Amadeus (1984 Best Picture)
Episode description
The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1984 features the Best Picture Oscar winner, Milos Forman’s Amadeus. Directed by Milos Forman, written by Peter Shaffer (based on his stage play) and starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge and Jeffrey Jones, Amadeus was nominated for eleven Oscars and won eight, including Best Picture.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/amadeus-1984), Peter Travers in People Magazine (https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-amadeus-vol-22-no-14/), and Todd McCarthy in Variety (https://variety.com/1984/film/reviews/amadeus-1200426332/).
Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1984 installment featuring our producer David Rosen’s personal pick, Ivan Reitman’s Ghostbusters.