| Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthurâs âThe Front Pageâ gets a 1980s update from the print newsroom to broadcast television, complete with era-appropriate heartthrobs Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, and Kathleen Turner. The world of broadcast anchor and journalist Christy Colleran (Turner) is a hectic and often humiliating place, especially under the thumb of ex-husband and producer John âSullyâ Sullivan (Reynolds). So when she takes a much needed vacation and meets handsome, wealthy, and self-assured Blaine Bingham, sheâs determined to leave the rat race and become his wife. But, Sully wonât let her go so easily, and connives to get her involved in one last big story. Ted Kotcheff (Life at the Top, Fun with Dick and Jane) directs this fast-paced romantic comedy whose central conflict âfrom His Girl Friday to the Nine to Five world of the 1980s â needed little updating: will she or wonât she sacrifice her career for the quiet life of a well-loved wife? Newly remastered. |
