Oscars: Winners with Shortest Roles in Screen Time–Lead and Supporting Categories

Oscars: Winners with Shortest Roles in Screen Time–Lead and Supporting Categories

Formula, The (1980): John Avildsen’s Mystery Film, Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud, Beatrice Straight

John G. Avildsen directed The Formula, a mystery film written by Steve Shagan, who adapted his 1979 novel of the same name.

Poltergeist (1982): Supernatural Horror Tale, Produced by Spielberg, Directed by Tobe Hopper, Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight

Poltergeist, skillfully directed by Tobe Hopper, was produced by Steven Spielberg in the same year, 1982, that he made “E.T.”