Broadcast News (1987)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Tom Grunick

      William Hurt

    • Aaron Altman

      Albert Brooks

    • Jane Craig

      Holly Hunter

    • Ernie Merriman

      Robert Prosky

    • Jennifer Mack

      Lois Chiles

    • Blair Litton

      Joan Cusack

    • Paul Moore

      Peter Hackes

    • Bobby

      Christian Clemenson

    • Martin Klein

      Robert Katims

    • George Moore

      Ed Wheeler

    • Gerald Grunick

      Stephen Mendillo

    • young Tom

      Kimber Shoop

    • young Aaron

      Dwayne Markee

    • young Jane

      Gennie James

    • Jane's dad

      Leo Burmester

    • Elli Merriman

      Amy Brooks

    • Clifford Altman

      Jonathan Benya

    • mercenary

      Frank Doubleday

    • Lila

      Sally Knight

    • Spanish cameraman

      Manny Alvarez

    • guerrilla leader

      Luis Valderrama

    • guerrilla soldier

      Francisco García

    • general McGuire

      Richard Thomsen

    • commander

      Benchley, Nathan

    • date-rape woman

      Marita Geraghty

    • Weekend News producer

      Nicholas D. Blanchet

    • make-up woman

      Maura Moynihan

    • floor manager

      Chuck Lippman

    • Paul's secretary

      Nannette Rickert

    • Edward Towne

      Tim White

    • Tom's soundman

      Peggy Pridemore

    • Emily

      Emily Crowley

    • newsroom worker

      Gerald Ender

    • Donny

      David Long

    • Chyron operator

      Josh Billings

    • technical director

      Glenn Faigen

    • technical director

      Robert Grevemberg Jr.

    • control room director

      Richard Pehle

    • Weekend News director

      James V. Franco

    • assistant director

      Jimmy Mel Green

    • assistant director

      Raoul Rizik

    • technician

      Mike Skehan

    • audio visual engineer

      Franklyn Bullard

    • news theme writer

      Glen Roven

    • news theme writer

      Marc Shaiman

    • audio visual engineer

      Alex Mathews

    • Aaron's cameraman

      Steve Smith

    • Aaron's soundwoman

      Martha L. Smith

    • mother in hall

      Cynthia B. Hayes

    • young tough

      Dean Nitz

    • young tough

      Phil Ugel

    • young tough

      Lance Wain

    • Ellen

      Susan Marie Feldman

    • Tom's female colleague

      Jean Bourne Carinci

    • cab driver

      M. Fekade-Salassie

    • uniformed cop

      Jerry Gough

    • Defense Department spokesman

      Robert Rasch

    • NATO spokesman

      Robert Walsh

    • angry messenger

      John Cusack

    • guest at ball

      John Badila

    • guest at ball

      Heather Ehlers

    • guest at ball

      Arlene M. Dillon

    • guest at ball

      Sam Samuels

    • woman at speech

      Rochelle Deering

    • man at airport

      Albert Murphy Sr.

    • woman at airport

      Eleanore C. Kopecky

    • airport cabbie

      Jeffrey Alan Thomas

    • [Bill Rorish]

      Jack Nicholson

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      James L. Brooks

    • Assistant Director

      Yudi Bennett

    • Assistant Director

      David Sardi

    • Assistant Director

      Barbara Bruno

    • 2nd unit assistant director

      Peter Schindler

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    • Production Company

      Gracie Films

    • Production Company

      Amercent Films

    • Production Company

      American Entertainment Partners

    • Executive Producer

      Polly Platt

    • Producer

      James L. Brooks

    • Co-producer

      Penney Finkelman Cox

    • Associate Producer

      Kristi Zea

    • Associate Producer

      Susan Zirinsky

    • Production executive for Gracie Films

      Richard Sakai

    • Senior production associate

      Diane Brooks

    • Senior production associate

      Paul Germain

    • Production co-ordinator

      Cynthia E. Streit

    • Unit Production Manager

      David V. Lester

    • Location Manager

      Stuart Neumann

    • Production Assistant

      Sebastian Ballhaus

    • Production Assistant

      Murphy, Margaret

    • Production Assistant

      Lynsey Evans

    • Production Assistant

      Craig Knisek

    • Production Assistant

      Clay Griffith

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Ellen Chenoweth

    • Additional casting

      Paula Herald

    • Washington casting

      Central Casting

    • Miami casting

      Unique Casting

    • Voice casting

      Barbara Harris

    Writing:

    • Script

      James L. Brooks

    Photography:

    • Photography

      Michael Ballhaus

    • 2nd Unit Photographer

      Gregg Heschong

    • Camera Operator

      David M. Dunlap

    • Video co-ordinator

      Richard Clark

    • Video technician

      Douglas A. Degrazzio

    • Video technician

      Van Scarboro

    • Video camera crew

      Bruce Kissel

    • Video camera crew

      Greg Larson

    • Video camera crew

      Winter Byrd

    Special Effects:

    • Graphics

      The EFX Company

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Richard Marks

    • Additional editor

      David Moritz

    • Additional editor

      Margaret Goodspeed

    • Additional editor

      Mike Mulconnery

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Charles Rosen

    • Set Designer

      Harold Fuhrman

    • Set Decorator

      Jane Bogart

    • Production Illustrator

      Sherman Labby

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Molly Maginnis

    • Women's costumer

      Oda Groeschel

    • Men's costumer

      Tony Scarano

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Carl Fullerton

    Titles:

    • Titles

      Saul Bass

    • Titles co-ordinator

      Okun, Jeff

    Film processing:

    • Opticals

      Cinema Research Corporation

    • Opticals

      Clayton R. Marsh

    • Opticals

      Inc. Apogee

    Music:

    • Music

      Bill Conti

    • Orchestrations

      Jack Eskew

    • Music Editor

      Robert Badami

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Lee Decarlo

    • Sound Recording

      Thomas Causey

    • Sound Re-recording

      Don Mitchell

    • Sound Re-recording

      Rick Kline

    • Sound Re-recording

      Kevin O'Connell

    • Additional sound re-recrding

      Steve Maslow

    • Additional sound re-recrding

      Grover Helsley

    • Additional sound re-recrding

      Gregg Landaker

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Robert Grieve

    • Dialogue editor

      Jacqueline Christianini

    • Dialogue editor

      Jack Smathers

    • Dialogue editor

      Dave Kulczycki

    • Sound effects editor

      Patrick Drummond

    • Sound effects editor

      Linda Whittlesey

    • Supervising ADR editor

      Beth Bergeron

    • ADR Editor

      Jessica Gallavan

    • ADR Editor

      Jeff Rosen

    • ADR recording

      Charleen Richards

    • Foley editor

      Cindy Marty

    • Foley editor

      Mark Stoeckinger

    • Foley

      Taj Soundworks

    • Foley

      John Roesch

    • Foley

      Ellen Heuer

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Jery Hewitt

    Consultant:

    • Technical co-ordinator

      Charlie Wilson

    • Special adviser

      David Davis