Summaries

New York City tabloid editor Henry's faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges, and a tempting job offer.

Henry Hackett is the metro editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Graham Keeley faces financial straits, and has Managing Editor Alicia Clark, Henry's nemesis, impose unpopular cutbacks. Henry's wife Martha, a hugely pregnant former reporter of his, is fed up because he has so little time for his family. He is therefore considering an offer from Paul Bladden to edit a paper like the New York Times, which would mean more money, shorter hours, more respectability...but might also be a bit boring for his tastes. But a hot story soon confronts Henry with tough decisions.—Reid Gagle

At the tabloid, the New York Sun, its staff hustles more and uses gimmicky headlines to sell papers. The Sentinel's editor, Henry Hackett is a workaholic, but it's starting to take its toll on him. Alicia Clark is brought in to make cutbacks. Henry must struggle to keep the property successful while he's got a remount it elsewhere—Huggo

Details

Keywords
  • journalism
  • newspaper reporter
  • newspaper editor
  • printing press
  • wrongful arrest
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Mar 24, 1994
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Universal Pictures Imagine Entertainment

Box office

Budget $6000000
Gross US & Canada $38824341
Opening weekend US & Canada $175507
Gross worldwide $48424341

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 52m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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