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The National Society of Film Critics Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor

Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie*

Ben Kingsley, Gandhi

Peter O’Toole, My Favorite Year

 

Best Actress

Meryl Streep, Sophie’s Choice*

Jessica Lange, Frances and Tootsie

Diane Keaton, Shoot the Moon

 

Best Supporting Actors

Mickey Rourke, Diner*

John Lithgow, The World According to Garp

 

Best Supporting Actresses

Jessica Lange, Tootsie*

Glenn Close, The World According to Garp

Teri Garr, Tootsie

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1982 really had a lot of outstanding performances, especially if The Year of Living Dangerously moves Linda Hunt into this year. Linda Hunt and Glenn Close (The World According to Garp) would be on a very short list of the best supporting performances of the decade. Sophie's Choice is one of Meryl Streep's finest achievements, and Ben Kingsley, Paul Newman, and Dustin Hoffman are perfectly reasonable choices for best actor.

 

In addition, I'm absolutely bonkers about Julie Bovasso's performance in The Verdict, and Lindsay Crouse is also very fine in that movie. The Verdict is like heroin for the plaintiffs' bar, and your lawyer friends can explain everything that is wrong and dishonest about the film, but it is very well executed. Paul Newman and Charlotte Rampling are quite convincing as alcoholic lovers. That part of the story rings true, even if the treachery of James Mason & Co. is ridiculous.

 

Missing is one of my favorite films of the year. If this is intended as an expose of the Pinochet regime, what Costa-Gavras actually shows is something that strikes me as even more profound: both leftist son and right-wing dad are completely convinced that nothing bad can happen to them because they are Americans. Daughter-in-law Sissy Spacek is the one who knows better.

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The BAFTA Awards for 1982 were ….

 

Best Actor

Ben Kingsley, Gandhi

Jack Lemmon, Missing

Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond (81)

Warren Beatty, Reds (81)

Albert Finney, Shoot the Moon

 

Best Actress

Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond (81)

Jennifer Kendall, 36 Chowringhee Lane (81)

Sissy Spacek, Missing

Diane Keaton, Reds (81)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Jack Nicholson, Reds (81)

Edward Fox, Gandhi

Roshan Seth, Gandhi

Frank Finlay, The Return of the Soldier

 

Best Supporting Actress

 

Rohini Hattangadi, Gandhi

Maureen Stapleton, Reds

Candice Bergen, Gandhi

Jane Fonda, On Golden Pond (81)

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Best Actor of 1982

 

1.  PAUL NEWMAN (Francis "Frank" P. Galvin), The Verdict

 

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Newman got my nod for the best lead performance by an actor in 1982 for The Verdict.  I also happen to think it is his best career performance.  Galvin has been tossed a 'sweet' case by his pal Mickey, who is played by Jack Warden.  It is a case of medical negligence and one that Galvin should settle out of court quickly as his clients wish.  But he doesn't do the smart thing, goes to court and his case quickly dissolves around him.  It seems to have reaffirmed to everyone and himself that he is a loser.  He has to tilt his head toward his whiskey glass because his hands shake so much.  In his best scene, Galvin has a panic attack and has to retreat to a bathroom to compose himself.  He can barely breath he is so gripped with anxiety.  These are terrific bits of flawed character for Newman to chew on.  So, the question is will he crawl out of the bottom of the barrel and redeem himself.  You betcha.

