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Broadcast News

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
32K
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Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
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ComedyDramaRomance
Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
32K
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    • James L. Brooks
    • James L. Brooks
  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Albert Brooks
    • Holly Hunter
    • James L. Brooks
    • James L. Brooks
  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Albert Brooks
    • Holly Hunter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 154User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 7 Oscars

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    William Hurt and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
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    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    William Hurt and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)

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    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Tom Grunick
    Albert Brooks
    Albert Brooks
    • Aaron Altman
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Jane Craig
    Robert Prosky
    Robert Prosky
    • Ernie Merriman
    Lois Chiles
    Lois Chiles
    • Jennifer Mack
    Joan Cusack
    Joan Cusack
    • Blair Litton
    • (as Joan Cusak)
    Peter Hackes
    Peter Hackes
    • Paul Moore
    Christian Clemenson
    Christian Clemenson
    • Bobby
    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Bill Rorish
    Robert Katims
    • Martin Klein
    Ed Wheeler
    Ed Wheeler
    • George Weln
    Stephen Mendillo
    Stephen Mendillo
    • Gerald Grunick
    Kimber Shoop
    Kimber Shoop
    • Young Tom
    Dwayne Markee
    • Young Aaron
    Gennie James
    Gennie James
    • Young Jane
    Leo Burmester
    Leo Burmester
    • Jane's Dad
    Amy Brooks
    • Elli Merriman
    Jane Welch
    • Anne Merriman
      • James L. Brooks
      • James L. Brooks
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Albert Brooks revealed that when he first read the script, the scene where Aaron does a weekend broadcast simply noted "Something bad happens to Aaron on the air." Albert was watching CNN when a reporter he'd never seen before (and hasn't seen since) began sweating badly. Albert phoned writer and director James L. Brooks at three in the morning, and stated that Aaron HAD to start sweating profusely.
    • Goofs
      As Jane approaches the restaurant to meet the gang for drinks, William Hurt (Tom) peeks around the corner early and realizes he jumped his cue. He quickly pulls back, then he and Jennifer walk around the corner as if they had just left.
    • Quotes

      Paul Moore: It must be nice to always believe you know better, to always think you're the smartest person in the room.

      Jane Craig: No. It's awful.

    • Crazy credits
      Albert Brooks' singing of "L'Edition Speciale" from the film also briefly appears in the end credits.
    • Connections
      Edited into Armageddon in Effect (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Édition Spéciale
      Music by Francis Cabrel

      Lyrics by Francis Cabrel

      Performed by Francis Cabrel

      Courtesy of Editions 31 (Paris)

    User reviews154

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    9/10
    A forgotten classic which should be re-evaluated
    For me this wonderful rollercoaster of a film bears repeated pleasurable viewings. Its about the tangled lives of three very different people. Holly Hunter is the obsessive workaholic producer. Albert Brookes plays the unprepossessing but brilliant journalist. William Hurt is the affable but dumb new kid on the block, news anchor.

    The classical love triangle emerges with the stunningly witty and self deprecating Brookes in love with Hunter but she of course is attracted to Hurt.

    This film works on many levels. At the very least it is a brilliant comedy with the one liners flying so thick and fast that each viewing bears a new harvest of ones that you may have missed last time. Its also a film about attraction and unfulfilled romance.

    But perhaps most importantly the film examines the modern obsession with physical appearance and its ultimate triumph over intellect as a valued human attribute. This is personified by the meteoric career success of the Hurt character in contrast to Brookes relative decline.

    Despite being fifteen years old the film has some startingly relevant messages about modern news values and the continuing decline in journalistic standards.

    This film is a classic in every sense and it is difficult to understand why it has been so neglected
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    • chua
    • Jul 1, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1987 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • 600 East Capitol Street SE, Capitol Hill, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amercent Films
      • American Entertainment Partners L.P.
      • Gracie Films
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 13 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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