Welcome to the 1987 Oscars for the films of 1986 — arguably one of the greatest years for movies…ever! Nearly every category is stacked with worthy entries, but as always, there are a few Oscar oddities, snubs and things to make you go ‘Hmm.’ Mostly, this Oscars has everything — from a born writer/filmmaker spinning his most harrowing wartime experiences into Oscar gold; to a deaf newbie beating out a string of 80’s acting legends; to an aging legend finally getting their Oscar due.

In a year when nearly all the top talent in Hollywood was creating art — it helps you appreciate how movies can tell diverse, complex stories with the power to stay with you forever. Oh, and you’ll also hear Bruce's behind the scenes stories about working on Hollywood Squares and Sidney Lumet's 'The Morning After!' As always, thanks for listening!

FILMS REFERENCED

(* Recommended)

*Top Gun

*Crocodile Dundee

**Platoon

Karate Kid 2

*Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home

*Back to School

**Aliens

**Alien

The Golden Child

**Ruthless People

**Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

*Something Wild

*Down & Out in Beverly Hills

**Mosquito Coast

**The Color of Money

**Hoosiers

*Salvador

*Peggy Sue Got Married

*In the Name of the Rose

*Foul Play

*Seems Like Old Times

*A Room With a View

**Children of a Lesser God

**The Mission

*Hannah and her Sisters

*Caged

**The Deer Hunter

**Apocalypse Now

Gandhi

Chariots of Fire

Empire of the Sun

*She’s Gotta Have It

**Stand By Me

**Blue Velvet

**‘Round Midnight

*Born on the Fourth of July

**JFK

The Doctor

Wrestling Ernest Hemmingway

Dance With Me

**The Hustler

*Mona Lisa

**Who Framed Roger Rabbit

*Hud

**Cool Hand Luke

*Absence of Malice

**The Verdict

Heartburn

Sid & Nancy

Jaws 4: The Revenge

Poltergeist 2

Crimes of the Heart

The Morning After

*Carrie

*Monsters Ball

Catwoman

*My Beautiful Launderette

At Close Range

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