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Best Actor

Steve Guttenberg, Diner

Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie

Ben Kingsley, Gandhi

Jack Lemmon, Missing

Paul Newman, The Verdict

Peter O'Toole, My Favourite Year

Kurt Russell, The Thing

Robin Williams, The World According to Garp

 

Best Actress

Carol Burnett, Annie

Mary Beth Hurt, The World According to Garp

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Charlotte Rampling, The Verdict

Sissy Spacek, Missing

Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice

Sean Young, Blade Runner

 

Best Supporting Actor

Wilford Brimley, The Thing

Dabney Coleman, Tootsie

Tim Curry, Annie

Keith David, The Thing

Charles Durning, Tootsie

Richard Griffiths, Gandhi

Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner

John Lithgow, The World According to Garp

Mickey Rourke, Diner

Ray Walston, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

 

Best Supporting Actress

Glenn Close, The World According to Garp

Teri Garr, Tootsie

Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously

Jessica Lange, Tootsie

Sigrid Thornton, The Man from Snowy River

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Newman got my nod for the best lead performance by an actor in 1982 for The Verdict.  I also happen to think it is his best career performance.  Galvin has been tossed a 'sweet' case by his pal Mickey, who is played by Jack Warden.  It is a case of medical negligence and one that Galvin should settle out of court quickly as his clients wish.  But he doesn't do the smart thing, goes to court and his case quickly dissolves around him.  It seems to have reaffirmed to everyone and himself that he is a loser.  He has to tilt his head toward his whiskey glass because his hands shake so much.  In his best scene, Galvin has a panic attack and has to retreat to a bathroom to compose himself.  He can barely breath he is so gripped with anxiety.  These are terrific bits of flawed character for Newman to chew on.  So, the question is will he crawl out of the bottom of the barrel and redeem himself.  You betcha.

 

I have to agree with you, Bogie. I saw The Verdict a few months ago for the first time. A beautiful performance by Newman, with that bathroom scene to which you made reference a standout for me, too. As fine a performance as I've ever seen him give.

 

Great, too, to see James Mason as his slick, manipulative "Prince of Darkness" opponent in the courtroom. I'm glad these two wonderful actors had the opportunity to share scenes together.

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Here are Danny Peary’s Alternate Oscar choices for 1982.  Winners in bold.  

 

Best Actor

Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie*

Albert Finney, Shoot the Moon

Jeremy irons, Moonlighting

Ben Kingsley, Gandhi

Paul Newman, The Verdict

 

Best Actress

Jessica Lange, Frances*

Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria

Diane Keaton, Shoot the Moon

Sissy Spacek, Missing

Debra Winger, An Officer and a Gentleman

 

 

And here are Michael Gerbert’s Golden Armchair choices for 1982:

 

Best Actor

Ben Kinsley, Gandhi*

 

Best Actress

Ellen Barkin, Diner*

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The Golden Globe Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor in a Drama

Ben Kingsley, Gandhi*

Albert Finney, Shoot the Moon

Richard Gere, An Officer and a Gentleman

Jack Lemmon, Missing

Paul Newman, The Verdict

 

Best Actress in a Drama

Meryl Streep, Sophie’s Choice* 

Diane Keaton, Shoot the Moon

Jessica Lange, Frances

Sissy Spacek, Missing

Debra Winger, An Officer and a Gentleman

 

Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical

Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie*

Peter O’Toole, My Favorite Year

Al Pacino, Author! Author!

Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria

Henry Winkler, Night Shift

 

Best Actresses in a Comedy or Musical

Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria*

Carol Burnett, Annie

Sally Field, Kiss Me Goodbye

Goldie Hawn, Best Friends

Dolly Parton, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas

Aileen Quinn, Annie

 

Best Supporting Actor

Louis Gossett, Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman*

Raul Julia, Tempest

David Keith, An Officer and a Gentleman

James Mason, The Verdict

Jim Metzler, Tex

 

Best Supporting Actress

Jessica Lange, Tootsie*

Cher, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Lainie Kazan, My Favorite Year

Kim Stanley, Frances

Lesley Ann Warren, Victor/Victoria

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The 1982 Berlin International Film Festival winners were…

 

Best Actors

Michel Piccoli, Strange Affair* (81)

Stellan Skarsgard, The Simple Minded Murderer*

 

Best Actress

Katrin Sab, Burgschaft Fur ein Jahr* (81)

 

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The 1982 Cannes Film Festival winners were…

 

Best Actor

Jack Lemmon, Missing

 

