William Hurt
Tom Grunick
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Intelligent satire of American television news. A highly strung news producer finds herself strangely attracted to a vapid anchorman even through she loathes everything he personifies. To make...
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- Romance, Comedy
- R
When Libyans bomb a U.S. military base in Italy, network director Paul Moore (Peter Hackles) calls for a live breaking news report with Tom as anchor. Jane objects, insisting that her close but undervalued colleague, Aaron Altman (Albert Brooks), is substantially more qualified, but Paul refuses to listen.
Powered by JustWatch. "Broadcast News" is as knowledgeable about the TV news-gathering process as any movie ever made, but it also has insights into the more personal matter of how people use high-pressure jobs as a way of avoiding time alone with themselves. The movie, opening today at the Fine Arts, is described as being about a romantic ...
The frantic world of network television news is viewed from the perspective of three ambitious colleagues in this Oscar (R)-nominated film. 986 IMDb 7.3 2 h 12 min 1987. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Tense · Outlandish.
Film Info. United States. 1987. 132 minutes. Color. 1.85:1. English. Spine #552. Director-Approved Special Edition Features. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director James L. Brooks and editor Richard Marks, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition.
Broadcast News - Apple TV. Available on STARZ, Philo, Prime Video, iTunes, Hulu, Sling TV. In James L. Brooks' quirky, romantic comedy, three ambitious workaholics are set loose in a network TV newsroom where their professional and personal lives become hopelessly cross-wired.
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.
