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Alan J. Pakula: Jane Fonda
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Alan J. Pakula's tense, noirish thriller features Jane Fonda in an Oscar-winning role as an emotionally detached New York prostitute who gets involved in Pennsylvania private detective Donald Sutherland's search for his missing friend. Initially suspicious of one another, the two begin to develop a strong bond when it becomes clear that Fonda's life is danger. Roy Scheider co-stars. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; documentary; theatrical trailer.
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Alan J. Pakula directs the political thriller Rollover, produced by leading lady Jane Fonda's production company, IPC Films. Featuring a racist plot and negative stereotypes about the Arab world, this film reflected the American fear of the Middle East prevalent in the early '80s. Fonda stars as former film star Lee Winters, who inherits a multimillion-dollar company when her corporate bigwig husband is murdered.
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Now established as a bankable director in Hollywood, Pakula turned his attentions to a Western set in the 1940s. Reteaming with Jane Fonda and Jason Robards, the director earned mixed reviews for his efforts. "Starting Over" (1979), with its strong James L Brooks script, was a serio-comic look at the aftermath of divorce and featured strong turns by Burt Reynolds as the newly single journalist, Candice Bergen as his tone-deaf ex-wife who harbors dreams of a singing career and Jill Clayburgh as his new lover. "Rollover" (1981) marked a third teaming with Fonda, this time playing the widow of a corporate executive involved in high-stakes financial dealings.
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[W]ith the times, Pakula would rapidly shift gears, seeking and initiating film projects with a more resonant edge. Klute won another Oscar for its lead actress, Fonda, while All the President's Men was a big contender at the 1977 Academy Awards, only to be beaten out by the sentimental Rocky.
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The biography traces behind-the-scenes details about the late Pakula’s life and work, compiled from dozens of interviews with people who knew and worked with Pakula before his death in a freak car accident in 1998. In addition to Ford and Redford, Brown’s sources included Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Kevin Kline, and former neighbor Peter Jennings (who spoke with Brown before his recent death from lung cancer). The interviews were surprisingly easy to secure, Brown said, largely because Pakula was so well-liked – particularly by actors.
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