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Ratings & Reviews

5.9/10

4,242 votes

60/100

Fresh

6.1/10

72 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

📋

Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Golden Raspberry for Worst Actor

Golden Raspberry for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$18.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$9.1M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$9,129,999

United States

Loss

$-8,870,001

ROI: -49%

Budget Recovery51% of budget

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Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

4.6K

Daily Avg

7-Day Trend

-3%

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Wikipedia

Based On

The Front Page

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Toronto

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Story Setting

Set In

Chicago

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

François Protat

Film Editing

Thom Noble

Music / Score

Michel Legrand

Distributors

TriStar PicturesFandango at Home

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

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Available in 3 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	The Roku Channel, YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

Germany12

Denmark7

Production

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Writers

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Jonathan Reynolds

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Cast

Kathleen Turner

Christy Colleran

Burt Reynolds

John L. Sullivan IV

Christopher Reeve

Blaine Bingham

Ned Beatty

Roy Ridnitz

Henry Gibson

Ike Roscoe

George Newbern

Siegenthaler

Al Waxman

Berger

Ken James

Warden Terwilliger

Barry Flatman

Zaks

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Ted Simonett

Tillinger

Anthony Sherwood

Carvalho

Joe Silver

Mordsini

Tags & Keywords

ex-husband ex-wife relationship

External Links

IMDb Wikidata

Frequently Asked Questions

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