Broadcast news
By: Twentieth Century Fox presents ; a Gracie Films production of a James L. Brooks film ; written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks
Contributors: Platt, Polly, producer; Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-2017, cinematographer; Marks, Richard, 1943- film editor; Conti, Bill, composer; Maginnis, Molly, costume designer; Rosen, Chuck, production designer; Hurt, William, actor; Hunter, Holly, 1958- actor; Prosky, Robert, 1930-2008, actor; Chiles, Lois, 1947- actor; Cusack, Joan, 1962- actor; Hackes, Peter, actor; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation; Gracie Films; Criterion Collection (Firm)
Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Series: Criterion collection -- 552; Criterion collection -- 552.
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [New York, NY]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781604653700
Subjects: Television journalists; Drama; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Television news anchors; Broadcast journalism; Women television producers and directors
Work titles: Broadcast news (Motion picture)
Description: "This caustic inside look at the Washington news media, stars Holly Hunter in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman (William Hurt) and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter (Albert Brooks). James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing"--Container.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.

Special features include: Disc 1. New, restored high-definition digital transfer; Commentary with James L. Brooks and Richard Marks; Original theatrical trailer. Disc 2. "James L. Brooks-a singular voice" documentary on Brooks' career in television and film; Alternate ending and deleted scenes (with commentary by Brooks); "Susan Zirinsky" interview featurette; "Featurette" on-set footage and interviews. Booklet: "LInes and deadlines" essay by Carrie Rickey.

Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Richard Marks ; music, Bill Conti ; costume designer, Molly Maginnis ; production designer, Charles Rosen ; executive producer, Polly Platt.

William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, Peter Hackes.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.

Soundtrack in English, with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Table of contents: title: disc 1. Feature film; title: disc 2. Special features.