Up Close & Personal (1996)

Director:

Jon Avnet

Writers (WGA):

Joan Didion (written by) &
John Gregory Dunne (written by) ...

Release Date:

1 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Every Day we Have, is One More Than We Deserve.

Plot:

An ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in TV journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall in love.

Plot Keywords:

Journalism | Journalist | Male Female Relationship | Rival | Weather Forecaster

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Warren Justice
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Sally 'Tally' Atwater
Stockard Channing	...	Marcia McGrath
Joe Mantegna	...	Bucky Terranova
Kate Nelligan	...	Joanna Kennelly
Glenn Plummer	...	Ned Jackson
James Rebhorn	...	John Merino
Scott Bryce	...	Rob Sullivan
Raymond Cruz	...	Fernando Buttanda
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Luanne Atwater
Miguel Sandoval	...	Dan Duarte
Noble Willingham	...	Buford Sells
James Karen	...	Tom Orr
Brian Markinson	...	Vic Nash
Michael Laskin	...	IBS Director

Also Known As:

Golden Girl (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sensuality and depictions of violence.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Denmark:11 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Italy:T | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Belle Glade, Florida, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Michael Ballhaus, the film's original director of photography, had to drop out after becoming ill during pre-production. Director Jon Avnet chose Karl Walter Lindenlaub as the replacement because he was impressed by Lindenlaub's work on Rob Roy (1995).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Tally, said to be reporting for WFIL, holds a Channel 7 microphone. WFIL was actually Channel 6. (Note: WFIL's call letter subsequently changed to WPVI, still channel 6 in Philadelphia.)

Quotes:

Warren Justice: She eats the lens.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nanny: Fair Weather Fran (#5.8)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Talkin' Rag

Great Movie

Michelle Pfeiffer is a wonderful actress who brings her characters alive. The movie was heartwarming because of her performance. The plot was realistic and well done. Robert Redford did a far better job in this flick than he has in most of his other movies. Pfeiffer and Redford seem to have great chemistry. This combination works well. I highly recommend this movie since a lot of information about what goes on behind the scenes in the news industry are highlighted. I am writing this review in 2005 and the issues we are dealing with in this era were addressed in Up Close and Personal which was made in 1996. Pfeiffer's character remarked that the news was based on what the sponsors wanted; the one major complaint about the news media today is that it is corporate-owned and corporate controlled. So, we don't get the real deal when watching the news. We need PBS and Link TV to get the real news, but mainstream media is exactly as Up Close and Personal portrayed it. Great job! Thank you, Michelle