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Directed by | Jon Avnet David McGiffert (1st A'sst) |
Written by | Alanna Nash (book) Joan Didion & John Gregory Dunne (screenplay) |
Produced by | Jordan Kerner & David Nicksay |
Starring | Robert Redford Michelle Pfeiffer |
Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
Edited by | Debra Neil-Fisher |
Music by | Thomas Newman |
Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures (USA Cinergi Pictures (foreign markets) |
Release dates | March 1, 1996 |
Running time | 124 min. |
Language | English |
Up Close & Personal is a 1996 American motion picture drama/romance that was inspired by the story of Jessica Savitch who, in the 1970s, became the first female anchor on American television. The film is based on the 1988 book, Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch by Alanna Nash.
The making of the film is told in the book: Monster: Living Off the Big Screen, (1997), by John Gregory Dunne, who co-wrote the screenplay with his wife, Joan Didion. The book relays how a movie about Jessica Savitch to some degree turned into A Star is Born-type film, where one person is a "rising star" while that person's love interest becomes a "falling star."
The film is noted for the use of the hit song "Because You Loved Me" performed by Celine Dion.
Primary 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
- Fabian : Himself
Award wins:
- Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Diane Warren
Award nominations:
- Academy Award for Best Song – (Diane Warren)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture – (Diane Warren)
External links
- Up Close & Personal at The Internet Movie Database
- Critical Analysis, genre, women in journalism: http://wethemedia.edublogs.org/case-study-film-up-close-personal/