jack Sanders
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #1 | When Harry Met Sally... | Blockbuster | ▶ 43:52 |
| #6 | Ghostbusters II | Thriller/Action/Horror | ▶ 48:12 |
| #7 | Heathers | Comedy | ▶ 52:05 |
| #12 | Born on the Fourth of July | Drama | ▶ 1:10:00 |
| #13 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Sequel | ▶ 1:12:07 |
| #18 | The Little Mermaid | Oscar nominee | ▶ 1:32:40 |
| #19 | Troop Beverly Hills | Wild Card | ▶ 1:36:57 |
Chris Ryan · 7 picks
| #2 | Do the Right Thing | Drama | ▶ 35:43 |
| #5 | Field of Dreams | Oscar nominee | ▶ 44:55 |
| #8 | Dead Poets Society | Blockbuster | ▶ 55:05 |
| #11 | Parenthood | Comedy | ▶ 1:07:13 |
| #14 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Sequel | ▶ 1:18:16 |
| #17 | Road House | Thriller/Action/Horror | ▶ 1:28:20 |
| #20 | Major League | Wild Card | ▶ 1:40:47 |
Sean Fennessey · 7 picks
| #3 | Batman | Thriller/Action/Horror | ▶ 38:38 |
| #4 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sequel | ▶ 42:38 |
| #9 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Oscar nominee | ▶ 59:00 |
| #10 | Say Anything | Comedy | ▶ 1:02:00 |
| #15 | Back to the Future Part II | Blockbuster | ▶ 1:22:28 |
| #16 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Drama | ▶ 1:23:50 |
| #21 | Roger & Me | Wild Card | ▶ 1:43:07 |
Movies Referenced (88)
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 23:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 3:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 27:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 24:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:41:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 28:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 27:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 25:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (34)
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra▶ 2:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, Swingers, Fair Game▶ 1:29:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 39:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch▶ 1:29:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 27:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 25:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Way Back, Witness▶ 29:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride▶ 38:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Look Who's Talking▶ 1:49:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fugitive, Holes, Under Siege▶ 1:55:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky▶ 1:02:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, New Nightmare▶ 48:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (120)
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lady and the Tramp▶ 1:14:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Fabulous Baker Boys, What Lies Beneath▶ 1:24:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 1:10:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom▶ 48:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York▶ 1:22:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Goodfellas, Field of Dreams, Narc▶ 8:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi▶ 2:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Training Day, Before Sunrise, Before Midnight▶ 55:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 27:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Walk the Line, Gladiator, The Master▶ 1:08:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Grumpy Old Men▶ 25:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Good Fortune▶ 49:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (17)
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 11:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Malcolm X▶ 1:18:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 13:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Frozen, The Red Shoes▶ 1:33:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Side Effects, Contagion▶ 3:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fabulous Baker Boys, Wonder Boys▶ 1:26:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Heathers, Hudson Hawk▶ 53:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Stripes▶ 50:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Hurt Locker, Captain Phillips, United 93▶ 49:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