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Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network

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Idle Hands (1999 Halloween Bonus)

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10/19/22 • 55 min

In the second of three special Halloween episodes this year, we’re looking back to our season on the awesome movie year of 1999, to talk about horror comedy Idle Hands. Directed by Rodman Flender from a screenplay by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer and starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, Jack Noseworthy and Vivica A. Fox, Idle Hands was a semi-finalist in our 1999 audience choice teen-movies tournament.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/idle-hands-1999), Robert Koehler in Variety (https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/idle-hands-1200457159/), and Lawrence Van Gelder in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/30/movies/film-review-a-demon-hand-a-cleaver-and-a-druid-named-debi.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for our third special Halloween episode for this year, featuring Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining.

10/19/22 • 55 min

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1992 Epilogue

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09/30/22 • 41 min

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1992, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about which movies they hoped we would cover.

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for the first of our special Halloween episodes, featuring Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her.

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09/30/22 • 41 min

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The Last Metro (1980 Foreign Film)

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05/04/22 • 53 min

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features our foreign film pick, Francois Truffaut’s The Last Metro. Directed and co-written by Francois Truffaut and starring Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol and Heinz Bennent, The Last Metro was nominated for both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.

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05/04/22 • 53 min

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Man Bites Dog (1992 Foreign Film)

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08/17/22 • 60 min

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The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features our foreign film pick, Belgian mockumentary Man Bites Dog. Directed by, co-written by and starring Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde, Man Bites Dog premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-02-ca-18344-story.html), Stephen Holden in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/09/movies/review-film-festival-mad-dog-violence-on-tv-sensationalism-or-spoof.html), and Marc Savlov in the Austin Chronicle (https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1993-04-02/139240/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring Jason’s personal pick, Kenneth Branagh’s Peter’s Friends.

08/17/22 • 60 min

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Shakes The Clown (1992 Future Cult Classic)

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09/21/22 • 73 min

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features our future cult classic pick, Bobcat Goldthwait’s Shakes the Clown. Written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and starring Goldthwait, Julie Brown, Tom Kenny, Blake Clark and Adam Sandler, Shakes the Clown was a critical and commercial failure that has since been reappraised and appreciated by a cult audience.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shakes-the-clown-1992), Marc Savlov in the Austin Chronicle (https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1992-04-24/138820/), and Chris Hicks in the Deseret News (https://www.deseret.com/1992/7/24/18996089/shake-any-impulse-to-go-see-tasteless-shakes-the-clown).

Special thanks to our guest Bruce Baum for joining us. Check out his website at https://brucebaum.com/ and his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/BRUCEBAUM

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring our audience choice poll winner, Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct.

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09/21/22 • 73 min

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Basic Instinct (1992 Audience Choice)

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09/28/22 • 73 min

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features our audience choice pick, Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct. Directed by Paul Verhoeven from a script by Joe Eszterhas and starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn and George Dzundza, Basic Instinct prevailed over two other movies about femme fatales in our 1992 audience choice poll.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/basic-instinct-1992), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/20/movies/review-film-sure-she-may-be-mean-but-is-she-a-murderer.html), and Peter Travers in Rolling Stone.

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next installment, the epilogue to our 1992 season.

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09/28/22 • 73 min

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Toys (1992 Box Office Flop)

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07/20/22 • 53 min

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features the year’s biggest flop, Barry Levinson’s Toys. Directed and co-written by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, Joan Cusack, Michael Gambon, Robin Wright and LL Cool J, Toys was nominated for awards at both the Razzies and the Oscars.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toys-1992), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-18-ca-1966-story.html), and Peter Travers in Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/toys-253263/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring a Cannes Film Festival award winner, Robert Altman’s The Player.

07/20/22 • 53 min

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Aladdin (1992 Box Office Champ)

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07/06/22 • 62 min

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Disney’s Aladdin. Directed and co-written by John Musker and Ron Clements and starring the voices of Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Douglas Seale and Gilbert Gottfried, Aladdin grossed $504.1 million and won two Oscars.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/aladdin-1992), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/11/movies/review-film-disney-puts-its-magic-touch-on-aladdin.html), and Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-11-ca-38-story.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.

07/06/22 • 62 min

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The Player (1992 Cannes Award Winner)

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07/27/22 • 57 min

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The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features a Cannes Film Festival award winner, Robert Altman’s The Player. Directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin and starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Cynthia Stevenson, Fred Ward and Peter Gallagher, The Player won two top awards at Cannes in 1992.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-player-1992), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/10/movies/review-film-inside-hollywood-an-impious-tale.html), and Peter Rainer in the Los Aneles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-19-ca-735-story.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring our documentary pick, Ron Fricke’s Baraka.

07/27/22 • 57 min

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Peter’s Friends (1992 Jason’s Pick)

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08/24/22 • 64 min

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features Jason’s personal pick, Kenneth Branagh’s Peter’s Friends. Directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Rita Rudner and Martin Bergman and starring Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton, Peter’s Friends was Branagh’s third film as a director.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peters-friends-1992), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/25/movies/review-film-conflicts-and-laughs-at-english-reunion.html), and Todd McCarthy in Variety (https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/peter-s-friends-2-1200430624/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, Alexandre Rockwell’s In the Soup.

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08/24/22 • 64 min

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How many episodes does Awesome Movie Year have?

Awesome Movie Year currently has 223 episodes available.

What topics does Awesome Movie Year cover?

The podcast is about Film History, Podcasts, After Shows and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on Awesome Movie Year?

The episode title 'Idle Hands (1999 Halloween Bonus)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Awesome Movie Year?

The average episode length on Awesome Movie Year is 55 minutes.

How often are episodes of Awesome Movie Year released?

Episodes of Awesome Movie Year are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Awesome Movie Year?

The first episode of Awesome Movie Year was released on Jun 26, 2019.

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