Broadcast News [1987 film] (1987)

by James L. Brooks (Director)

Other authors: Albert Brooks, Joan Cusack, Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Jack Nicholson

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A caustic inside look at the Washington news media, stars Holly Hunter in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter. James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Brooks, James L.	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Brooks, Albert	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cusack, Joan	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hunter, Holly	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hurt, William	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nicholson, Jack	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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American Comedy Award (Nominee – Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture Leading Role – 1988)

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A caustic inside look at the Washington news media, stars Holly Hunter in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter. James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.

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