up close & personal

Director: jon avnet

Actor: robert redford,michelle pfeiffer,stockard channing,joe mantegna

Data Published: Fri Mar 01 1996

Genres: Drama,Romance

Key Words: mentor protege relationship,journalism,television news,television broadcast,television network

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118055/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_Close_%26_Personal

Description: Up Close & Personal is a movie starring Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Stockard Channing. An ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in television journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall...

Plot: Sally "Tally" Atwater (Michelle Pfeiffer) is an ambitious, aspiring news reporter, who is hired by Miami local news director Warren Justice (Robert Redford) when she sends in a homemade audition tape. He carefully guides her career to new heights, all the while becoming increasingly attracted to her. Tally soon rises through the ranks of network news to become successful, while Warren's once-stellar career sinks into mediocrity. Furthermore, Tally's ascension takes her away from Warren when she is forced to relocate to Philadelphia. Tally struggles at her new post, in no small part due to the hostility of veteran reporter Marcia McGrath (Stockard Channing), who jealously protects her position as the top reporter. Warren turns up to inspire Tally, and the two partners begin a new career together. However, on a routine assignment in a Philadelphia prison, Tally and her cameraman are taken hostage in a prison riot and forced to endure hours of intense violence. Tally covers the groundbreaking story from within the walls of the collapsing prison as Warren looks on from outside, guiding her through her first national broadcast. This incredible act of bravery leads to Tally's eagerly anticipated advancement to a national network newscaster position and the continuation of the dynamic duo's rise to fame - but shortly after, disaster strikes when Warren is killed during an assignment.