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* DaEditorDaEditor: 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.
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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.
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* LogoJoke: The logo transitions into a large antique clock situated above an open park in New York City.
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* PerpWalk: Two black kids are arrested for the murders of two wealthy businessmen, and all the media outlets in town are involved in a MediaScrum to try to get a photo or video of them during the perp walk. As a result of the scrum nobody can get a good shot.
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* BigApplesauce: Set in New York, and could only ever be set in New York.
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* BavarainFireDrill: henry claims (and demonstrates!) that all you need to get into any building in the world is a clipboard and a confident wave.
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* BavarainFireDrill: henry BavarianFireDrill: Henry claims (and demonstrates!) that all you need to get into any building in the world is a clipboard and a confident wave.
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* BavarainFireDrill: henry claims (and demonstrates!) that all you need to get into any building in the world is a clipboard and a confident wave.
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--> Henry: "When did you get so paranoid?"
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* 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.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: As befits a film about a daily newspaper, the story covers 24 hours.
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''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.
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''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.Creator/GlennClose and directed by Creator/RonHoward.
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--> 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!!"
--> 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 [[TheNineties 1994]] comedy about 24 hours in the life of a New York City tabloid: ''New York Sun''. Starring Creator/MichaelKeaton and Creator/GlennClose.
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''The Paper'' is a [[TheNineties 1994]] comedy about 24 hours in the life of a New York City tabloid: tabloid, the ''New York Sun''. Starring Creator/MichaelKeaton and Creator/GlennClose.
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* LocalAngle: A RunningGag, foreign news reports will only get published in the newspaper, if they were observed or involved with anyone from New York.
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* LocalAngle: A RunningGag, foreign news reports will only get published in the newspaper, newspaper if they involved, or were observed or involved with anyone by, someone from New York.
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* ShutUpGunshot: Martha, Carmen, Wilder, Phil, and Janet are all in Henry's office, trying to talk ''at'' Henry about various problems. McDougal calmly bulls his way through the throng with two bundles of newspapers and fires a shot into them. After everyone shuts up:
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* ShutUpGunshot: Martha, Carmen, Wilder, Phil, and Janet are all in Henry's office, trying to talk ''at'' Henry about various problems. McDougal [=McDougal=] calmly bulls his way through the throng with two bundles of newspapers and fires a shot into them. After everyone shuts up:
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* ShutUpGunshot: Martha, Carmen, Wilder, Phil, and Janet are all in Henry's office, trying to talk ''at'' Henry about various problems. McDougal calmly bulls his way through the throng with two bundles of newspapers and fires a shot into them. After everyone shuts up:
--> "Let...Marty...talk...to...her husband. ''Please.''"
--> "Let...Marty...talk...to...her husband. ''Please.''"
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: During the course of their investigation, Henry, Martha and [=McDougal=] find out there's more involved than just a couple of white businessmen getting gunned down in Williamsburg. [[spoiler:Turns out they may have been the victims of retaliation for losing a fortune in Mob money.]]
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: During the course of their investigation, Henry, Martha and [=McDougal=] find out there's more involved than just a couple of white businessmen getting gunned down in Williamsburg. [[spoiler:Turns out they may have been the victims of retaliation for losing a fortune in Mob money.money, with the assassins spray-painting a racial epithet on their car as a RedHerring.]]
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* TheParanoiac: [=McDougal=] (although it's not a major aspect of his character). To wit:
--> Henry: "When did you get so paranoid?"
--> [=McDougal=]: "When they started plotting against me."
--> Henry: "When did you get so paranoid?"
--> [=McDougal=]: "When they started plotting against me."
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: During the course of their investigation, Henry, Martha and McDougal find out there's more involved than just a couple of white businessmen getting gunned down in Williamsburg. [[spoiler:Turns out they may have been the victims of retaliation for losing a fortune in Mob money.]]
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: During the course of their investigation, Henry, Martha and McDougal [=McDougal=] find out there's more involved than just a couple of white businessmen getting gunned down in Williamsburg. Williamsburg. [[spoiler:Turns out they may have been the victims of retaliation for losing a fortune in Mob money.]]
