The Paper (1994)
- Starring:
- Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Director Ron Howard's drama follows a beleaguered reporter during a hectic 24 hours at a New York City tabloid. Michael Keaton stars as Henry Hackett, a metro editor for the struggling New York Sun. Hackett is being wooed by the Sentinel, a more upscale paper, but he's addicted to the adrenaline-stimulating, breakneck pace of the Sun's newsroom, much to the consternation of his pregnant wife Martha (Marisa Tomei. Hackett is currently pursuing a story of two minority youths who have been arrested for the murders of two men. He learns that the police think that the killings may be a mob hit. In the court of public opinion, however, the innocent suspects are being judged as guilty, and the police may bow to the pressure. As Hackett and his staff desperately work all the story's angles to find the truth, several other dramas unfold. Top editor Bernie (Robert Duvall) learns that he has prostate cancer, and tough publisher Alicia (Glenn Close) wonders if her lack of popularity is due to her cost-cutting, her personality, or the fact that she's a woman. In their only collaboration, screenwriter David Koepp co-wrote the script with his brother Stephen Koepp, a senior editor at Time magazine. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast:
- Michael Keaton - Henry Hackett
- Glenn Close - Alicia Clark
- Randy Quaid - McDougal
- Jason Alexander - Marion Sandusky
- Catherine O'Hara - Susan
- Jack Kehoe - Phil
- Clint Howard - Ray Blaisch
- Amelia Campbell - Robin
- Augusta Dabney - Henry's Mother
- Jack McGee - Wilder
- Gary Dourdan - Copy Guy
- Cedric Young - Martha's Paramedic
- Pete Hamill - Himself
- Jean Speegle Howard - Hospital Volunteer
- Julie Donatt - Kathy
- Paul Geier - Doctor Porter
- John Miller - Himself
- Joe Viviani - Max
- Harsh Nayyar - Attendant
- James Ritz - A.C. Repairman
- Richard Price - Himself
- Michael P. Moran - Chuck
- Rance Howard - Alicia's Doctor
- Myra Taylor - Mother
- Herb Lovelle - Victor
- Robert Duvall - Bernie White
- Marisa Tomei - Martha Hackett
- Jason Robards, Jr. - Graham Keighley
- Spalding Gray - Paul Bladden
- Lynne Thigpen - Janet
- Roma Maffia - Carmen
- Geoffrey Owens - Lou
- William Prince - Henry's Father
- Bruce Altman - Carl
- William Kunstler - Himself
- Miles Watson - A.C. Repairman
- Jack O'Connell - Press Operator
- Stephen Koepp - German Newsperson
- Sally Jane Heit - Grace
- Michael Countryman - Emmett
- Donna Hanover - Herself
- Joe Pentangelo - Arresting Officer
- Victor Truro - Bernie's Doctor
- Jill Hennessy - Deanne White
- Louisa Marie - Sentinel Receptionist
- Bobo Lewis - Anna
- Divina Cook - Sobbing Woman
- John Bentley - Paste-Up Person
- Kurt Loder - Himself
- Siobhan Fallon - Lisa
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Writer(s):
- David Koepp, Stephen Koepp
- Producer(s):
- Frederick Zollo, Brian Grazer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Questionable for Children)
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