Best Actress

Jadwiga Jankowska-Cleclak, Another Way/Egymasra Nezve

 

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The 1982 Venice Film Festival winners were:

 

Best Actors

Max von Sydow, The Flight of the Eagle*

Robert Powell, Imperativ*

 

Best Actresses

Susan Sarandon, Tempest*

Beatrice Romand, A Good Marriage/Le Beau Mariage*

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Here are some performances from 1982 that will be recognized in subsequent years …

 

Linda Hunt will win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the New York Film Critics, the National Board of Review, the Los Angeles Films Critics, the Boston Society of Film Critics and the Australian Film Institute’s Best Supporting Actress Award in 1983 for The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).  She will also be nominated by the National Society of Film Critics and the Golden Globes.

 

Gerard Depardieu will win the National Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award and be nominated for the New York Film Critics Best Actor Award in 1983 for The Return of Martin Guerre (1982).

 

Sandra Bernhard will win the National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Award in 1983 for The King of Comedy (1982).

 

Dustin Hoffman will win the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1983 for Tootsie (1982).

 

Robert De Niro will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1983 for The King of Comedy (1982).

 

Meryl Streep will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actress Award in 1983 for Sophie’s Choice (1982).

 

Jessica Lange will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actress Award in 1983 for Tootsie (1982).

 

Jerry Lewis will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Supporting Actor Award in 1983 for The King of Comedy (1982).

 

Teri Garr will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress Award in 1983 for Tootsie (1982).

 

Richard Farnsworth will be nominated for the Golden Globe Best Actor in a Drama Award in 1983 for The Grey Fox (1982).

 

Bruce Dern will win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor Award in 1983 for That Championship Season (1982).

 

Evgeniya Glushenko will win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1983 for Love by Request (1982).

 

Krystyna Janda will win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1990 for Interrogation (1982).  This film was banned when completed in 1982 and released publicly in 1990.

 

Jessica Lange will win the Best Actress Award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1983 for Frances (1982).

 

Eleanora Giorgi won Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Best Actress Award in 82/83  for Talcum Powder (1982).

 

Tino Schirinzi will win Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Best Supporting Actor Award in 1983 for Chopin (1982).

 

Paul Newman will win Italy’s David di Donatello Best Foreign Actor Award in 1983 for The Verdict (1982).

 

Julie Andrews will win Italy’s David di Donatello Best Foreign Actress Award in 1983 for Victor Victoria (1982).

 

Stellan Skarsgaard won Sweden’s Guldbagge Best Actor Award in 1981 for The Simple Minded Murderer (1982).

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France’s Cesar Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor

Philippe Leotard, Le Balance 

 

Best Actress

Nathalie Baye, Le Balance

 

Best Supporting Actor

Jean Carmet, Les Miserables

 

Best Supporting Actress

Fanny Cottencon, The North Star

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More great quotes from 1982:

 

Gandhi

 

 

Lord Hunter: General, did you realise there were children – and women – in the crowd? Gen. Dyer: I did. Government Advocate: But that was irrelevant to the point you were making? Gen. Dyer: That is correct. Government Advocate: Could I ask you what provision you made for the wounded? Gen. Dyer: I was ready to help any who applied. Government Advocate: General, how does a child, shot with a .303 Lee Enfield, "apply" for help?

 

 

Blade Runner

 

It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does?

 

Missing

 

Consul Phil Putnam: Listen, Mr Horman, I wish there was something we could say or do. Ed Horman: Well, there's something I'm going to do. I'm going to sue you, Phil. And Tower and the Ambassador and everybody who let that boy die. We're going to make it so hot for you you'll wish you were stationed in the Antarctic. Consul Phil Putnam: Well, I guess that's your privilege. Ed Horman: No, that's my right! I just thank God we live in a country where we can still put people like you in jail.      
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Blade Runner is another film that failed to make much of impact upon initial release, but has since gone on to not only cult adoration but critical acclaim, frequently cited as one of the most influential films of the 1980's. The highly-atmospheric combination of noir sensibilities with SF dystopia made for some indelible screen imagery. But the film wouldn't have quite the staying power without the performances. Harrison Ford is perfect as Deckard, the world-weary "blade runner" (assassin) of the title. Regardless of the version you see, with or without the contested voice-over. Ford anchors the film, even getting a chance to show his comic chops during a brief scene undercover. 

