Up Close & Personal (1996)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

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 | May December Romance | Tragic Love | Mentor | Sentimental

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17	5:45 PM	TMC
Wed. July 22	10:55 AM	TMC

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:

Original script was based on the life of famed young newscaster Jessica Savitch, who was killed as a passenger in an automobile accident

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the film was made, in 1996, the idea that a TV crew inside a prison could beam images from a 'portable' transmit unit (let alone return audio to the journalist from the TV truck), was pure imagination. Even modern-day portable units cannot break through concrete and steel - especially the amount that one would find in a prison.

Quotes:

[Warren's advice about news headlines]
Warren Justice: "If it bleeds, it leads."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Baghead (2008)

Soundtrack:

Keep Pushin'

On the best romance drama I've ever seen

It's one the most sensible movie I have ever seen and I've seen a lot. Great...no.... excellent performance of Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer creates a special romantic atmosphere. It's absoletely one of the most outstanding movie duet in the whole history of cinematografe. And some scenes make you heart stop for a moment, like in the news room during the editing or when she came to say him that she is going to Filadelphia.

I recommend it to everyone who crazy about romantic movies. And be ready to feel all spectrum of feelings with positive emotions.