Showing posts with label Richard Donner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Donner. Show all posts

Saturday, June 7, 2025

"The Goonies" released 1985



Steven Spielberg released The Goonies, directed by Richard Donner June 7, 1985. A group of kids find a pirate map and set out to find the buried treasure. It starred Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Martha Plimpton, and Anne Ramsey, who won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mama Fratelli. Actor Jeff Cohen, who played Chunk, was nominated for a Saturn for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. 

The Goonies was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2017.

Saturday, April 12, 2025

"Ladyhawke" released 1985



Richard Donner's medieval fantasy film Ladyhawke was released in the US April 12, 1985, with Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer.  Hauer and Pfeiffer play lovers who have been cursed by a bishop.  Hauer's character is human by day, and turns into a wolf at night.  Pfeiffer's character is a hawk by day and human at night.  

Despite a poor box-office performance, Ladyhawke was nominated for two Oscars: Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing.

It did win Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy Film and Best Costumes for Nana Cecchi.  Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for Best Actress and Andrew Powell was nominated for Best Music.  

I enjoyed the soundtrack which was Alan Parsons the music score producer.  The music sounded like an Alan Parsons Project album.


Monday, February 24, 2025

"Superman" wins 5 Saturn Awards 1979


Superman, directed by Richard Donner and released in the US December 15, 1978, was nominated for eight Saturn Awards, at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films February 24, 1979. It won five awards:

Best Science Fiction Film
Margot Kidder for Best Actress for her performance as Lois Lane.
John Williams for Best Music
Colin Chilvers for Best Special Effects
A Special award: John Barry for Best Production Design.

Superman was nominated for Best Actor for Christopher Reeve, Valerie Perrine for Best Supporting Actress, Best Director for Richard Donner, and Best Costumes.

Margaret Hamilton received a Honorary Award.