 

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Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty, the leader of the fugitive "replicants" (genetically-engineered humanoids), stands as one of the towering figures in SF film history. At once beautiful and terrifying, oozing menace with a look, or generating pathos with a wry smile, he does quite a bit with relatively little screen time. Hauer's acting career never topped this role, although he's continued to work to this day. This performance will possibly stand as my favorite Supporting Actor turn of the decade.

 

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Daryl Hannah is an actress of decidedly limited range, especially at this point in her career. But she (and director Ridley Scott) make perfect use of her physicality in the role of Pris, another of the fugitive replicants, and she has moments of innocence, playful danger, and even psychotic rage.

 

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William Sanderson, as J.F. Sebatian, shares most of his scenes with Hannah and Hauer. As an engineer that helps create and design the replicants, he's both infatuated and terrified by them in person. His performance makes great use of small gestures and eye-work. He would go on to semi-fame as a recurring actor on TV's Newhart, as well as other film and TV projects.

 

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Brion James plays Leon, another of the replicants. A frequently seen heavy in films and TV, James gets more dialogue than usual for his career at this point, and he uses it to great effect, seeming buffoonish and intimidating sometimes in the same scene. James would later be diagnosed with cancer which he overcame, then landing his largest role in Robert Altman's The Player, although sadly the cancer would return and James would pass in 1999 at the age of 54.

 

Other members of the cast, including Sean Young, M. Emmet Walsh, Edward James Olmos, Joe Turkel, James Hong, and Joanna Cassidy, all give memorable performances as well, and I couldn't recommend the film more highly, even for those usually averse to science fiction movies.

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The 81/82 Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards for 1982 included…

 

Best Actor

Stellan Skarsgard, The Simple Minded Murderer 

 

Sweden’s Guldbagge 82/83 Awards for 1982 were…

 

Best Actor

Jarl Kulle, Fanny and Alexander

 

Best Actresses

Malin Ek, Mamma

Kim Anderzon, Second Dance (83)

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Italy’s 81/82 Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 1982 included …

 

Best Actress

Eleanora Giorgi, Talcum Powder 

 

and Italy’s 82/83 Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 1982 included …

 

Best Supporting Actor

Tino Schirinzi, Chopin

 

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Italy’s 81/82 David di Donatello Awards for 1982 included …

 

Best Actor

Carlo Verdone, Talcum Powder 

 

Best Actress

Eleanora Giorgi, Talcum Powder 

 

and Italy’s 82/83 David di Donatello Awards for 1982 included …

 

Best Foreign Actor

Paul Newman, The Verdict

 

Best Foreign Actress

Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria

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The Canadian Genie Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor

Donald Sutherland, Threshold (81)

 

Best Foreign Actor

Richard Farnsworth, The Grey Fox

 

Best Actress

Rae Dawn Chong, Quest For Fire (81)

 

Best Foreign Actress

Glynis O’Connor, Melanie

 

Best Supporting Actor

R.H. Thompson, If You Could See What I Hear

 

Best Supporting Actress

Jackie Burroughs, The Grey Fox

 

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The Australian Film Institute Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor

Ray Barrett, Goodbye Paradise (83)

 

Best Actress

Noni Hazlehurst, Monkey Grip

 

Best Supporting Actor

Warren Mitchell, Norman Loves Rose

 

Best Supporting Actresses

Kris McQuade, Fighting Back

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A word about Shoot the Moon: this film leaves me with mixed emotions. It's well directed by Alan Parker and well acted by everyone in the film. My choice for best juvenile performance of 1982 would be Dana Hill as the only person who tries to be a responsible adult, even though she's twelve or maybe even younger.

