Someone asked me the other day what my
favorite movie is. I take that question to mean "what is either your favorite movie OR film." That is usually a very difficult question to answer
for me. There are so many fantastic movies and films out there all over the
world. For some reason I had a moment of clarity and yes to
my surprise, I had an answer for him. My reply? “The Paper”. I
believe that “The Paper” will always appear in my ever changing top 5
films of all time, but for that particular moment of that particular day
“The Paper” was without hesitation, my definitive
answer. Many people have not heard of “The Paper” which can be found
these days on DVD and VHS if you still have such a video playing device
(truth be told, I still have a VCR). So if this is your first exposure
to this wonderful film, feel free to keep
reading.
“The Paper” directed by Ron Howard, released in 1994 stars my favorite actor
Michael Keaton as Harvey Hackett. The film also showcases the talents of Marissa Tomei, Glenn Close, Robert Duval,
Randy Quaid among others. You might be saying to yourself: “but Lance,
how can this movie be so great and have all of these stars in
it and I haven’t heard of it?” I have no idea, but it’s a travesty!
The film is about two inner city
youths charged with the murder of two Wall Street businessmen. Every
newspaper in New York City is trying to get the scoop, however, only one
newspaper cares enough to get the accurate account of what happened.
Subplots include but are not limited to: broken down air conditioning
during a heat wave, Randy Quaid upsetting an elected official and Michael Keaton
having a baby with his wife Marissa Tomei and working too much.
Technically, the subject matter lands
us squarely in the Drama genre, however with this cast, the comedic
elements come out at all the appropriate times and makes this one of (if
not the most) enjoyable times I have had watching a film.
I hope you check it out and come back to discuss it with me in the post
viewing review.
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