The true story of the influential and controversial columnist Walter Winchell, who ruled the newspaper and radio waves with his groundbreaking brand of gossip and news for more than thirty years.
Acting
Tucci's magnetic, sweaty desperation as Winchell.
Production
Seedy period detail that reeks of newsroom ink.
Writing
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski's snappy biopic script.
Director
Paul Mazursky
Stanley Tucci
Walter Winchell
Glenne Headly
Dallas Wayne
Paul Giamatti
Herman Klurfeld
Christopher Plummer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Xander Berkeley
Gavreau
Kevin Tighe
William Randolph Hearst
Frank Medrano
Melvin Diamond
Vic Polizos
Sam Hague
Michael Greene
Bellamy
Rod McCary
Emcee
Victoria Gabrielle Platt
Josephine Baker
Megan Mullally
June Winchell
Paul Mazursky
Winchell's Father
Francis X. McCarthy
Winchell's Attorney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tucci spent months studying Winchell's actual radio broadcasts to nail that machine-gun delivery.
Winchell essentially invented modern gossip culture—TMZ, Perez Hilton, all his noisy descendants. The film quietly judges us for watching.
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