"I want to talk about another thing: Robert Redford, titan of the afternoon thriller. What is an afternoon thriller? It is a thriller you watch on a Saturday afternoon, especially in fall or winter. Maybe you pull a blanket over your legs, maybe you have a beverage of some kind, maybe you're with someone else and maybe it's just you."
"As they all tell it, he was the one who said it should be a story about them, a story about reporting on Watergate, and not just a story of Watergate itself. That's really what makes the film that followed a thriller, is following these two guys who work on The Washington Post's metro desk who start digging and digging into a weird local burglary and end up tangling with the whole government."
"The film draws tension not only from the journalists' experiences with big players like Deep Throat (later revealed to be FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt), but also from tentative discussions with sources who are very nervous and need a lot of careful coaxing to tell the truth. Perhaps the most influential journalism movie of all time, it also tells a pretty entertaining tale."
Robert Redford was a dramatic, romantic, and comedic actor, an accomplished director, and a champion of independent cinema. Redford also excelled as a titan of the afternoon thriller. An afternoon thriller is a film suited to cozy Saturday-afternoon viewing, combining tension, charm, and a touch of sexy intrigue. All the President's Men became a thriller by focusing on reporters who investigate a local burglary and uncover government corruption. The film creates suspense through interactions with figures like Deep Throat and through careful coaxing of nervous sources. The film stands as an influential example of journalism cinema.
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