up close &amp; personal is a 1996 american romantic drama movie directed by jon avnet and starring robert redford, michelle pfeiffer, stockard channing, joe mantegna, kate nelligan, glenn plummer, scott bryce, dedee pfieffer. it was based on the 1988 novel "golden girl: the story of jessica savitch" by alanna nash. it was nominated for an academy award in 1997.