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Broadcast News

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Calorie Rating: 187
Released: 1987-12-16
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Budget: 20000000
Revenue 67330500
Studios: Amercent Films, American Entertainment Partners L.P., Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox,


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.

Director / Directors

Mary Bailey
Script Supervisor
Yudi Bennett
First Assistant Director

David Sardi
Second Assistant Director


Cast

William Hurt
Character: Tom Grunick
Albert Brooks
Character: Aaron Altman
Holly Hunter
Character: Jane Craig

Robert Prosky
Character: Ernie Merriman
Lois Chiles
Character: Jennifer Mack
Joan Cusack
Character: Blair Litton

Peter Hackes
Character: Paul Moore
Christian Clemenson
Character: Bobby
Jack Nicholson
Character: Bill Rorich

Robert Katims
Character: Martin Klein
Ed Wheeler
Character: George Wein
Stephen Mendillo
Character: Gerald Grunick

Kimber Shoop
Character: Young Tom
Dwayne Markee
Character: Young Aaron
Gennie James
Character: Young Jane

Leo Burmester
Character: Jane's Dad
Amy Brooks
Character: Elli Merriman
Jane Welch
Character: Anne Merriman

Jonathan Benya
Character: Clifford Altman
Frank Doubleday
Character: Mercenary
Sally Knight
Character: Lila

Manuel Alvarez
Character: Spanish Cameraman
Luis Valderrama
Character: Guerilla Leader
Francisco Garcia
Character: Guerilla Soldier

Richard Thomsen
Character: General McGuire
Nat Benchley
Character: Commander
Marita Geraghty
Character: Date-Rape Woman

Nicholas D. Blanchet
Character: Weekend News Producer
Maura Moynihan
Character: Makeup Woman
Chuck Lippman
Character: Floor Manager

Nannette Rickert
Character: Paul's Secretary
Timothy W. White
Character: Edward Towne
Peggy Pridemore
Character: Tom's Soundwoman

Emily Crowley
Character: Emily
Gerard Ender
Character: Newsroom Worker
David Long
Character: Donny

Joshua Billings
Character: Chyron Operator
Glenn Faigen
Character: Technical Director
Robert Grevemberg Jr.
Character: Technical Director

Richard Pehle
Character: Control Room Director
James V. Franco
Character: Weekend News Director
Jimmy Mel Green
Character: Assistant Director

Raoul N. Rizik
Character: Assistant Director
Mike Skehan
Character: Technician
Franklyn L. Bullard
Character: Audio Visual Engineer

Glen Roven
Character: News Theme Writer
Marc Shaiman
Character: News Theme Writer
Alex Mathews
Character: Lecture Host

Steve Smith
Character: Aaron's Cameraman
Martha Smith
Character: Aaron's Soundwoman
Cynthia B. Hayes
Character: Mother in Hall

Dean Nitz
Character: Young Tough
Phil Ugel
Character: Young Tough
Lance Wain
Character: Young Tough

Susan Marie Feldman
Character: Ellen
Jean Bourne Carinci
Character: Tom's Female Colleague
M. Fekade-Salassie
Character: Cab Driver

Gerald F. Gough
Character: Uniformed Cop
Robert Rasch
Character: Defense Dept. Spokesman
Robert Walsh
Character: NATO Spokesman

John Cusack
Character: Angry Messenger


Production and Crew

Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography

Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Polly Platt
Executive Producer

Molly Maginnis
Costume Design

Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer
Karen I. Stern
First Assistant Editor

Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David V. Lester
Unit Production Manager
Cynthia Streit
Production Coordinator

Linda Whittlesey
Sound Effects Editor
Susan Zirinsky
Associate Producer

Bob Badami
Music Editor
Patrick Drummond
Sound Effects Editor
Gábor Kövér
First Assistant Camera

Robert Grieve
Supervising Sound Editor
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Artist
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jane Bogart
Set Decoration
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
David M. Dunlap
Camera Operator

Charles Rosen
Production Design
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kristi Zea
Associate Producer

Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Bruce J. Gfeller
Construction Coordinator

Anne Marie Stein
Unit Publicist
Frank Smathers
Dialogue Editor
Dave Kulczycki
Dialogue Editor

Beth Bergeron
Supervising ADR Editor
Jeff Rosen
ADR Editor

Cindy Marty
Foley Editor

Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Bob Hagans
Color Timer
Mark Wade
Property Master

Harold Fuhrman
Set Designer
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator

John Lowry
Dolly Grip
Stuart Neumann
Location Manager
Peggy Pridemore
Location Assistant

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Steve Callas
Construction Foreman
Jerry DeBlau
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