Summary:
Writer/director/producer James L. Brooks scores on all counts with this clear-eyed look at the television news business and the dysfunctional types who work in it. Brooks' intelligent script introduces us to Jane Craig (Holly Hunter), an ambitious producer at the network news division's Washington D.C. branch, who is calm under fire yet has a good cry at her desk every morning over... Full Summary >>

Cast:
William Hurt - (Tom Grunick)
Albert Brooks - (Aaron Altman)
Holly Hunter - (Jane Craig)
Robert Prosky - (Ernie Merriman)
Lois Chiles - (Jennifer Mack)
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Review:
A film as much about the nature of relationships as the world of television journalism, Broadcast News was one of the most timely films of the 1980s. Released during a decade notorious for its emphasis on making money, it provided a gently satiric commentary on people whose lives are driven by their jobs. That said, Broadcast News is far from... Continue >>

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