constarkel Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Why are these movies being shown on TCM? I know that February is Oscar Month but these two movies garnered zero awards from the Academy. One (The Karate Kid) was nominated for best supporting actor (Pat Morita) but lost. The Bad News Bears wasn't nominated for anything as far as I can tell. So, they don't really fit in the Oscars category, perhaps these are what passes for classics these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryder989 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Karate Kid is cheesy and unintentionally amusing. Bad News Bears is a classic though. Walter Matthau is great as the boozehound Buttermaker. He and Tatum O'Neal both won Oscars for other films. With all the profanity, racial slurs and the drinking it features, it's amazing they intended the movie for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrtbsh Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 "The Bad News Bears" isn't scheduled in February. "The Karate Kid," as noted, was nominated for supporting actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constarkel Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 Please disregard the references to Oscar month. I overlooked the fact that these films are being shown in January. With all of the fine movies available in the TCM library, why would they waste a perfectly good 4 hour primetime slot showing this drek? Why not prempt this for a couple of Shelley Winter's movies instead of bumping the Robert Montgomery films? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 The "Bad News Bears" won the 1977's "writers guild of america" for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen" winner- Bill Lancaster (Burt's Son) and Walter Matthau was Nominated for the British Academy of Film & Television Arts award.(BAFTA) "Karate Kid" won for Elizabeth Shue,The young artist award,Best motion Picture-Drama,also nominated was William Zabka,supporting actor. Pat Morita was nominated for a Oscar and Golden Globe Award. So,I guess these can be described as classics (in a away). vallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constarkel Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 Did you know that "Rich and Famous" starring Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen, won that very same award from the Writer's Guild of America in 1981? Perhaps we can look forward to an airing of that "classic" as well. TCMprogrammer: Thanks for the prompt reply. For the most part, I think TCM is doing a great job and has no real competition. I watch no other channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbabykmd Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I agree with Constarkel, the evening of the 25th would be an excellent time to salute Shelley Winters - we wouldn't miss a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollywood101 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 > Did you know that "Rich and Famous" starring > Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen, won that very > same award from the Writer's Guild of America in > 1981? Perhaps we can look forward to an airing of > that "classic" as well. > > Well, Turner owns the movie, so ... Anyway, hasn't this already run on TCM within the last 5 years or so? I'm thinking it was in that program of remakes a while back, but I'm hazy as to whether Cukor has been DOTM. It could have been on more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrtbsh Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 yep - we played it when Cuckor was director-of-the-month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollywood101 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Knew it had been on; just wasn't sure of the circumstances. Did MGM/UA get the remake rights on that via ownership of the old WB library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrtbsh Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 honestly, I have no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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