The Paper (1994)
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88% of critics liked it
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56% of users liked it
(6,868 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Aaron Matthews, Ron Howard
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 18, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
The picture starts to fall in love with its subject -- head- over-heels in love, until the acid drains from the wit and there's nothing left but sentimental ooze.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
It's all slick, fizzy fun. But the film's fighting spirit gets snatched.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Watching The Paper got me in touch all over again with how good it feels to work at the top of your form, on a story you believe in, on deadline.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Perfectly captures the hubbub of the nation's newsrooms.
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Joe Brown, Washington Post
Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang.
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Cast
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Michael Keaton
as Henry Hackett
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Robert Duvall
as Bernie White
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Glenn Close
as Alicia Clark
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Marisa Tomei
as Martha Hackett
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Randy Quaid
as McDougal
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Jason Robards
as Graham Keighley
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Jason Alexander
as Marion Sandusky
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Spalding Gray
as Paul Bladden
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Catherine O'Hara
as Susan
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Lynne Thigpen
as Janet
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Jack Kehoe
as Phil
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Roma Maffia
as Carmen
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Clint Howard
as Ray Blaisch
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Geoffrey Owens
as Lou
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Amelia Campbell
as Robin
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William Prince
as Henry's Father
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Augusta Dabney
as Henry's Mother
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Bruce Altman
as Carl
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Jack McGee
as Wilder
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John Bentley
as Paste-Up Person
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Divina Cook
as Sobbing Woman
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Michael Countryman
as Emmett
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Julie Donatt
as Kathy
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Gary Dourdan
as Copy Guy
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Donna Hanover
as Herself
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Jill Hennessy
as Deanne White
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Jean Speegle Howard
as Hospital Volunteer
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Rance Howard
as Alicia's Doctor
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William Kunstler
as Himself
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Bobo Lewis
as Anna
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Kurt Loder
as Himself
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Louisa Marie
as Sentinel Receptionist
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Michael P. Moran
as Chuck
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Harsh Nayyar
as Attendant
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Joe Pentangelo
as Arresting Officer
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James Ritz
as A.C. Repairman
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Myra Taylor
as Mother
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Victor Truro
as Bernie's Doctor
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Joe Viviani
as Max
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Miles Watson
as A.C. Repairman
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Cedric Young
as Martha's Paramedic
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Pete Hamill
as Himself
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Richard Price
as Himself
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Paul Geier
as Doctor Porter
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Sally Jane Heit
as Grace
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Herb Lovelle
as Victor
- Jane Jenkins
- Janet Hirshenson
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Stephen Koepp
as German Newsperson
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Siobhan Fallon
as Lisa
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John Miller
as Himself
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Jack A. O'Connell
as Press Operator
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Jack O'Connell
as Press Operator
- Jack O'Connell (II)
