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The Paper|Michael Keaton

The Paper

Michael Keaton and Robert Duvall
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Overview

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.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Ron Howard - Director
Michael Keaton
Robert Duvall
Glenn Close
Marisa Tomei
Randy Quaid
Jason Robards
Jason Alexander
Spalding Gray
Catherine O'Hara
Lynne Thigpen

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Full Frame)
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 025192001123
  • Genre: COMEDIES
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: November 1997

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
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.

Reviews:
"...Dead-on...Loaded with journalism truisms..." - Recommended - 11/01/1994 Premiere, p.120


"...[Keaton and Howard] are still on a simpatico wavelength..." - 03/18/1994 USA Today, p.4D


"...Fizzy, fast-paced....[Keaton] at his most urgent and winning..." -- Rating: B - 03/25/1994 Entertainment Weekly, p.41


"...It's as crowd-pleasing as PARENTHOOD....THE PAPER never stops for breath long enough to be dull..." - 03/18/1994 Los Angeles Times, p.F1

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