The Best Picture of 1980 is…..”Ordinary People.” This drama film tells the story of an upper middle class couple and their son dealing with the aftermath of the death of the family’s eldest son. Robert Redford, in his directorial debut, masterfully handled this story peeling back layer after layer of the family’s psyche, especially the wife and mother portrayed by Mary Tyler Moore. The excellent screenplay by Alvin Sergeant was adapted from the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest.
Mary Tyler Moore stunned the movie world with her dramatic performance, as she was always known for roles in comedy sitcoms on television. Her co-stars include Donald Sutherland, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern, M. Emmet Walsh, Dinah Manoff, James B. Sikking, Adam Baldwin, Fredric Lehne, and Quinn Redeker. The watchable “Ordinary People” was a success at the box office for Wildwood Enterprises Inc. and Paramount Pictures.
The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Hutton), and Best Adapted Screenplay. The two non-winners were Best Actress (Moore) and Best Supporting Actor (Hirsch). The excellent musical score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.
Ordinary People (1980)
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My Review
The Best Picture of 1980 is…..”Ordinary People.” This drama film tells the story of an upper middle class couple and their son dealing with the aftermath of the death of the family’s eldest son. Robert Redford, in his directorial debut, masterfully handled this story peeling back layer after layer of the family’s psyche, especially the wife and mother portrayed by Mary Tyler Moore. The excellent screenplay by Alvin Sergeant was adapted from the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest.
Mary Tyler Moore stunned the movie world with her dramatic performance, as she was always known for roles in comedy sitcoms on television. Her co-stars include Donald Sutherland, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern, M. Emmet Walsh, Dinah Manoff, James B. Sikking, Adam Baldwin, Fredric Lehne, and Quinn Redeker. The watchable “Ordinary People” was a success at the box office for Wildwood Enterprises Inc. and Paramount Pictures.
The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Hutton), and Best Adapted Screenplay. The two non-winners were Best Actress (Moore) and Best Supporting Actor (Hirsch). The excellent musical score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.