The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV 1995)

Directors:

Jeff Margolis, Rob Burnett,

Writers:

Michael Barrie (special material), Jon Beckerman (special material),

Stars:

David Letterman, Ken Adam, Tim Allen

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Letterman	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Adam	...	Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Tim Allen	...	Himself
Woody Allen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michelangelo Antonioni	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Roger Avary	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
Rick Baker	...	Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
Ellen Barkin	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Sound Mixing
Angela Bassett	...	Herself - Presenter: "Circle of Life" & "Hakuna Matata" Songs
Hinton Battle	...	Himself - Performer
Bob Beemer	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Annette Bening	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Four Weddings and a Funera' Film Clip
Robert Bolt	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Cab Calloway	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | popcorn | audition | taxi | helicopter | 

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Jim Henson Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

215 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Host David Letterman pre-recorded a sequence in which he talked to New York cab drivers about the movies, and another which featured gag auditions by various celebrities for his recent cameo in the film Cabin Boy.

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Quotes

David Letterman: Nominated for Best Foreign Film, "Eat Drink Man Woman." Which is also how Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Maria Shriver out on their first date.

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Connections

Follows The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Make Up Your Mind"
Written & Performed by Randy Newman

User Reviews

An Underrated presentation of the Oscars!

I have to admit that David Letterman tried too hard to host the Academy Awards just like his own late night show. Too bad the audience were made up of Hollywood celebrities and not the locals or tourists from New York! His monologue and ad-lib jokes just did not work. Not because it wasn't funny, but because it's not the type of humor that is televised well in front of celebrities and your prime-time audiences.

But what David Letterman did do that made this Academy Award memorable, were his two skits. The cab drivers that were auditioning lines. "Are you talking to me?" & "Hakuna Matata". I almost fell off of my chair when they drove through the red light! The other skit was "Do you want to buy a monkey?" Classic! I had tears in my eyes when you heard Barry White & Michael Buffer recite those lines!

How about Tom Hanks? Only the 2nd actor to ever win back-to-back Oscars! They were Philadelphia (1993) & Forrest Gump (1994). The 1st actor to accomplish that feat was the great actor Spencer Tracy for Captains Courageous (1937) & Boys Town (1938).

Another credit to the 67th Academy Awards were the two movies nominated for Best Picture. Almost everybody saw either Forrest Gump or Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction was the more original movie that has changed dark/comedy/action movies to today's standards, but Forrest Gump had everything a movie needed to be considered as the Best Picture of 1994.