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The Paper (1994)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall Director: Ron Howard Rating: R
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Ron Howard directs a star-studded cast in this stop-the-presses comedy that brings the fast-paced, cutthroat, frequently hilarious world of newspaper journalism vividly to life. It's editorial bedlam during the course of one hectic, twenty-four hour period at the New York Sun. For Henry Hackett, the day is filled with seemingly unbeatable deadlines. In order to make the morning edition and scoop the competition, he must race against the clock to expose a major scandal, or two innocent men will go to prison. Thwarting him at every turn is his ambitious managing editor, who is more concerned with getting the paper out on budget than printing the truth. At the same time, Hackett's wife is about the give birth to their first child, and she's pressuring him to take a cushier, less demanding position with a snooty rival newspaper.
Trying to scoop the city's "reputable" paper and facing near-impossible personal and professional deadlines, Henry Hackett is desperate to make it all work without losing his sanity.
Ron Howard directed this lightning-paced, high-energy drama following one day in the life of Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton), a frantic metro editor for a fictitious New York tabloid. While investigating the apparently race-related killing of two white businessmen found murdered in their car, Hackett discovers a conspiracy by the police involving the falsely arrested black youths. With the help of his very pregnant wife, Martha (Marisa Tomei), he scoops the competition by uncovering a connection to the mob. But his editor, the acerbic penny-counting Alicia (Glenn Close), questions the validity of his findings and refuses to print the story. Curmudgeonly managing editor Bernie White (Robert Duvall) tries to stop his two editors from fighting while losing a battle for his own health.
THE PAPER features a terrific supporting cast, including Jason Robards as the paper’s publisher, Randy Quaid as a paranoid columnist, Jason Alexander as a corrupt politician, and Spalding Gray as a New York Times-type editor. However, the movie belongs to Keaton himself, as an ambitious, harried reporter in search of the big story. Two brothers--screenwriter David Koepp and Time magazine editor Stephen Koepp, collaborated on the screenplay. To lend realism to the film, Howard rounded up a large group of media figures to make cameos, including Kurt Loder, Pete Hamill, Bob Costas, Richard Price, William Kunstler, Jane Hanson, E. Graydon Carter, and others. |
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Starring:
Michael Keaton | Robert Duvall | Glenn Close | Marisa Tomei | Randy Quaid | Jason Robards | Jason Alexander | Spalding Gray | ...more
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Directed By:
Ron Howard
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Genre:
Comedy, Drama
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DVD Release Date:
October 1, 2008
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
R
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Year:
1994
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
English, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
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Running Time:
112 minutes
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Studio:
Universal
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UPC/Barcode Number:
025192001123
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- Production Notes
- Talent Biographies
- Film Highlights
- Interactive Menu
- Scene Access
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