Up Close & Personal
Passion Brought Them Together... Only Success Could Tear Them Apart!
1996 | 119m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jon Avnet |
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| Writer: | Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne |
| Staring: |
| Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. Tally’s career takes a meteoric rise and she and Warren fall in love. The romance that results is as intense and revealing as television news itself. Yet, each breaking story, every videotaped crisis that brings them together, also threatens to drive them apart... | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1996 |
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| Director: | Jon Avnet |
| Writer: | Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | miami, florida, affectation, career, reporter, candid, intimate, absurd, admiring, adoring, amused, informative, sympathetic, vibrant |
| Production Companies | Cinergi Pictures, Avnet/Kerner Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $100,688,562
Budget: $60,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Redford | Warren Justice |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Tally Atwater |
| Stockard Channing | Marcia McGrath |
| Joe Mantegna | Bucky Terranova |
| Kate Nelligan | Joanna Kennelly |
| Glenn Plummer | Ned Jackson |
| James Rebhorn | John Merino |
| Scott Bryce | Rob Sullivan |
| Raymond Cruz | Fernando Buttanda |
| Dedee Pfeiffer | Luanne Atwater |
| Michael Laskin | IBS Director |
| Lorielle New | Merino's Secretary |
| Miguel Sandoval | Dan Duarte |
| James Karen | Tom Orr |
| Fabian | Fabian |
| Dennis Dun | Satellite Van Technician |
| Noble Willingham | Buford Sells |
| Brian Markinson | Vic Nash |
| Robert Keith Watson | IBS Makeup Man |
| Lily Gibson | Star Atwater |
| Joanna Sanchez | Ileana |
| Daniel Zacapa | Harvey Harris |
| Heidi Swedberg | Sheila |
| Yareli Arizmendi | Inez Cifuentes |
| Salvador Levy | Congressman Diaz |
| Michael Villani | Doug Dunning |
| Elizabeth Ruscio | Lulu Delano |
| Ed Amatrudo | Miami Reporter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jon Avnet | Director |
| Joan Didion | Screenplay |
| John Gregory Dunne | Screenplay |
| Debra Neil-Fisher | Editor |
| David Rubin | Casting Director |
| Jeremy Conway | Production Design |
| David McGiffert | First Assistant Director |
| Mark W. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Dorree Cooper | Set Decoration |
| Nancy Jane King | Production Coordinator |
| Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Fern Buchner | Makeup Department Head |
| Ronnie Specter | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Owen | Hair Designer |
| Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| D. Scott Easton | Unit Production Manager |
| Scott Harris | Second Assistant Director |
| Bruce Alan Miller | Art Direction |
| Robin Citrin | Location Manager |
| Charles M. Wilborn | Sound Mixer |
| Loren Corl | Key Grip |
| Alan D'Angerio | Hair Designer |
| Gary Liddiard | Makeup Artist |
| Bunny Parker | Hairstylist |
| Kathy Nelson | Music Supervisor |
| Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Director of Photography |
| Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Patricia M. Peters | Stunts |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Alan Robert Murray | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Scott Rudin | Thanks |
| Nancy Thurston | Stunts |
| Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Eric Chambers | Stunts |
| Roy Farfel | Stunts |
| Daniel W. Barringer | Stunts |
| Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Jay Amor | Stunts |
| Tim Gallin | Stunts |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Stunts |
| Mike Gunther | Stunts |
| Kiante Elam | Stunts |
| Roel Failma | Stunts |
| Craig Baxley Jr. | Stunts |
| Harold Baines | Stunts |
| Donald J. Hewitt Jr. | Stunts |
| Jamie A. Keyser | Stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| David S. Lomax | Stunts |
| Dwayne McGee | Stunts |
| Robby Robinson | Stunts |
| Jeff Mosley | Stunts |
| Doug Coleman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Von L. Roddy | Stunts |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Manny Siverio | Stunts |
| Robair Sims | Stunts |
| Eddie L. Watkins | Stunts |
| Patty Wagstaff | Stunts |
| Diane Warren | Songs |
| Ilene Landress | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Peter Krause | Camera Operator |
| Gary D. Scott | First Assistant Camera |
| Gary L. Camp | Second Assistant Camera |
| Chris Haarhoff | Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator |
| Colin Anderson | Assistant Camera |
| Glenn Kaplan | Assistant Camera |
