The Paper

1994 film by Ron Howard
Movie film Q1747211
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The Paper

Summary

The Paper is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,167 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Paper's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Paper was directed by Ron Howard[4].
  • David Koepp wrote the screenplay for The Paper[5].
  • The Paper's composer is recorded as Randy Newman[6].
  • The Paper's genre is comedy drama[7].
  • The Paper's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Michael Keaton[9].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Glenn Close[10].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Marisa Tomei[11].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Randy Quaid[12].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Robert Duvall[13].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Jason Robards[14].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Bruce Altman[15].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Catherine O'Hara[16].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Clint Howard[17].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Edward Hibbert[18].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Geoffrey Owens[19].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Jack Kehoe[20].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Jack McGee[21].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Jason Alexander[22].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Jill Hennessy[23].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Lynne Thigpen[24].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Roma Maffia[25].
  • A cast member of The Paper was Spalding Gray[26].
  • A cast member of The Paper was William Prince[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Brian Grazer[28] and David Koepp[29]. The Paper was directed by Ron Howard[4]. David Koepp wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Michael Keaton[9], Glenn Close[10], Marisa Tomei[11], Randy Quaid[12], Robert Duvall[13], and Jason Robards[14].

Publication

Publication dates include June 2, 1994[30] and January 1, 1994[31]. The original language of The Paper was English[32]. Genres include comedy drama[7] and comedy film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Reception

Reviews include 88%[34] and 7/10[35].

Why It Matters

The Paper ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,167 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22h ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 110771
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  2. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 11658
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 11658, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 9d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show English
    Distributed by Universal Pictures, Netflix
    Instance of film
    Composer Randy Newman
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q34653]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787375428959"
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