The Paper (1994)
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Cast
as Henry Hackett
as Bernie White
as Alicia Clark
as Martha Hackett
as McDougal
as Graham Keighley
as Marion Sandusky
as Paul Bladden
as Susan
as Janet
as Phil
as Carmen
as Ray Blaisch
as Lou
as Robin
as Deanne White
as Henry's Father
as Henry's Mother
as Carl
as Wilder
as Anna
as Jerry
as Emmett
as Lisa
as Max
as Kathy
as Copy Editor
as City Editor
as Copy Guy
as Air Conditioner Repairman
as Air Conditioner Repairman
as Sobbing Woman
as Parking Cop
as Crazy Guy
as Security Guard
as Sentinel Receptionist
as Chuck
as Press Operator
as German Newsperson
as Pressroom Foreman
as Bernie's Doctor
as Victor
as Martha's Paramedic
as Doctor Porter
as Paste-Up Person
as 1st Kid
as Alicia's Doctor
as Hospital Volunteer
as 2nd Kid
as Herself
as Arresting Officer
as Herself
as Grace
as Herself
as Mother
as Attendant
as Herself
as Himself
as Herself
as Herself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Chuck
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Herself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Herself
as Herself
as Herself
as Himself
as Herself
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Critic Reviews for The Paper
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (4)
The inside-baseball feel of the newsroom material (co-writer Stephen Koepp did time in the trenches) is what makes 'The Paper' sing.
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.
It's all slick, fizzy fun. But the film's fighting spirit gets snatched.
Perfectly captures the hubbub of the nation's newsrooms.
Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang.
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.
Audience Reviews for The Paper
With this cast this should have been better.
Super Reviewer
Bernie: Well, you're in management now. If everybody loved you, you'd be doing something wrong. "A behind-the-line look at work, marriage, and other forms of combat." The Paper is a decent workplace, comedy/drama from Ron Howard that features a long and impressive cast. While this movie doesn't quite leap off the screen at you, it was still pretty good in it's own right. Normally Ron Howard tends to be pretty hit and miss, and with this one, it's right on the edge of being either hit or miss. It's not good enough to call it a clear success, but it is good enough to say that he didn't miss. Henry is an editor at the New York Sun newspaper and he has a busy day ahead of him. He has an interview at the Sentinel, which is offering him a job that would pay more. He also is trying figure out how to put together a worthy cover story after missing on yesterday's. He has to fight time, a pregnant wife, a colleague, and still manage to get the paper out on time and make sure he's running the correct story. While The Paper may come off as just another dull and unexciting workplace movie, I somehow found just enough enjoyment from it. It had just enough funny and smart parts to make up for a lot of dull and boring parts. The movie kind of plays like a lesser and lighter form of Broadcast News. I'm gonna give this one a mild recommendation. The movie is most worth it for the cast. Although no one is giving one of the best performances of their careers, this huge and star studded cast makes seeing this movie worth it. Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, Marisa Tomei, Glenn Close, Randy Quaid, and many more faces you'll be sure to recognize.
Super Reviewer
The Paper ended up being much better than I thought. It takes a boring subject like news and made it interesting and also showed me the inside work of a newspaper, but its also at times very weird and does not realize what it is.
Super Reviewer
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