This episode completes a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time.

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This episode covers the following Orion movies released during 1989:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek)Camille Claudel (Bruno Nuytten)Chocolat (Clare Denis)Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen)Erik the Viking (Terry Jones)Farewell to the King (John Milius)Field of Honor (Jean-Pierre Denis)Great Balls of Fire! (Jim McBride)Heart of Dixie (Martin Davidson)Lost Angels (Hugh Hudson)Murmur of the Heart (Louis Malle)The Music Teacher (Gerard Corbiau)Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch)The Package (Andrew Davis)Prancer (John Hancock)She-Devil (Susan Seidelman)The Reader (Michel Deville)Rude Awakening (David Greenwalt and Aaron Russo)Speed Zone (Jim Drake)UHF (Jim Levey)Valmont (Milos Forman)

Additionally, we discuss the fortunes of the company in the 1990s, including Dances with Wolves (1990, Kevin Costner) and Silence of the Lambs (1991, Jonathan Demme), and beyond...