Broadcast News (film)
Broadcast News is a 1987 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news producer (Holly Hunter) who has daily emotional breakdowns, a brilliant yet prickly reporter (Albert Brooks), and the latter's charismatic but far less seasoned rival (William Hurt). It also stars Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, and Jack Nicholson.
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| Directed by | James L. Brooks |
| Written by | James L. Brooks |
| Produced by | James L. Brooks |
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| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Richard Marks |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $67.3 million |
The film was acclaimed by critics and at the 60th Academy Awards received seven nominations, including Best Picture. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
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