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Broadcast News

Directed by James L. Brooks

R

1987 2h 13mComedy, Drama,

7.398%79%

A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming new anchor, who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.

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Cast of Broadcast News

Holly HunterJane Craig
William HurtTom Grunick
Albert BrooksAaron Altman
Robert ProskyErnie Merriman
Lois ChilesJennifer Mack
Joan CusackBlair Litton
Peter HackesPaul Moore
Christian ClemensonBobby
Jack NicholsonBill Rorich
Robert KatimsMartin Klein
Ed WheelerGeorge Wein
Stephen MendilloGerald Grunick
Kimber ShoopYoung Tom
Dwayne MarkeeYoung Aaron
Gennie JamesYoung Jane
Leo BurmesterJane's Dad
Amy BrooksElli Merriman
Jane WelchAnne Merriman
Jonathan BenyaClifford Altman
Frank DoubledayMercenary
Sally KnightLila
Manuel AlvarezSpanish Cameraman
Luis ValderramaGuerilla Leader
Francisco GarciaGuerilla Soldier
Richard ThomsenGeneral McGuire
Nat BenchleyCommander
Marita GeraghtyDate-Rape Woman
Nicholas D. BlanchetWeekend News Producer
Maura MoynihanMakeup Woman
Chuck LippmanFloor Manager
Nannette RickertPaul's Secretary
Timothy W. WhiteEdward Towne
Peggy PridemoreTom's Soundwoman
Emily CrowleyEmily
Gerard EnderNewsroom Worker
David LongDonny
Joshua BillingsChyron Operator
Glenn FaigenTechnical Director
Robert Grevemberg Jr.Technical Director
Richard PehleControl Room Director
James V. FrancoWeekend News Director
Jimmy Mel GreenAssistant Director
Raoul N. RizikAssistant Director
Mike SkehanTechnician
Franklyn L. BullardAudio Visual Engineer
Glen RovenNews Theme Writer
Marc ShaimanNews Theme Writer
Alex MathewsLecture Host
Steve SmithAaron's Cameraman
Martha SmithAaron's Soundwoman
Cynthia B. HayesMother in Hall
Dean NitzYoung Tough
Phil UgelYoung Tough
Lance WainYoung Tough
Susan Marie FeldmanEllen
Jean Bourne CarinciTom's Female Colleague
M. Fekade-SalassieCab Driver
Gerald F. GoughUniformed Cop
Robert RaschDefense Dept. Spokesman
Robert V. WalshNATO Spokesman
John CusackAngry Messenger
James L. BrooksDirector / Writer / Producer

Broadcast News Ratings & Reviews

Oliver ReznikApril 8, 2025
Uh, Aaron is an insufferable tool right? Not sympathetic, I didn't even realize he was supposed to be in the running as part of a love triangle until later on, and it was bemusing. Like when he and Jane were introduced as friends in the beginning of the movie and there was some mild sexual tension that neither of them acted on, and there was no reason for them not to act on it other than one or more of them just isn't that into the other, I just assumed their relationship was solidly in the friendzone. He just came across like a total immature idiot freaking out about Jane going after Tom. Jane and Tom like each other. She I guess resists the attraction because he's dumb (but doesn't actually seem dumb) and I guess doesn't fit her mold of ideal journalism. But she's pretty quick to forget about that til the end. And yet they still somehow work out stupid ways of stepping on their own toes and never getting off the ground as a couple. The barriers in this romance felt quite forced. It is fairly watchable though.

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