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[1987, Movie, R, 131 mins]

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Year: 1987
Rated R
Parental Rating: Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 131
Format: Color
Genre(s): Comedy; Romance
Production Co(s).: Fox
Released By: Fox

Award(s)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Picture
Academy Award Nominee: Best Actor - William Hurt
Academy Award Nominee: Best Supporting Actor - Albert Brooks
Academy Award Nominee: Best Actress - Holly Hunter
Academy Award Nominee: Best Cinematography - Michael Ballhaus
Academy Award Nominee: Best Film Editing - Richard Marks
Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Screenplay - James L Brooks

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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
Peter Hackes: Paul Moore
Jack Nicholson: Bill Rorich, News Anchor
Christina Clemenson: Bobby
Robert Katims: Martin Klein
Ed Wheeler: George Weln
Stephen Mendillo: Gerald Grunick
Kimber Shoop: Young Tom
Dwayne Markee: Young Aaron
Gennie James: Young Jane
Leo Burmester: Jane's Dad
Amy Brooks: Elli Merriman
Jane Welch: Anne Merriman
Jonathan Benya: Clifford Altman
Frank Doubleday: Mercenary
Sally Knight: Lila
Manny Alvarez: Spanish Cameraman
Luis Valderrama: Guerilla Leader
Francisco Garcia: Guerilla Soldier
Richard Thomsen: Gen. McGuire
Nat Benchley: Commander
Marita Geraghty: Date-Rape Victim
Nicholas D. Blanchet: Weekend News Producer
Maura Moynihan: Makeup Woman
Chuck Lippman: Floor Manager
Nanette Rickert: Paul's Secretary
Tim White: Edward Towne
Peggy Pridemore: Tom's Soundwoman
Emily Crowley: Emily
Gerald Ender: Newsroom Worker
David Long: Donny
Josh Billings: Chyron Operator
Richard Pehle: Control Room Director
James V. Franco: Weekend News Director
Mike Skehan: Technician
Franklyn L. Bullard: Audio Visual Engineer
Alex Mathews: Lecture Host
Steve Smith: Aaron's Cameraman
Martha L. Smith: Aaron's Soundwoman
Cynthia B. Hayes: Mother in Hall
Susan Marie Feldman: Ellen
Jean Bourne Carinci: Tom's Female Colleague
M. Fekade-Salassie: Cab Driver
Jerry Gough: Uniformed Cop
Robert Rasch: Defense Dept. Spokesman
Robert Walsh: NATO Spokesman
John Cusack: Angry Messenger
Rochelle Deering: Woman at Speech
Albert Murphy Sr.: Man in Airport
Eleanore C. Kopecky: Woman in Airport
Jeffrey Alan Thomas: Airport Cabbie
Glenn Faigen: Technical Director
Robert Grevemberg Jr.: Technical Director
Jimmy Mel Green: Assistant Director
Raoul N. Rizik: Assistant Director
Glen Roven: News Theme Writer
Marc Shaiman: News Theme Writer
Dean Nitz: Young Tough
Phil Ugel: Young Tough
Lance Wain: Young Tough
John Badila: Guests at Ball
Heather Ehlers: Guests at Ball
Arlene M. Dillon: Guests at Ball
Sam Samuels: Guests at Ball
Credits
 James L. Brooks: Director
James L. Brooks: Writer
James L. Brooks: Producer
Penney Finkelman Cox: Producer
Polly Platt: Exec. Producer
Penney Finkelman Cox: Co-Producer
Kristi Zea: Assoc. Producer
Susan Zirinsky: Assoc. Producer
Michael Ballhaus: Cinematographer - Deluxe Color
Richard Marks: Editor
Bill Conti: Musical Composer
Charles Rosen: Production Designer
Kristi Zea: Art Director
Jane Bogart: Set Decorator
Molly Maginnis: Costumes

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