The 1977 Roundup!
The Best Picture Podcast
Eric, Isaac, and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1977. Once again, the nominees are Annie Hall, The Goodbye Girl, Julia, Star Wars, and The Turning Point.
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The Turning Point (1977)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Herbert Ross Producers: Arthur Laurents, Herbert Ross Screenplay: Arthur Laurents Photography: Robert Surtees Music: N/A Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Browne, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tom Skerritt Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 63%/Audience: 66%
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Star Wars (1977)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: George Lucas Producer: Gary Kurtz Screenplay: George Lucas Photography: Gilbert Taylor Music: John Williams Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 94%/Audience: 96%
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Julia (1977)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Fred Zinnemann Producer: Richard Roth Screenplay: Alvin Sargent Photography: Douglas Slocombe Music: Georges Delerue Cast: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximillian Schell, Hal Holbrook Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 73%/Audience: 70%
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The Goodbye Girl (1977)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Herbert Ross Producer: Ray Stark Screenplay: Neil Simon Photography: David M. Walsh Music: Dave Grusin Cast: Marsha Mason, Richard Dreyfuss, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict, Barbara Rhoades Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 80%/Audience: 85%
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Annie Hall (1977)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Woody Allen Producer: Charles H. Joffe Screenplay: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman Photography: Gordon Willis Music: N/A Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Shelley Duvall Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 92%
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Patton (1970)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner Producer: Frank McCarthy Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North Photography: Fred J. Koenekamp Music: Jerry Goldsmith Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, David Bauer, Edward Binns, John Doucette Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 92%/Audience: 93%
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M*A*S*H (1970)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Robert Altman Producer: Ingo Preminger Screenplay: Ring Lardner, Jr. Photography: Harold E. Stine Music: Johnny Mandel Cast: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 86%/Audience: 83%
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Love Story (1970)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Arthur Hill Producer: Howard G. Minsky Screenplay: Erich Segal Photography: Richard C. Kratina Music: Francis Lai Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Ray Milland, John Marley, Russell Nype Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 63%/Audience: 75%
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Five Easy Pieces (1970)
The Best Picture Podcast
Director: Bob Rafelson Producers: Bob Rafelson, Richard Wechsler Screenplay: Carole Eastman Photography: Laszlo Kovacs Music: N/A Cast: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Sally Struthers Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 89%/Audience: 84%
info_outlineDirector: Bob Rafelson
Producers: Bob Rafelson, Richard Wechsler
Screenplay: Carole Eastman
Photography: Laszlo Kovacs
Music: N/A
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Sally Struthers
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 89%/Audience: 84%