 

Albert Finney leaves his wife (Diane Keaton) and three daughters for another woman (Karen Allen). That pushes us toward sympathizing with his wife, but she forfeits our (or at least my) sympathies quickly when she refuses to face her responsibilities for her children and lets her oldest daughter try to be the adult. She then decides to build an expensive tennis court. Unfortunately, the script doesn't let us know how wealthy these characters are: is this a crazy extravagance or well within the budget? This detail matters. The wife then becomes attracted to a hunky guy (Peter Weller) who's building the tennis court.

 

Shoot the Moon has one truly great moment: the look of shock on Diane Keaton's face when her blue-collar boyfriend beats up her husband. Nothing could show the class and cultural divide more clearly. In the wife's world, people don't resort to fisticuffs when they have differences.

 

I recommend Shoot the Moon to anyone who hasn't seen it, but the essential question is how much one likes a totally believable, well-crafted film about two not very likable people.

 

 

 

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 My choice for best juvenile performance of 1982 would be Dana Hill as the only person who tries to be a responsible adult, even though she's twelve or maybe even younger.

 

She looked younger than she actually was. Hill was 17/18 when the movie was filmed! I was also impressed by her when I watched it last year.

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The Japanese Academy Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor

Mitsuru Hirata, Fall Guy

 

Best Actress

Keiko Matsuzaka, Fall Guy and Dotonborigawa

 

Best Supporting Actor

Morio Kazama, Fall Guy

 

Best Supporting Actress

Rumiko Kovanagi, To Trap a Kidnapper

 

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Japan’s Blue Ribbon Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor

Kiyoshi Atsumi, Tora-San, the Expert

 

Best Actress

Masako Natsume, Onimasa

 

Best Supporting Actor

Akira Emoto, Tora-San, the Expert and Lovers Lost

 

Best Supporting Actress

Miyako Yamagushi, Farewell to the Land

 

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Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 1982 were …

 

Best Actor

Ko Nishimura, The Old Bear Hunter

 

Best Actress

Keiko Matsuzaka, Fall Guy and Dotonborigawa

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From 1982 I have not seen:

 

Another Way/Egymasra Nezve

Chopin

Dotonborigawa

The Draughtsman's Contract

Evil Under the Sun

Fall Guy

Farewell to the Land

Fighting Back

The Flight of the Eagle

Identification of a Woman

Imperativ

Interrogation

Le Balance

Le Beau Mariage

L'Enfant Secret

Les Miserables

Lonely Hearts

Love By Request

Lovers Lost

Mamma

Melanie

The Missionary

Monkey Grip

Moonlighting

Norman Loves Rose

The North Star

The Old Bear Hunter

One from the Heart

Onimasa

Passion

Personal Best

Privates On Parade

Querelle

The Return of Martin Guerre

The Return of the Soldier

The Simple Minded Murderer

Talcum Powder

To Trap a Kidnaper 

Tora-San, the Expert

Veronika Voss

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

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Here are the films from 1982 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. 

 

Airplane II The Sequel with William Shatner

Annie with Carol Burnett, Tim Curry and Aileen Quinn

Another Way with Jadwiga Jankowska-Cleslak

Best Friends with Goldie Hawn

Chopin with Tino Schirinzi

Dotonborigawa with Keiko Matsuzaka

The Draughtsman’s Contract with Janet Suzman

The Escape Artist with Desi Arnaz

Evil Under the Sun with Nicholas Clay, James Mason, Maggie Smith and Jane Birkin

Fall Guy with Mitsuru Hirata, Keiko Matsuzaka and Morio Kazama

Farewell to the Land with Miyako Yamaguchi

Fighting Back with Kris McQuade

The Flight of the Eagle with Max von Sydow

A Good Marriage with Beatrice Romand

Grease 2 with Michelle Pfeiffer

Identification of a Woman with Christine Boisson

If You Could See What I Hear with R.H. Thompson

Imperativ with Robert Powell

Jinxed! with Bette Midler

Kiss Me Goodbye with Sally Field

Le Balance with Philippe Leotard and Nathalie Baye

La Nuit de Varennes/That Night In Varennes with Hanna Schygulla, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Louis Barrault and Laura Betti

