In this episode we discuss the fifty-third Best Picture winner Ordinary People, the ceremony delay after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, Robert Redford’s directing debut, Mary Tyler Moore’s exciting break from type, and the amazing ensemble assembled for Ordinary People!

**Content Warning** Mentions of suicide in relation to the plot of Ordinary People **

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