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Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Redford, Stockard Channing
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Up Close and Personal |
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Tally Atwater is a Nevada waitress who wants to pursue her dream of becoming a television anchor. Sending in phony audition tapes, and misleading information on her background in journalism, eventually she gets the attention, of Warren Justice, a news director of a Miami news station. At first Atwater is the local weathergirl, easily taking the position after the person in her spot simple walked off the set.
Her stint as a weathergirl failed but Justice sees a undeniable potential in Atwater that he think is good for the news. In a heart beat, Atwater takes a job as an anchorwoman, absorbing everything her enviroment, despite the lack of a journalism background or knowledge of it. Soon enough, Atwater aroused the public interest, especially as her inside report of a prison ward, during a local riot in town.
With her great journalistic skills, the media has fallen in love with her nationwide and so does Justice, even though he does not act on his feelings for awhile. As Sally builds up a very impressive resume, Warren strongly feels it is his time to go back to his journalism roots and do a reporting in Panama. But before it happens, a big-time agent Bucky Terranova gives Sally a lucrative offer to work as a newswoman in Philadelphia, which is a setup by news media competitor, Marcia McGrath.
--Alicia M. , Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Up Close and Personal |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- journalist
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
City?
Yes
City:
- Miami
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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