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Brief Synopsis
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Updated version of Howard Hawks' 1940 film "His Girl Friday" and Lewis Milestone's 1931 film "The Front Page" which were based on the Hecht-MacArthur play "The Front Page." In this version, the story focuses on a career television news anchorwoman, fed up with having no social life, preparing to mar
Cast & Crew
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Ted Kotcheff
Director
Jack Duffy
Angelo Rizacos
Ted Simonett
Fiona Reid
Judah Katz
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA; Laguna Studios, Florida, USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
Updated version of Howard Hawks' 1940 film "His Girl Friday" and Lewis Milestone's 1931 film "The Front Page" which were based on the Hecht-MacArthur play "The Front Page." In this version, the story focuses on a career television news anchorwoman, fed up with having no social life, preparing to marry a dull millionaire she met on vacation.
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Cast
Jack Duffy
Angelo Rizacos
Ted Simonett
Fiona Reid
Judah Katz
John Davies
Wayne Fleming
Katya Ladan
Anthony Sherwood
Warren Davis
Charles Kimbrough
Andre Mayers
Diane Douglass
Laura Robinson
Megan Smith
Ida Carnevali
Monica Parker
Ned Beatty
Noel Gray
Corrine Koslo
Robert Morelli
John Dee
Philip Malotte
Russell Gordon
Jackie Richardson
Allan Royal
George Newbern
Philip Akin
Barry Flatman
Ray Landry
Jason Blicker
Christopher Reeve
Henry Gibson
Chick Roberts
Peter Walachy
Kathleen Turner
Richard Comar
Rex Hagon
Tony Rosato
Burt Reynolds
Laurie Paton
Jonathan Welsh
Bill Cotterell
Cheryl S Wilson
Ken James
Grant Cowan
Al Waxman
James Loxley
Bill Randolph
Eric Fink
Joe Silver
Arlene Mazerolle
Patrick Patterson
Jane Schoettle
Crew
Stuart Aikins
Casting
David R Beecroft
Hairdresser
Tory Bellingham
Property Master Assistant
Mary Lou Bird
Wardrobe
Bernie Blynder
Sound
Ray Boyle
Gaffer
Daniel R Bradette
Set Decorator
James F Breithaupt
Art Department
Michael Brownstone
Unit Manager
Michael Brownstone
Location Manager
Cindy Burdens
Other
Rick Cadger
Sound Editor
Don Carmody
Executive Producer
Joan E Chapman
Assistant Editor
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator
Kim Chow
Wardrobe
Joyce Clark
Transportation Captain
Stacey Coker
Wardrobe
Rory Cutler
Special Effects
Robert A Daly
Post-Production Assistant
Steve Danyluk
Gaffer
Brad Daris
Casting
Susanna David
Continuity
Dick Deangelo
Transportation Captain
John Denney
Other
Neil Diamond
Theme Music
Charles Dunlop
Art Director
Larry Engelmann
Color Timer
Ron Erbal
Other
David Evans
Sound Editor
Gail Filman
Assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
Mark Freeborn
Set Decorator
Patricia A Galvin
Assistant Editor
Dan Garde
Music Editor
Elizabeth Geddes
Casting
David Giammarco
Sound Editor
James Giovannetti
Assistant Director
Robert W Glass
Sound
Wayne Griffin
Sound Editor
Ed Hanna
Assistant Art Director
Howard Hawks
Story By
Ben Hecht
Play As Source Material
Norm Henderson
Transportation Coordinator
Bob Hidgins
Location Manager
Billy Higgins
Unit Production Manager
John Hudecek
Key Grip
Robert A Hudecek
Gaffer
Scott Jacobson
Props
Melissa Jones
Assistant
Greg Kasper
Key Grip
Jim Kaufman
Assistant Director
Joyce King
Production Manager
Michael Kohne
Key Grip
Josi W Konski
Unit Production Manager
Diana Ladyshewsky
Hair Assistant
John Laing
Sound Editor
Richard Lalonde
Unit Location Manager
Robert Lapierre
Key Grip
Peter Lavender
Casting
David Lee
Sound
Michel Legrand
Theme Music
Michel Legrand
Music
Robin Leigh
Sound Editor
Phil Leto
Hair
Greg Lundsgaard
Camera Operator
Charles Macarthur
Play As Source Material
Bruce Macaulay
Photography
Susan Maggi
Assistant Editor
Michelle Marx
Assistant Director
Jim Mathews
Production Accountant
Peter Mcburnie
Foley Artist
Mary E. Mcleod
Costume Designer
Rose Marie Mcsherry
Set Decorator
Gus Meunier
Props Buyer
George Miller
Construction
Don Moloyevich
Property Master
Cindy Morton
Video
Cindy Morton
Assistant
Karen Noble
Foley
Thom Noble
Editor
Tony Parkins
Carpenter
Donna Powell
Sound Editor
Anne Pritchard
Production Designer
Francois Protat
Director Of Photography
Mystery Song Publishing
Video
Martin Ransohoff
Producer
Peter Ransohoff
Assistant Editor
Michael Rea
Sound Editor
Jonathan Reynolds
Screenplay
Teresa Robinson
Makeup Assistant
Blair Roth
Assistant Director
Thom Ryan
Other
Tom Schurke
Video
Billy Seckles
Gaffer
David Sheridan
Other
Jeff Simon
Camera Operator
Katherine Southern
Makeup
Janet Spiegel
Assistant Director
Steve Switzer
Boom Operator
Jane Tattersall
Sound Editor
Robert M Thirlwell
Sound
Lynn Trout
Set Decorator
Matt Tundo
Camera Operator
Joe Unsinn
Video
Normand Viaux
Gaffer
Steve Wakefield
Location Assistant
Heather Welner
Assistant
Kim Winther
Assistant Director
Deborah Zwicker
Production Coordinator
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA; Laguna Studios, Florida, USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1988
Released in United States Spring March 4, 1988
Photographer Tony Gaudio was replaced by Hal Mohr, who was subsequently replaced by Glen McWilliams. None of Gaudio's work was used in the finished film. Herman J. Mankiewicz has a bit part in the film.
Began shooting April 20, 1987.
Completed shooting June 28, 1987.
Released in United States Spring March 4, 1988
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1988
