Broadcast News

1987

2h 13m

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6.8/10

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A 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.

Directors

James L. Brooks

Writers

James L. Brooks(screenplay by)

Stars

Holly Hunter

William Hurt

Albert Brooks

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Jane Craig

Tom Grunick

Aaron Altman

Ernie Merriman

Jennifer Mack

Blair Litton

Paul Moore

Bobby

Bill Rorich

Martin Klein

George Wein

Gerald Grunick

Young Tom

Young Aaron

Young Jane

Jane's Dad

Elli Merriman

Anne Merriman

Directors

James L. Brooks

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James L. Brooks(screenplay by)

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"Broadcast News" is desperately overlong and it stubbornly insists upon indulging in irrelevant mini-prologues of the three main characters at the beginning which has absolutely no bearing on them as adults, but other than this the film does successfully provide a fascinating insight into the pressurised and competitive world of television journalism and it must be applauded for highlighting the unfortunate trend of elevating news anchors to celebrity status and they are out to sell news to the public as if it were nothing more than another product. This is an alarming turn of events when the image of the news anchor supersedes the importance of global events simply because they are capable of bringing in substantial viewing audiences for a particular channel and furthering their own careers by doing so and established journalistic ethics be damned instead of their top priority always being the persistent pursuit of the truth.

kevin201925 Feb, 2024