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Broadcast News
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William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky View AllCrew
James L. Brooks (Screenplay), James L. Brooks (Director) View All![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pgaIZwWI9Hv0CzjmZafkDhJvlGX.jpg)
Release: Dec. 16th, 1987
Runtime: 2 hours, 13 minutes
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![Review by JayDee](/community/resize/phpThumb.php?src=/community/customavatars/avatar66044_49.gif&w=40&h=40)
The main reason why this film was such a hit for me was definitely the performances of the central trio of William Hurt, Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks.
![Review by Gideon58](/community/resize/phpThumb.php?src=/community/customavatars/avatar79363_1.gif&w=40&h=40)
The 1987 film is set in contemporary Washington DC where we meet a quirky, control freak news producer named Jane, played by Oscar winner Holly Hunter, who is not happy with the trend that television news is becoming more concerned with entertainment than information.