Hey Oscar fans, welcome to a fun Bonus Episode that looks at a strange thing that happened following the 1974 Oscars (which we recently covered).  3 of the Best Picture Nominees (The Exorcist, American Graffiti & The Sting) went on to have sequels that were… less than successful.  This led us to looking back at all the Oscar BP nominated or winning films that had sequels.  It turns out, prior to 1970 there were only a handful.  Why was that?  And why did this year have so many?  What film set the bar for the prestige sequel and how come none of these films from 1973 were able to come close to crossing it?  And what were some planned sequels to classic films that (thankfully) never got made?  Join us as we go sequel crazy at the Oscars! FILMS MENTIONED **The Exorcist The Exorcist II:  The Heretic *American Graffiti More American Graffiti **The Sting The Sting 2 The Birth of a Nation The Fall of a Nation The Broadway Melody The Broadway Melody of (1936, 1938, 1940) **The Thin Man *After the Thin Man *Going My Way *The Bells of St. Mary’s **King Kong Son of Kong Airport Airport 1975 Airport 1977 Concorde: Airport 1979 **The Godfather **The Godfather II **Deliverance  Halloween III Caddyshack 2 *Exorcist III *The Great Waldo Pepper *Slap Shot **The French Connection *The French Connection 2 *Chinatown The Two Jakes *Roger Dodger Into the Wild *The Hustler *The Color of Money *Mary Poppins Mary Poppins Returns **Psycho *Psycho II **Blade Runner *Blade Runner 2049 *Top Gun Top Gun:  Maverick Tron  Tron Legacy Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices