| | Broadcast News DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Rock DVDs, Dramas Movies, Television/TV Series Videos, Comedies, Romance, Recommended, Love Triangles, AFI Top 100 Laughs | | Starring | William Hurt, Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, Jack Nicholson, Joan Cusack, Robert Prosky | | Director | James L. Brooks |
This 132 minute feature film comedy is a DVD starring Will iam Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, and Joan Cusack. James Brooks directs William Hurt, Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks in this satirical comedy about three ambitious newscasters.
Tom Grunick, a rising anchorman, has plenty of on-camera savvy, personality and good looks but little in the way of brains. He may be dumb as a doornail but Tom's got the star presence his network needs. Then there's Aaron Altman, a less than good-looking newsman, who's dedicated, diligent and down-to-earth. Aaron would love to be an anchor but he freezes up the moment he's in front of the camera. Spunky, smart news producer Jane Craig is excellent at her job but has difficulty handling the pressure. Can these workaholics mask their personal quirks long enough to jump-start their professional lives? A handsome if hollow anchorman, a sexy, overachieving producer and a stolid, camera-shy reporter make for a chaotic lovers triangle in this smart and sensitive comedy about misplaced love. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Actor--William Hurt, Best Actress--Holly Hunter, Best Supporting Actor--Albert Brooks, Best (Original) Screenplay. Additional cast members include: peter Hackes, Christian Clemenson, Robert Katims and Ed Wheeler.
James L. Brooks, who began his own career in a television newsroom, got the idea for "Broadcast News" when a journalist invited him to the 1984 Democratic Convention. Plunged into the world of network news, he developed friendships with a dozen TV correspondents, ultimately creating characters based on their lives and personalities. Broadcast News Reviews: "...One of the most enjoyable and literate romantic comedies ever filmed..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Three smashing star performances by [Hunter, Hurt and Brooks]....Its wit is decently humane..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times "...Enormously entertaining....The bustling Washington newsroom is a colorful and fascinating stage..."
-- Jagr., Variety "...Diabolically clever....Brooks' talent for observation and for truthful, careful writing borders on the eerie..."
-- Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times "[With] one of cinema's most delightfully complex and obsessive heroines....It's impossible to imagine anyone other than Hunter as this winning, though never winsome, working girl."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere Broadcast News | List Price | $9.98 (You save $3.43) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1987 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  10156  | | CD Universe Part number | 1266426 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 07, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 132 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Stereo Surround Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; Repackaged |
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In James L. Brooks' quirky, romantic comedy, three ambitious workaholics are set loose in a network TV newsroom where their professional and personal lives become hopelessly cross-wired. Tom (William Hurt) is the modern anchorman, smooth, handsome and a bit dumb. Jane (Holly Hunter) is his driven, brilliant producer, determined to turn Tom into a real newsman. And Aaron (Albert Brooks) is a seasoned, totally uncharismatic reporter who can't stand Tom's instant success on-camera or with Jane. It all adds up to one explosively funny romantic triangle.
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