Up Close & Personal | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Tally Atwater (Michelle Pfeiffer) is determined to capture a coveted news anchor position ? a spot many assured her she would never achieve. Rising from small-town weathergirl to prime-time anchor, she meets Warren Justice (Robert Redford), a brilliant, older newsman who becomes her mentor and lover. As their relationship grows, so too doesTally?s popularity, which soon eclipses Warren?s. Now she must weigh her drive to succeed against her passion for life, and see if their relationship can survive.

Synopsis: This is a telling of the Jessica Savitch story, the newswoman who, in the 1970's, became the "First Woman Anchor". Sally/Tally is taken under the wing of Warren in a Miami newsroom and becomes a news star on TV. Despite her love for Warren, she takes the big chance and moves on to Philadelphia, where he follows to rescue her faltering career at the cost of his own.

Production Year:

1996

Released:

Tue, 09/14/1999

Run Time Minutes:

124

Rating:

PG-13

Genres:

Drama

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-1

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

5.1

Actors:

Robert Redford - Warren Justice

Actors:

Michelle Pfeiffer - Tally Atwater (formerly Sally)

Actors:

Stockard Channing - Marcia McGrath

Actors:

Joe Mantegna - Bucky Terranova

Actors:

Kate Nelligan - Joanna Kennelly

Actors:

Glenn Plummer - Ned Jackson

Actors:

James Rebhorn - John Merino

Actors:

Scott Bryce - Rob Sullivan

Actors:

Raymond Cruz - Fernando Buttanda

Actors:

Dedee Pfeiffer - Luanne Atwater

Actors:

Miguel Sandoval - Dan Duarte

Actors:

Noble Willingham - Buford Sells

Actors:

James Karen - Tom Orr

Actors:

Brian Markinson - Vic Nash

Actors:

Michael Laskin - I.B.S. Director

Actors:

Robert Keith Watson - I.B.S. Makeup Man

Actors:

Lily Nicksay - Star Atwater

Actors:

Joanna Sanchez - Ileana

Actors:

Daniel Zacapa - Harvey Harris

Actors:

Heidi Swedberg - Sheila

Actors:

Fern Buchner - WMIA Makeup Woman

Actors:

Miguel P?rez - WMIA Floor Manager

Actors:

Nicholas Cascone - WMIA Director

Actors:

Kenneth Fuchs - WMIA Assistant Director

Actors:

Julie Foreman - WMIA Producer

Actors:

Edwina Moore - WMIA Co-Anchor

Actors:

Patti Davis Suarez - WMIA Reporter

Actors:

Marc Macaulay - Police Spokesman

Actors:

Ed Amatrudo - Miami Reporter

Actors:

Ana Azcuy - Miami Reporter

Actors:

Peter D'Oench - Miami Reporter

Actors:

Dave Game - Miami Reporter

Actors:

Michelle Gillen - Miami Reporter

Actors:

Eliott Rodriguez - Miami Reporter

Actors:

Jennifer Valoppi - Miami Reporter

Actors:

Yareli Arizmendi - Inez Cifuentes

Actors:

Salvador Levy - Congessman Diaz

Actors:

Manny Su?rez - Diaz Aide

Actors:

Neil Giuntoli - Trailer Park Manager

Actors:

Jason Sanford - Photographer

Actors:

Michael Villani - Doug Dunning

Actors:

Elizabeth Ruscio - Lulu Delano

Actors:

Michael Shamus Wiles - WFIL Cameraman

Actors:

Nigel Gibbs - WFIL Floor Manager

Actors:

Mary Elizabeth Sheridan - 98-Year-Old Twin

Actors:

Marian Lamb Bechtelheimer - 98-Year-Old Twin

Actors:

Natalie Barish - Focus Group Member

Actors:

Wanda Lee Evans - Focus Group Member

Actors:

Charles Noland - Focus Group Member

Actors:

Charles Martiniz - Focus Group Member

Actors:

Charles C. Stevenson Jr. - Focus Group Member

Actors:

Cynthia Szigeti - Focus Group Member

Actors:

Guillermo Gentile - Chess Player

Actors:

Richard Alliger - Right To Life Protester

Actors:

Fabian - Himself

Actors:

Ginny Graham - Homeless Woman

Actors:

Frederick Strother - City Councilman

Actors:

Larry John Meyers - Murray Gordon

Actors:

Andy Prosky - Cord Otavio

Actors:

Bruce Gray - Gabe Lawrence

Actors:

Norman Parker - Mark Lindner

Actors:

Lori New - Merino's Secretary

Actors:

Charlie Holliday - Priest

Actors:

Leontine Guilliard - Guard Shay

Actors:

Johnnie Hobbs Jr. - Warden

Actors:

Tom McCarthy - Negotiator

Actors:

Roger Rathburn - Gary Logan

Actors:

Dennis Dun - Satellite Van Technician

Actors:

Rhonda Overby - WFIL Reporter

Actors:

Lexie Bigham - Convict

Actors:

Jack Shearer - Prison Expert

Actors:

Andrew Glassman - Shouting Questioner

Actors:

Rick Warner - Spokesman

Actors:

Joe B. Shapiro - Waiter

Actors:

Rosie Malek-Yonan - Boarding Agent

Actors:

Chris Stone - Backstage Floor Manager