Not for Publication

Not for Publication (1984)

A scandalous comedy!

A tabloid reporter and her new photographer, who've recently started working for the mayor of New York City, stumble upon evidence of conspiracy and political corruption that may involve their beloved mayor.

Date of release
1984-11-01
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director
Paul Bartel

Casting

Interesting facts

Not for Publication is a 1984 American screwball comedy film directed by Paul Bartel and starring Nancy Allen, David Naughton, Laurence Luckinbill, Alan Rosenberg, and Alice Ghostley. The film premiered on November 1, 1984 and was also screened at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired for distribution by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment.

Production

Bartel wrote the film in the early 1970s saying " at the time it was the kind of movie I most wanted to make." The script was influenced by 1930s and 1940s screwball comedies. Bartel based the character name "Lois Thorndyke" on heroines from Frank Capra films and the comic book character Lois Lane. He after having made Eaating Raoul "as a very personal film, I was back again to wanting to make Not for Publication.

Bartel's success from Eating Raoul, enabled him to raise $3 million for this film, ten times the budget of Raoul. $2.5 million of the film's budget came from EMI. Bartel said EMI "sought me out and let me make whatever I wanted".

Bartel said the increased budget allowed for him to use a camera crane, hire relatively well known actors like Nancy Allen and David Naughton, and to produce a musical number in the film.

Filming began in New York City on October 3, 1983. After a week of filming in New York, the production relocated to Texas where Dallas stood in for New York. Filming concluded on November 22.

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