Up Close and Personal Movie Review 1996

Ambitious Reno card dealer Tally Atwater (Pfeiffer) wants to get into broadcasting and finds her chance at a Miami TV station where she's mentored by successful veteran-reporter-turned-producer Warren Justice (Redford). They fall in love but find their careers clashing as Tally climbs the media success ladder. Originally inspired by the tragic life of NBC reporter Jessica Savitch, whose problems with drugs and abusive relationships led to a sad ending, film turned into a star-powered romance with media trappings and another variation of "A Star is Born." It's now "suggested" by Alanna Nash's book "Golden Girl."

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 124 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, News at 11, Cinderella Stories, Rags to Riches, Biopics: Showbiz, Philadelphia

Screenplay

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Redford, Kate Nelligan, Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna, Glenn Plummer, James Rebhorn, Noble Willingham, Scott Bryce, Raymond Cruz, Dedee Pfeiffer, Miguel (Michael) Sandoval, James Karen

Cinematography

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Director

Jon Avnet

Music

Thomas Newman

Producer

Jon Avnet, David Nicksay, Jordan Kerner, John Foreman, Cinergi Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista