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Calorie Rating: 141
Released: 1988-03-05
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Budget: 18000000
Revenue 9129999
Studios: TriStar Pictures,

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A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

Director / Directors

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Jim Kaufman

First Assistant Director

Blair Roth

Second Assistant Director

Janet Spiegel

Third Assistant Director

Susanna David

Continuity

Stephen Andrzejewski

Second Second Assistant Director

Cast

Kathleen Turner

Character: Christy Colleran

Burt Reynolds

Character: John L. Sullivan IV

Christopher Reeve

Character: Blaine Bingham

Ned Beatty

Character: Roy Ridnitz

Henry Gibson

Character: Ike Roscoe

George Newbern

Character: Siegenthaler

Al Waxman

Character: Berger

Ken James

Character: Warden Terwilliger

Barry Flatman

Character: Zaks

Ted Simonett

Character: Tillinger

Anthony Sherwood

Character: Carvalho

Joe Silver

Character: Mordsini

Charles Kimbrough

Character: The Governor

Allan Royal

Character: Obregon

Andre Mayers

Character: Jesse

Bill Randolph

Character: Eric

Monica Parker

Character: Jessica

Fiona Reid

Character: Pamela Farbrother

Laura Robinson

Character: Karen Ludlow

Angelo Rizacos

Character: Ridnitz's Sidekick

Tony Rosato

Character: Joker

Jackie Richardson

Character: Abigail

Laurie Paton

Character: Reporter

Katya Ladan

Character: Reporter

Corrine Koslo

Character: Yvonne

Judah Katz

Character: Tillinger Sound Man

Jason Blicker

Character: Sound Man

Diane Douglass

Character: Upper Class Woman

Noel Gray

Character: Nancy

Jane Schoettle

Character: Booking Secretary

Ida Carnevali

Character: Poor 'Yuppie' Mother

Megan Smith-Harris

Character: Booking Secretary

Cheryl Wilson

Character: SNN Anchor Person

Arlene Mazerolle

Character: Hotel Receptionist

C.J. Lusby

Character: Round Card Girl (uncredited)

Richard Comar

Character: Governor's Aide

Grant Cowan

Character: Crannock

Wayne Fleming

Character: Bryce

Jonathan Welsh

Character: Chaplain

Bill Cotterell

Character: Rusty

Jack Duffy

Character: Emil, the Waiter

Warren Davis

Character: Reporter

Rex Hagon

Character: Reporter

Philip Akin

Character: Guard

Patrick Patterson

Character: Guard

Diana Douglas

Character: Upper Class Woman

Megan Smith-Harris

Character: Booking Secretary (as Megan Smith)

Philip Malotte

Character: 6'8' Cameraman

Chick Roberts

Character: Cop

James Loxley

Character: Anchorman

Cheryl Wilson

Character: SNN Anchor Person (as Cheryl S. Wilson)

Ray Landry

Character: SNN Anchor Person

John Dee

Character: Old Man in Lobby

Peter Walachy

Character: Tattooee

John S. Davies

Character: Aide

Eric Fink

Character: Butler

Robert Morelli

Character: Waiter

Heather Holmberg

Character: Business Woman (uncredited)

Marlon Sterling Long

Character: Prison Guard (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Ben Hecht

Writer

Charles MacArthur

Writer

Shelley Cook

Utility Stunts

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting

Martin Ransohoff

Producer

Jonathan Reynolds

Screenplay

Rose Marie McSherry

Set Decoration

Mark S. Freeborn

Set Decoration

Thom Noble

Editor

Charles Dunlop

Art Direction

Anne Pritchard

Production Design

Dwayne McLean

Stunt Coordinator

Mary E. McLeod

Costume Design

Don Carmody

Executive Producer

John Laning

Assistant Sound Editor

Steve Danyluk

Gaffer

Dave Sheridan

Clapper Loader

Ed Hanna

Assistant Art Director

Gustave Meunier

Property Buyer

Wayne Griffin

Supervising Sound Editor

Joyce Kozy King

Production Manager

Andy Chmura

Camera Operator

Thom Ryan

Focus Puller

Richard Cadger

Sound Editor

Deborah Zwicker

Production Coordinator

François Protat

Director of Photography

Diana Ladyshewsky

Assistant Hairstylist

Teresa Robinson

Assistant Makeup Artist

Patricia A. Galvin

Assistant Editor

Katherine Southern

Key Makeup Artist

Don Miloyevich

Property Master

Tony Parkins

Carpenter

Robin Leigh

Sound Editor

Steve Switzer

Boom Operator

Jane Tattersall

Sound Editor

Kim W. Chow

Wardrobe Master

Joan E. Chapman

Assistant Editor

Susan Maggi

Assistant Editor

Frances Semple

Painter

Donna Powell

Assistant Sound Editor

Peter McBurnie

Foley Artist

Ray Boyle

Gaffer

Chris Helcermanas-Benge

Still Photographer

Bruce Macaulay

Still Photographer

Reet Puhm

Scenic Artist

Gail Filman

Assistant Costume Designer

Peter Ransohoff

Assistant Editor

Tristan Tondino

Scenic Artist

Stacey Coker

Wardrobe Master

Cindy Burden

Production Secretary

David R. Beecroft

Key Hair Stylist

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Philip Leto

Hairstylist

Daniel R. Bradette

Assistant Set Decoration

Michael Kohne

Key Grip

Larry Engelmann

Color Timer

Jim Mathews

Production Accountant

Michael Rea

Assistant Sound Editor

Peter Lavender

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