Le Beau Mariage with Betrice Romand, Feodore Atkine and Arielle Dombasie

Les Miserables with Jean Carmet

Love By Request with Evgeniya Glushenko

Lovers Lost with Akira Emoto

Mamma with Malin Ek

Monkey Grip with Noni Hazlehurst

Norman Loves Rose with Warren Mitchell

The North Star with Fanny Cottencon

The Old Bear Hunter with Ko Nishimura

Onimasa with Masako Natsume

Passion with Jerzy Rasziwilowicz, Michel Piccoli and Isabelle Huppert

The Return of the Soldier with Frank Finlay

Secret Son/L’enfant Secret with Anna Wiazemsky [1979 premeire]

The Simple Minded Murderer with Stellan Skarsgard

Split Image with James Woods

Talcum Powder with Carlo Verdone, Eleanora Giorgi and Angelo Infanti

Tenebre with Anthony Franciosca

That Championship Season with Bruce Dern

To Trap a Kidnapper with Rumiko Kovanagi

Tora-San the Expert with Kiyoshi Atsumi and Akira Emoto

 

 

And I would like to see these again …

 

Tex for Jim Metzler

The Thing for David Clennon

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1982

 

BEST PICTURE

 

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Frances

Grease 2 (Yes! I said it)

The Last Unicorn

An Officer and a Gentleman

Poltergeist

The Secret of NIMH

The Thing

Tron

Victor/Victoria

 

BEST ACTOR

 

Steve Martin, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Judge Reinhold, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Richard Gere, An Officer and a Gentleman

Kurt Russell, The Thing

Jeff Bridges, Tron

James Garner, Victor/Victoria

 

BEST ACTRESS

 

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Jessica Lange, Frances

Michelle Pfeiffer, Grease 2

Debra Winger, An Officer and a Gentleman

Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

 

Tim Curry, Annie

Desi Arnaz, The Escape Artist

Sean Penn, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Ray Walston, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Louis Gossett Jr, An Officer and a Gentleman

Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

 

Carol Burnett, Annie

Drew Barrymore, E.T. 

Phoebe Cates, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Kim Stanley, Frances

Heather O'Rourke, Poltergeist

Lesley Ann Warren, Victor/Victoria

 

MOST ANNOYING MUSIC

 

The music from Annie.  

 

MOST ANNOYING ORPHAN

 

Annie.  The true hero of this film is Miss Hannigan who is mean to Annie. I know that makes me sound awful, but Annie is really annoying.

 

MOVIE THAT EVERYONE THINKS IS GREAT, BUT I DON'T

 

ET.  Not sure what the big deal is about this film. 

 

BEST SWAN SONG

 

Desi Arnaz, The Escape Artist

 

BEST SYNERGY OF SONG TO SCENE

 

The famous pool scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.  Brad is in the bathroom taking care of some "business" while daydreaming of Linda coming out of the pool and taking her bikini top off.  All while The Cars' "Moving in Stereo" plays.  For me, when I hear this song, Fast Times at Ridgemont High immediately comes to mind.

 

FUNNIEST SCENE

 

Spicoli, in his fantasy, being interviewed after winning the surfing contest in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

 

BEST SCENE

 

The famous scene where Richard Gere declares his love for Debra Winger, picks her up and carries her out of the factory.

 

BEST SONGS

 

"Up Where We Belong," Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, An Officer and a Gentleman

 

"Le Jazz Hot!" Julie Andrews Victor/Victoria

 

BEST QUOTE

 

"They're here!" Poltergeist

 

SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAY FROM "FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH"  Man that Stacey sure made up for being a virgin in a hurry.  

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