UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL (1996) MOVIE POSTER, ORIGINAL DAYBILL, REDFORD
Size AU Daybill Post 80's (33 x 66 cm)
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL (1996) MOVIE POSTER Original Daybill - Starring Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna, Directed by Jon Avnet is in Very Fine condition. Movie Poster...
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL (1996) MOVIE POSTER Original Daybill - Starring Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna, Directed by Jon Avnet is in Very Fine condition.
Movie Poster and Condition
Condition: Has a very small mini tear on the top of the poster (.5 of a mm) Minimal handling wear, has 2 daybill folds as issued. This Poster is currently stored folded and will be shipped in an acid free polyprop bag with acid free backing board. This original daybill poster represents an authentic piece of 1990s cinema history from one of the decade's most memorable romantic dramas. The poster's condition reflects careful preservation, maintaining its integrity as a genuine theatrical release item from the film's original Australian distribution in 1996.
Movie Synopsis
Up Close and Personal (1996) is a captivating romantic drama that brought together two of Hollywood's most luminous stars, Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer, in a story about ambition, love, and the ruthless world of television journalism. Directed by Jon Avnet, who had previously helmed the acclaimed Fried Green Tomatoes, the film showcases a powerful on-screen chemistry that critics praised despite the film's controversial development history.
The film follows Sally "Tally" Atwater (Michelle Pfeiffer), an ambitious young woman from Reno with dreams of becoming a prime-time network newsreader. Armed with nothing but raw talent, determination, and a homemade demo tape, Tally lands a position at a Miami television station where she meets Warren Justice (Robert Redford), a once-prominent White House correspondent now working as a news director. Warren sees beyond Tally's rough edges and recognises her potential, becoming both her mentor and, eventually, her romantic partner. As Tally's star rises meteorically through the ranks of broadcast journalism, Warren's career remains in the shadows, creating a complex dynamic between professional ambition and personal devotion.
Supporting performances from Stockard Channing as the territorial veteran reporter Marcia McGrath, Joe Mantegna as talent agent Bucky Terranova, and Kate Nelligan as Warren's former wife add depth to this compelling narrative. The screenplay, written by the formidable literary couple Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, underwent eight years of development for The Walt Disney Company. Originally conceived as an adaptation of the biography of tragic NBC news anchor Jessica Savitch, the final film departed significantly from its source material, transforming into a more conventional Hollywood romance that prioritised commercial appeal.
The film's production history became legendary in Hollywood circles, with Dunne later chronicling the difficult experience in his book Monster: Living Off the Big Screen, detailing the creative compromises required by studio executives. Despite—or perhaps because of—these commercial considerations, Up Close and Personal became a substantial box office success, resonating with audiences who embraced its unabashedly sentimental approach to the A Star Is Born narrative formula.
The film's enduring legacy was cemented by its theme song, "Because You Loved Me", performed by Céline Dion and written by Diane Warren. The power ballad earned nominations for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song, ultimately winning the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television. The song's massive commercial success created perfect synergy between the film and popular music, with Dion's performance becoming one of the defining ballads of the 1990s.
Cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub captured the glamorous world of television news with style, while composer Thomas Newman provided an emotive musical score that complemented the film's romantic sensibilities. The 124-minute feature received a PG-13 rating and opened in Australian cinemas in 1996, offering audiences an escapist romance set against the backdrop of broadcast journalism's competitive landscape.
To find out more about Up Close and Personal (1996) click here to go to IMDB.com.
Special Notes
Images may have a small 'MPA' digital watermark and this does not appear on the poster. Posters are being held by magnets in the corners to take photographs, so you may see some magnet and shadows from the magnets in these areas. The magnets are not included in the sale of the item.
Postage, Insurance & Your Country Taxes
Postage costs are quoted for this item, include insurance up to AUD$100, but if you reside outside of Australia, the price does not include any import taxes/fees that you may be required to pay when the item reaches your borders. Please check with your local authorities for any additional taxes or fees. If you would like full insurance coverage for your purchase, please message me and I would be happy to quote the additional cost (estimate is AUD$2.50 p/AUD$100 or 2.5% of the item value, up to a maximum item value of AUD$5,000).
FAQ
At Movie Posters Australia, the love and conservation of movie posters comes first, and we like to share this passion. Our commitment to quality means we will provide high quality memorabilia to our customers. Posters are carefully chosen and authenticated to ensure originality and value. We want our customers to trust MPA, so we always try to be as open and transparent as we can, provide detailed condition information and images, to ensure customers are comfortable and confident in their purchase.
While the industry does have a few condition rating standards, there is no movie poster condition rating system that has become the accepted standard world wide. This unfortunately makes condition terms vary from movie poster dealer to movie poster dealer. Terms like Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, seem to be universal to most condition rating standards, but most standards still lack definition about what and how many flaws/defects/damage defines a specific condition level. For more information on how Movie Posters Australia grades the condition of its movie posters, daybills, lobby cards and other ephemera please see out Movie Poster Condition and Grading page.
In the early days of cinema, posters were primarily hand-drawn and printed in various sizes, often tailored to fit the available space in theaters or promotional areas. In the United States, the "One Sheet" size (some times called '1 Sheet' or '1SH' approximately 27" x 41", became the standard during the 1930s. This size was manageable for theater display and suited the needs of a growing film industry.
Different countries developed their own poster sizes and styles, which also changed sometimes over the decades, and were influenced by local preferences and practical considerations, like available paper sheet sizes and how many posters could be printed on one sheet.
In Australia, the most popular size, the Daybill, has evolved over the decades. Australian Daybills sizes in chronological order are:
- Long Daybills (15" x 40"), from 1920's to pre-WW2 or pre-1941, were printed two to a sheet, longer than current Daybill versions. There were size variances in width from 14.5" to 15" and in height from 39.5" to 40".
- War Time Daybill (10" x 30"), during WW2, for a short time to conserve paper during a war time shortage, four Daybills were printed on one sheet. Information from Press Sheets also referred to these War-Time sizes as "New Size Daybills".
- Post-War Daybill (13" x 30"), this 13" x 30" Post-War size carried through until the 1980's, but also varied in size from 13"-14" x 29.75"-30.25".
- Post-80's Daybill (33cm x 66cm, or 13" x 26"), over a few years in the late 80's, the size changed again to a metric 33cm x 66cm, although these have also varied from 32-33cm x 64.5-66cm. New sizes from the late 80's were created, sometimes called a Mini Daybill or Mini Poster, in 9" x 12", 11" x 17" and 13" x 20".
In the UK, the somewhat unique 'Quad' poster, measuring 30" x 40", became popular, offering a larger landscape format that allowed for more elaborate designs.
In Japan, movie poster sizes were smaller, such as the "B2" (20" x 28"), which suited the more compact living environment of larger cities, smaller advertising spaces, and unique aesthetic sensibilities.
The 1970s and 1980s, witnessed the rise of the "six-sheet" (81" x 81") format, reflecting a trend towards larger and more visually impactful advertising.
Overall, the variation in movie poster sizes across different countries and decades highlights the interplay between technological printing advancements, paper resource availability, paper sheet size changes, cultural preferences, and the evolving nature of movie marketing.
At Movie Posters Australia we tag each poster we sell with a 'size' and 'condition' description at the very top of the page for our customers to easily see. There may however be some slight variations to sizes by up one inch due to variations in production and guillotine methods by printers over the decades.