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: During the course of their investigation, Henry, Martha and McDougal find out there's more involved than just a couple of white businessmen getting gunned down in Williamsburg. [[spoiler:Turns out they may have been the victims of retaliation for losing a fortune in Mob money.]]
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* RunningGag: Phil and his orthopedic chair.
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* 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]].
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--> Bladden: "Well, I hope you're satisfied, asshole! You just blew your chance to cover the world!
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--> Bladden: "Well, I hope you're satisfied, asshole! You just blew your chance to cover the world!world!"
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* ClusterFBomb: Done by Henry when Paul Bladden calls to confront him about stealing the lead off his desk:
--> 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!!"
--> 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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* IntrepidReporter: An entire cast full.
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* IntrepidReporter: An entire cast full. full.
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: A very well-done one occurs when Henry wants to stop the paper from going out bearing an incorrect front-page article:
-->'''Henry:''' We stop and replate. Go upstairs and write up what you've got. Tell Lou to send down "They Didn't Do It".\\
'''Michael [=McDougal=]:''' Hey Henry, are you going to say it? You gotta say it.\\
'''Henry:''' Use the same art they used for "Gotcha!"\\
'''Michael [=McDougal=]:''' Come on, how often do you get the chance? You can't just do it and not say it, come on!\\
'''Henry:''' I - ''Stop the presses!''
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: A very well-done one occurs when Henry wants to stop the paper from going out bearing an incorrect front-page article:
-->'''Henry:''' We stop and replate. Go upstairs and write up what you've got. Tell Lou to send down "They Didn't Do It".\\
'''Michael [=McDougal=]:''' Hey Henry, are you going to say it? You gotta say it.\\
'''Henry:''' Use the same art they used for "Gotcha!"\\
'''Michael [=McDougal=]:''' Come on, how often do you get the chance? You can't just do it and not say it, come on!\\
'''Henry:''' I - ''Stop the presses!''
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'''''Film/ThePaper''''' is a [[TheNineties 1994]] comedy about 24 hours in the life of a New York City tabloid: ''New York Sun''. Starring MichaelKeaton Creator/MichaelKeaton and GlennClose.Creator/GlennClose.
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'''''Film/ThePaper''''' is a [[TheNineties 1994]] comedy about 24 hours in the life of a New York City tabloid: ''The ''New York Sun''. Starring MichaelKeaton and GlennClose.
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* LocalAngle: A RunningGag, foreign new sreports will only get published in the newspaper, if they were observed or involved with anyone from New York.
* ScandalGate: One reporter has driven his collegues mad with his constant assertion that he is about dig up a major story.
* ScandalGate: One reporter has driven his collegues mad with his constant assertion that he is about dig up a major story.
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* LocalAngle: A RunningGag, foreign new sreports news reports will only get published in the newspaper, if they were observed or involved with anyone from New York.
* ScandalGate: One reporter has driven hiscollegues colleagues mad with his constant assertion that he is about dig up a major story.
* ScandalGate: One reporter has driven his
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* Scandalgate: One reporter has driven his collegues mad with his constant assertion that he is about dig up a major story.
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* Scandalgate: ScandalGate: One reporter has driven his collegues mad with his constant assertion that he is about dig up a major story.
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'''''ThePaper''''' is a [[TheNineties 1994]] comedy about 24 hours in the life of a New York City tabloid: ''The Sun''. Starring MichaelKeaton and GlennClose.
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!!This film provides examples of:
*DaEditor
*DayInTheLife: The film is based around one day.
*IntrepidReporter: An entire cast full.
*LocalAngle: A RunningGag, foreign new sreports will only get published in the newspaper, if they were observed or involved with anyone from New York.
*Scandalgate: One reporter has driven his collegues mad with his constant assertion that he is about dig up a major story.
*YetAnotherBabyPanda: The paper always looks for a funny story to end on.
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!!This film provides examples of:
*DaEditor
*DayInTheLife: The film is based around one day.
*IntrepidReporter: An entire cast full.
*LocalAngle: A RunningGag, foreign new sreports will only get published in the newspaper, if they were observed or involved with anyone from New York.
*Scandalgate: One reporter has driven his collegues mad with his constant assertion that he is about dig up a major story.
*YetAnotherBabyPanda: The paper always looks for a funny story to end on.
