Broadcast News

[1987, Movie]

Broadcast News: Review

Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt

Writer-director James L. Brooks waited four years after his Oscar-sweeping Terms of Endearment to deliver a follow-up, but it was well worth the wait. This biting and often hilarious indictment of TV journalism is blessed with a superior script and outstanding performances from William Hurt, Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks as a group of workaholics who find that their personal and professional lives have become one and the same. Read the complete review for Broadcast News

Broadcast News: Cast & Details

Year: 1987
Rated R

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Cast
William Hurt: Tom Grunick
Albert Brooks: Aaron Altman
Holly Hunter: Jane Craig
Robert Prosky: Ernie Merriman
Lois Chiles: Jennifer Mack
Joan Cusack: Blair Litton

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