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Broadcast News
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Broadcast News is a 1987 American comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by James L. Brooks. The movie features a cast including William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, and Robert Prosky. Michael Ballhaus served as the director of photography, while Richard Marks edited the film. Bill Conti composed the score, and Charles Rosen designed the sets. The narrative is set in Washington, D.C., during the 1980s.
Produced by Gracie Films, the film has a runtime of 133 minutes. It was released on December 16, 1987, and distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+. The production had a budget of 20,000,000 and generated a box office total of 67,331,309. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, as well as nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Actress. It also won a National Board of Review award for Top Ten Films.
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6.8A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.
Cast
- Holly Hunter as Jane Craig
- William Hurt as Tom Grunick
- Albert Brooks as Aaron Altman
- Robert Prosky as Ernie Merriman
- Lois Chiles as Jennifer Mack
- Joan Cusack as Blair Litton
Themes
- journalist
- washington dc, usa
- love triangle
- workaholic
- journalism
- television producer
- neurotic
- tv news anchor
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
35,553 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
84/100
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 7 Oscars. 15 wins & 23 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- James L. Brooks
- Screenwriter
- James L. Brooks
- Cast member
- Marita Geraghty
- Composer
- Bill Conti
- Producer
- James L. Brooks
- Production company
- Gracie Films
- Cinematographer
- Michael Ballhaus
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 238508
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- film editor
- Richard Marks
- title
- Broadcast News
- production designer
- Charles Rosen
- box office
- 51249404
- capital cost
- 20000000
- set in period
- 1980s
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 84/100
- publication date
- 1987-12-25
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