| Robert E. Dunne | Camera Loader |
| Ken Regan | Still Photographer |
| Christopher Ramsey | Boom Operator |
| Stephen E. Hagen | Second Second Assistant Director |
| James R. Tynes | Chief Lighting Technician |
| John 'Fest' Sandau | Best Boy Electric |
| Norman Ash | Lighting Technician |
| Timothy 'Guido' Magaraci | Lighting Technician |
| John 'Skids' Skidmore | Lighting Technician |
| Ronald J. Pure Jr. | Lighting Technician |
| Cricket Sloat | Lighting Technician |
| Charlie McIntyre | Rigging Gaffer |
| Steven Frohardt | Best Boy Grip |
| Andreas Crawford | Dolly Grip |
| Christian E. Dirkes | Grip |
| Emi Marie Ishikawa | Grip |
| Loren Hillebrand | Grip |
| Jason Poteet | Grip |
| Jamie Young | Grip |
| Dhamarata 'G' Dhiensuwana | Key Rigging Grip |
| Susan Kowarsh | Key Costumer |
| Robert Q. Mathews | Costume Supervisor |
| Jennifer Lax | Costume Supervisor |
| Jennifer Morrison | Costumer |
| David Page | Costumer |
| James 'Mike' Balker | Set Costumer |
| Alison Gail Bixby | Set Costumer |
| Roberto Carneiro | Key Costumer |
| Garet Reilly | Key Costumer |
| Robert Iannaccone | Costumer |
| Patricia K. Armagast | Seamstress |
| Alex Proctor | Makeup Artist |
| Jasen Joseph Sica | Hairstylist |
| Susan Jennifer Lipson | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Karen Broderick | First Assistant Editor |
| John Axelrad | Assistant Editor |
| Patrick J. Don Vito | Assistant Editor |
| David S. Clark | Assistant Editor |
| Walter Newman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lucy Coldsnow-Smith | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Bub Asman | Dialogue Editor |
| Constance A. Kazmer | Dialogue Editor |
| Scott Hecker | Dialogue Editor |
| Larry Mann | Dialogue Editor |
| Jayme S. Parker | Dialogue Editor |
| Devon Heffley Curry | ADR Supervisor |
| Madeleine Swift | ADR & Dubbing |
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer |
| Mike Boudry | ADR Recordist |
| Patrick Bietz | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mike Dobie | Sound Effects Editor |
| James J. Klinger | Sound Effects Editor |
| Gary Krivacek | Sound Effects Editor |
| Butch Wolf | Foley Supervisor |
| Neil Burrow | Foley Editor |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Foley Editor |
| Scott D. Jackson | Foley Editor |
| Bruce Bell | Foley Mixer |
| Eric Gotthelf | Foley Mixer |
| Kevin Bartnof | Foley Artist |
| James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Catherine Rowe | Foley Artist |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Johnston | Sound Recordist |
| Frank Bartoli | Sound Recordist |
| Thomas Pasatieri | Orchestrator |
| Richard Fernandez | Set Designer |
| Philip Toolin | Set Designer |
| Stan Tropp | Set Designer |
| Pamela Klamer | Set Designer |
| Ashley Oliver | Art Department Coordinator |
| Renee Faia | Art Department Coordinator |
| Benjamin K. Darden | Art Department Assistant |
| Matt Pulling | Art Department Assistant |
| Tommy Tomlinson | Property Master |
| William F. McLaughlin | Assistant Property Master |
| Howard Fannon | Assistant Property Master |
| Gretchen Dalton | Assistant Property Master |
| Don Kaeding | Leadman |
| Denise Pizzini | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Jennifer Pray | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Greg Lynch | Leadman |
| Eric A. Hulett | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Alison Armstrong | Set Decorating Coordinator |
| David Ronan | Set Dresser |
| Edson C. Moreno | Set Dresser |
| Kevin Chambers | Set Dresser |
| Carl Cassara | Set Dresser |
| Kevin Coyle | Set Dresser |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Chuck E. Stewart | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Ken Peterson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Kristen Redd-Ginchereau | Transportation Captain |
| Rebekah Williams | Assistant Location Manager |
| Curtis Collins | Assistant Location Manager |
| Ellen Adolph | Production Accountant |
| John C. Kruize | Assistant Accountant |
| Jeff Laplante | Payroll Accountant |
| Daryl C. Lefever | Assistant Accountant |
| Ben Cagan | Production Secretary |
| Ronna Kress | Casting Associate |
| William Kaufmann | Casting Assistant |
| Franklyn Warren | Extras Casting |
| Rachel Aberly | Unit Publicist |
| Lloyd Ahern II | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | Negative Cutter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Avnet | Producer |
| Lisa Lindstrom | Co-Producer |
| John Foreman | Executive Producer |
| Jordan Kerner | Producer |
| Martin Huberty | Co-Producer |
| Ed Hookstratten | Executive Producer |
| David Nicksay | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 985 | 985 |