Broadcast news

Brooks, James L. (Added Author). Hurt, William (Added Author). Brooks, Albert, 1947- (Added Author). Hunter, Holly, 1958- (Added Author). Prosky, Robert, 1930-2008 (Added Author). Chiles, Lois, 1947- (Added Author). Cusack, Joan, 1962- (Added Author). Conti, Bill (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (Added Author). Gracie Films (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles ; Joan Cusack. (Cast).

Summary: Romantic triangle set in the world of television news. Tom Grunick is the perfect modern anchorman. He's got the smooth charm and handsome good looks that America loves. Jane Craig is the brilliant hot-shot producer, committed to fighting the trend toward flashy, style-over-substance "personality" news, whose job it now is to make Tom look like a newsman. Aaron Altman is the dedicated reporter, utterly devoid of on-camera charisma, who's jealous and resentful of Tom's instant success both on camera with the public and off camera with Jane.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c1999.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Special features: scene selection ; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Bill Conti ; editor, Richard Marks ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus.
Participant or Performer Note:	William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles ; Joan Cusack.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
Language Note:	English (Dolby surround) and French (mono) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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