Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.
- new york city
- newspaper
- research
- success
- murder
- newspaper editor
- tabloid
- tabloid reporter
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Michael Keaton
Henry Hackett
Robert Duvall
Bernie White
Glenn Close
Alicia Clark
Marisa Tomei
Martha Hackett
- Randy Quaid — Michael McDougal
- Jason Alexander — Marion Sandusky
- Catherine O'Hara — Susan
- Jason Robards — Graham Keighley
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan — Lisa
- Jill Hennessy — Deanne White
- Spalding Gray — Paul Bladden
- Lynne Thigpen — Janet
- Jack Kehoe — Phil
- Roma Maffia — Carmen
- Clint Howard — Ray Blaisch
- Directed
- Ron Howard
- Written
- David Koepp, Stephen Koepp
Production
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 · 246 ratings
- Studio
- Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
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