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It\u2019s time for yet another long-promised episode in This Had Oscar Buzz lore, and also from a Pulitzer Prize winner! Adapted from Jane Smiley\u2019s novel (which itself was loosely based on Shakespeare\u2019s King Lear), A Thousand Acres<\/em> cast two-time Oscar winner Jason Robards as one town\u2019s beloved titan farmer and a trio of dynamo actresses as his daughters: Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The daughters inherit the farm as their father\u2019s dementia starts to take hold, leading to a struggle for control of the farm in the shadow of revelations about the sexual abuse they endured at his hand. Though the film netted a Best Actress nomination for Lange at the Globes, the film\u2019s harsh critical drubbing pushed it out of Oscar\u2019s view.<\/p>\n This episode, we get into the film\u2019s shortcomings while discussing how it might have been more kindly received today. Also, Pfeiffer is the latest performer to join our 6 Timer\u2019s Club while we discuss Lange\u2019s career resurgence thanks to Ryan Murphy and Leigh\u2019s long road to her first Oscar nomination after several attempts in the 1990s.<\/p>\n Topics also include the films of director Jocelyn Moorhouse, Ving Rhames passing his Golden Globe off to Jack Lemmon, and our Best Actress pick for 1997.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!
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