Overview:
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.| Status: | Released (1987-12-16) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 7 Oscars. 15 wins & 23 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $51,249,404 |
| Screen: | James L. Brooks |
| Productions: | Amercent Films, American Entertainment Partners L.P., Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, Español, Français, English |
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Casts
- 227: William Hurt - Tom Grunick
- 13: Albert Brooks - Aaron Altman
- 18686: Holly Hunter - Jane Craig
- 10360: Robert Prosky - Ernie Merriman
- 10475: Lois Chiles - Jennifer Mack
- 3234: Joan Cusack - Blair Litton
- 1691158: Peter Hackes - Paul Moore
Crews
- 3388: James L. Brooks - Director - Directing
- 3388: James L. Brooks - Screenplay - Writing
- 3388: James L. Brooks - Producer - Production
- 21067: Polly Platt - Executive Producer - Production
- 10494: Bill Conti - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3769: Michael Ballhaus - Director of Photography - Camera
- 3175: Richard Marks - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
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Centred around the cut-throat environment of an American newsroom at a time when the focus of the bosses was switching from strong journalistic values to those more ratings-based, we are provided with this premiss. William Hurt ("Grunick") is certainly the more handsome man for the a ....
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"Broadcast News" is desperately overlong and it stubbornly insists upon indulging in irrelevant mini-prologues of the three main characters at the beginning which has absolutely no bearing on them as adults, but other than this the film does successfully provide a fascinating insight ....
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