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Not for Publication is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Paul Bartel released in USA on 1 november 1984 with Nancy Allen

Not for Publication (1984)

Not for Publication
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Released in USA 1 november 1984
Length 1h27
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Crime,    Romance
Rating49% 2.4758152.4758152.4758152.4758152.475815

For the 1951-52 DuMont television series, see Not for Publication (DuMont TV series).

Not for Publication is a 1984 screwball comedy film directed by Paul Bartel and starring Nancy Allen. It premiered at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired for distribution by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment. David Naughton, Laurence Luckinbill, Alan Rosenberg, and Alice Ghostley also appear.

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Lois Thornedyke, the daughter of a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, writes a scandal column for a New York city tabloid. She gets a chance to upgrade her career when she uncovers a conspiracy reaching into city government at the same time she is being romanced by the city's Mayor. Lois and her quirky sidekicks pit naivete against evil and go undercover. Unfortunately, what they discover is not for publication...

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