History Film / ThePaper

* TheCameo: A ton of real journalists and reporters (the most well-known of which would probably be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Loder Kurt Loder]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Costas Bob Costas]]) make brief cameo appearances [[AsHimself as themselves]].

* ProductPlacement: Henry's obsession with chugging Coca-Cola Classic is a RunningGag. The news room has several glowing Coke machines that are often in the background. Interestingly, his wife tells him he might as well drink battery acid. Minute Made is also present and prominently displayed in a number of scenes.

* DefiniteArticleTitle: ''The Paper''.

* IllTakeTwoBeersToo: A variation. When Alicia is shot, someone calls calls 911 and says, "A woman's been shot. We need an ambulance!" The delirious Alice says "Can I get one, too?" and then passes out.

* MustHaveCaffeine: Actually, Must Have [[ProductPlacement Coke]], which still has caffeine anyway and gives a rush ("Why don't you just drink battery acid instead?" "No sugar!") making it a good replacement (any journalist can tell this profession overdrinking coffee is TruthInTelevision).

* TheTheTitle" "The Paper"

* BaitAndSwitch: As Alicia reads the morning's edition of ''Sun'' with pride, a nurse asks if she can look at it after her. Alicia beams a warm smile at her, then says, "Buy your own!"

* BlandNameProduct: Henry works at the ''New York Sun'', which is the name of an actual [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(New_York_City) defunct NYC paper]] (though the name was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Sun revived the following decade]]) but in the film is patterned after the ''Daily News''. He gets a proposal from the more prestigious ''New York Sentinel'', which is clearly a ''New York Times'' stand-in.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Soon after arriving into the office, Henry says that he can smell that it's going to be a difficult day. It is.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: All the action takes place over a single 24-hour period.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: As befits a film about a daily newspaper, the story covers 24 hours.

The film depicts a hectic 24 hours in the personal and professional life of ''New York Sun'' metro editor Henry Hackett (Keaton). The main story of the day is the murder of a couple of visiting businessmen. When the reporters discover evidence suggesting a police cover-up of evidence of the main suspects' innocence, they rush to scoop the story in the midst of professional, private and financial chaos.

* BaitAndSwitch: When Alicia reads the morning's edition of ''The Sun'' with pride, a nurse asks if she can read the paper after her. Alicia beams a warm smile at her, then says, "Buy your own!"

* LocalAngle: A RunningGag, foreign news reports will only get published in the newspaper if they involved, or were observed by, someone from New York.

* BlandNameProduct: The protagonist works at the ''New York Sun'', which is the name of an actual [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(New_York_City) defunct NYC paper]] (though the name was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Sun revived the following decade]]) but in the film is patterned after the ''Daily News''. He gets a proposal from the more prestigious ''New York Sentinel'', which is clearly a ''New York Times'' stand-in.

* BlandNameProduct: The protagonist works at the ''New York Sun'', which is the name of an actual [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(New_York_City) defunct NYC paper]] (though the name was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Sun revived the following decade]]) but in the film is patterned after the ''Daily News''. He gets a proposal from the ''New York Sentinel'', which is clearly a ''New York Times'' stand-in.

* BlandNameProduct: The protagonist works at the ''New York Sun'', which is the name of an actual [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(New_York_City) defunct NYC paper]] (though the name was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Sun revived the following decade]]). He gets a proposal from the ''New York Sentinel'', which is clearly a ''New York Times'' stand-in.

* BlandNameProduct: The protagonist works on ''The New York Sun'', which was at most a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(New_York_City) defunct paper]] (though [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Sun the name was revived the following decade]]). He gets a proposal from the ''New York Sentinel'', which is clearly a ''New York Times'' stand-in.

-->'''Bladden''': "Well, I hope you're satisfied, asshole! You just blew your chance to cover the world!"
-->'''Henry''': "Well, guess fuckin' what? I don't really fuckin' care! You wanna know fuckin' why? 'Cause I don't fuckin' live IN THE FUCKIN' WORLD! I LIVE IN FUCKIN' NEW YORK CITY! SO GO!....FUCK YOURSELF!!"

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''The Paper'' is a 1994 comedy-drama film about 24 hours in the life of a fictional New York City tabloid, the ''New York Sun''. Directed by Creator/RonHoward, it stars Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/GlennClose, Creator/MarisaTomei, Creator/RandyQuaid and Creator/RobertDuvall.

The film depicts a hectic 24 hours in the professional and personal life of editor Henry Hackett (Keaton). The main story of the day is the murder of a couple of visiting businessmen. The reporters discover evidence suggesting a police cover-up of evidence of the suspects' innocence, and rush to scoop the story in the midst of professional, private and financial chaos.

''The Paper'' is a [[TheNineties 1994]] comedy about 24 hours in the life of a New York City tabloid, the ''New York Sun''. Starring Creator/MichaelKeaton and Creator/GlennClose and directed by Creator/RonHoward.

The film depicts a hectic 24 hours in a newspaper editor's professional and personal life. The main story of the day is the murder of a couple of visiting businessmen. The reporters discover evidence suggesting a police cover-up of evidence of the suspects' innocence, and rush to scoop the story in the midst of professional, private and financial chaos.

--> "Let...Marty...talk...to...her husband. ''Please.''"

* MarriedToTheJob: Henry spends all his time at the office as a newspaper man. He's introduced waking up in bed, lying on top of the covers, still in his suit from the night before. His wife wants him to take a new job to spend more time with her.

* DaEditor: Bernie White (Creator/RobertDuvall) is the grizzled editor-in-chief of ''The New York Sun'', who has put his work first at the expense of his family. Metro editor Henry Hackett (Creator/MichaelKeaton) loves his job but worries that his life is headed in the same direction as Bernie's.

* DayInTheLife: The film is based around one day.

* TheTheTitle

* ProductPlacement: Henry's obsession with chugging Coca-Cola Classic is a RunningGag. The news room has several glowing Coke machines that are often in the background. Minute Made is also present and prominently displayed in a number of scenes.

* WorstNewJudgementEver: A key plot point. On the day when every other news outlet in the New York area leads with the story of the apparently racially-motivated murder of two white financiers, the eponymous newspaper, led with a story about one of their columnist's cars being towed.

-->''[=McDougal=]:''' "When they started plotting against me."