Broadcast News

6.7
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Run time: 133 min
  • Premiere: 1987. December 16.

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.

Discover

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

Robert Katims

Martin Klein

Ed Wheeler

George Wein

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

Manuel Alvarez

Spanish Cameraman

Luis Valderrama

Guerilla Leader

Francisco Garcia

Guerilla Soldier

Richard Thomsen

General McGuire

Nat Benchley

Commander

Marita Geraghty

Date-Rape Woman

Nicholas D. Blanchet

Weekend News Producer

Maura Moynihan

Makeup Woman

Chuck Lippman

Floor Manager

Nannette Rickert

Paul's Secretary

Timothy W. White

Edward Towne

Peggy Pridemore

Tom's Soundwoman

Gerard Ender

Newsroom Worker

Joshua Billings

Chyron Operator

Glenn Faigen

Technical Director

Robert Grevemberg Jr.

Technical Director

Richard Pehle

Control Room Director

James V. Franco

Weekend News Director

Jimmy Mel Green

Assistant Director

Raoul N. Rizik

Assistant Director

Mike Skehan

Technician

Franklyn L. Bullard

Audio Visual Engineer

Glen Roven

News Theme Writer

Marc Shaiman

News Theme Writer

Alex Mathews

Lecture Host

Steve Smith

Aaron's Cameraman

Martha Smith

Aaron's Soundwoman

Cynthia B. Hayes

Mother in Hall

Dean Nitz

Young Tough

Phil Ugel

Young Tough

Lance Wain

Young Tough

Jean Bourne Carinci

Tom's Female Colleague

Gerald F. Gough

Uniformed Cop

Robert Rasch

Defense Dept. Spokesman

Robert V. Walsh

NATO Spokesman

John Cusack

Angry Messenger

Art

Bruce J. Gfeller

Construction Coordinator

Mark Wade

Property Master

Harold Fuhrman

Set Designer

Steve Callas

Construction Foreman

Charles Rosen

Production Design

Jane Bogart

Set Decoration

Camera

Michael Ballhaus

Director of Photography

John Lowry

Dolly Grip

David M. Dunlap

Camera Operator

Kerry Hayes

Still Photographer

Gábor Kövér

First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Carl Fullerton

Makeup Artist

Colleen Callaghan

Hairstylist

Molly Maginnis

Costume Design

Crew

Anne Marie Stein

Unit Publicist

Jery Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

David Sardi

Second Assistant Director

Yudi Bennett

First Assistant Director

Mary Bailey

Script Supervisor

Editing

Bob Hagans

Color Timer

Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Karen I. Stern

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Jerry DeBlau

Best Boy Electric

Production

Polly Platt

Executive Producer

Peggy Pridemore

Location Assistant

Stuart Neumann

Location Manager

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Cynthia Streit

Production Coordinator

David V. Lester

Unit Production Manager

Susan Zirinsky

Associate Producer

Kristi Zea

Associate Producer

Sound

Bill Conti

Original Music Composer

Frank Smathers

Dialogue Editor

Beth Bergeron

Supervising ADR Editor

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Foley Editor

Jessica Gallavan

ADR Editor

Cindy Marty

Foley Editor

Dave Kulczycki

Dialogue Editor

Jeff Rosen

ADR Editor

Joseph F. Brennan

Boom Operator

Kevin O'Connell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bob Badami

Music Editor

Linda Whittlesey

Sound Effects Editor

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Grieve

Supervising Sound Editor

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Patrick Drummond

Sound Effects Editor

Jacqueline Cristianini

Dialogue Editor

Thomas Causey

Sound Mixer

Writing

James L. Brooks

Screenplay

Art

Bruce J. Gfeller

Construction Coordinator

Mark Wade

Property Master

Harold Fuhrman

Set Designer

Steve Callas

Construction Foreman

Charles Rosen

Production Design

Jane Bogart

Set Decoration

Camera

Michael Ballhaus

Director of Photography

John Lowry

Dolly Grip

David M. Dunlap

Camera Operator

Kerry Hayes

Still Photographer

Gábor Kövér

First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Carl Fullerton

Makeup Artist

Colleen Callaghan

Hairstylist

Molly Maginnis

Costume Design

Crew

Anne Marie Stein

Unit Publicist

Jery Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

David Sardi

Second Assistant Director

Yudi Bennett

First Assistant Director

Mary Bailey

Script Supervisor

Editing

Bob Hagans

Color Timer

Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Karen I. Stern

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Jerry DeBlau

Best Boy Electric

Production

Polly Platt

Executive Producer

Peggy Pridemore

Location Assistant

Stuart Neumann

Location Manager

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Cynthia Streit

Production Coordinator

David V. Lester

Unit Production Manager

Susan Zirinsky

Associate Producer

Kristi Zea

Associate Producer

Sound

Bill Conti

Original Music Composer

Frank Smathers

Dialogue Editor

Beth Bergeron

Supervising ADR Editor

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Foley Editor

Jessica Gallavan

ADR Editor

Cindy Marty

Foley Editor

Dave Kulczycki

Dialogue Editor

Jeff Rosen

ADR Editor

Joseph F. Brennan

Boom Operator

Kevin O'Connell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bob Badami

Music Editor

Linda Whittlesey

Sound Effects Editor

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Grieve

Supervising Sound Editor

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Patrick Drummond

Sound Effects Editor

Jacqueline Cristianini

Dialogue Editor

Thomas Causey

Sound Mixer

Writing

James L. Brooks

Screenplay