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The Robert Altman Hall of Fame
September 9, 2025 · 2:05:29 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins
Edition: Robert Altman
Chapters
The Robert Altman Hall of Fame
- 01MASH▶ 1:58:21
- 02McCabe & Mrs. Miller▶ 1:58:21
- 03The Long Goodbye▶ 1:58:21
- 04California Split▶ 1:58:21
- 05Nashville▶ 1:58:21
- 063 Women▶ 1:58:21
- 07Secret Honor▶ 1:58:14
- 08The Player▶ 1:58:21
- 09Short Cuts▶ 1:58:21
- 10Gosford Park▶ 1:58:21
Exactly 10 inducted. Nine of ten were green auto-picks; the final slot was decided in reconciliation between yellows (Brewster McCloud, Images, Popeye, Secret Honor, Fool for Love), with Secret Honor chosen as the sole 1980s representative over Amanda's preference for Images. Tanner '88 (TV) was discussed for inclusion but disallowed per no-TV rule. Separate 'blue' honorable-mention recommendations (not inductions): Images (Amanda) and Buffalo Bill and the Indians (Sean).
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62 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Gosford Park, Nashville, Short Cuts▶ 1:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 13:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Only Lovers Left Alive, Broken Flowers▶ 4:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 15:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Reds, Heaven Can Wait▶ 1:01:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest▶ 27:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, 12 Angry Men▶ 22:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Descendants, Election▶ 8:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II▶ 55:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 16:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Apollo 13, Little Shop of Horrors▶ 50:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
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25 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Super Troopers▶ 35:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Hustler, Road to Perdition, The Verdict▶ 34:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Hard Eight▶ 43:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause▶ 27:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Troop Beverly Hills▶ 43:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Black Hawk Down▶ 1:34:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Shining, 3 Women▶ 42:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Good Time, Uncut Gems, The Smashing Machine▶ 2:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Don't Look Now, Fahrenheit 451▶ 1:01:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
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4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Runaway Jury, The Rainmaker, A Time to Kill▶ 1:45:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Gosford Park▶ 46:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Short Cuts▶ 1:40:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 43:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Creed▶ 0:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Firm, Casualties of War▶ 1:33:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
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