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The 1987 Hollywood romantic comedy movie Broadcast News is directed, writeen, and produced by James L. Brooks. This film is based on a star television news producer named as Holly Hunter. The music of this film was by Bill Conti, cinematography by Michael Ballhaus, editing by Richard Marks, and distributed by 20th Century Fox and Gracie Films. Broadcast News was released on December 16, 1987, and had a running time of 133 minutes.
Awards won by Broadcast News
This Hollywood movie was nominated for the Academy Awards in many categories like Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Hurt), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Holly Hunt), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Albert Brooks), Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Picture, and Best Written Directly for the Screen.
Starcast of Broadcast News
The starcast of this movie includes: Albert Brooks as Aaron Altman, Holly hunter as Jane Craig, Robert Prosky as Ernie Merriman, William Hurt as Tom Grunick, Marc Shaiman as News Theme Writer, Lois Chiles as Jennifer Mack, John Cusack as Angry Messenger, Jack Nicholson as Bill Rorich, and Joan Cusack as Blair Litton. Holly Hunter, the popular television news producer, who undergoes regular emotional breakdowns. A brilliant yet prickly reporter, Aaron Altman, is played by Albert Brooks. But Aaron faces a charismatic rival, Tom Grunnick (played by William Hurt), who is a far less seasoned rival. Jack Nicholson appears in a cameo role in this Hollywood comedy film.
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The leading female role was originally written for Debra Winger, but because of her pregnancy, she was replaced by Holly Hunter at the very last minute.
Plot Outline of Broadcast News
It’s a story of two rival television reporters: one talented, the other handsome, and both are male. And there is a female producer. Star network news producer Jane Craig gets attracted towards a new reporter Tom Grunnick, a handsome guy representing the trend towards entertainment news, the aspect that she despises the most. On the other hand, Aaron Altman, a talented and gifted writer, carries an unanswered torch for young Jane Craig. Both these men are attracted towards Jane and the love triangle forms, thus making the base for the film’s storyline.
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The film include bits of business affairs that are shown for letting people know about egos in television journalism, whereas, on the other hand, many of the detailed observations of television public affairs are perfectly accurate in reality.
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