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William Hurt
Tom Grunick
Albert Brooks
Aaron Altman
Holly Hunter
Jane Craig
Robert Prosky
Ernie Merriman
Lois Chiles
Jennifer Mack
Joan Cusack
Blair Litton
Peter Hackes
Paul Moore
Christian Clemenson
Bobby
Jack Nicholson
Bill Rorich
Robert Katims
Martin Klein
Ed Wheeler
George Wein
Stephen Mendillo
Gerald Grunick
Kimber Shoop
Young Tom
Dwayne Markee
Young Aaron
Gennie James
Young Jane
Leo Burmester
Jane's Dad
Amy Brooks
Elli Merriman
Jane Welch
Anne Merriman
Jonathan Benya
Clifford Altman
Frank Doubleday
Mercenary
Sally Knight
Lila
Manuel Alvarez
Spanish Cameraman
Luis Valderrama
Guerilla Leader
Francisco Garcia
Guerilla Soldier
Richard Thomsen
General McGuire
Nat Benchley
Commander
Marita Geraghty
Date-Rape Woman
Nicholas D. Blanchet
Weekend News Producer
Maura Moynihan
Makeup Woman
Chuck Lippman
Floor Manager
Nannette Rickert
Paul's Secretary
Timothy W. White
Edward Towne
Peggy Pridemore
Tom's Soundwoman
Emily Crowley
Emily
Gerard Ender
Newsroom Worker
David Long
Donny
Joshua Billings
Chyron Operator
Glenn Faigen
Technical Director
Robert Grevemberg Jr.
Technical Director
Richard Pehle
Control Room Director
James V. Franco
Weekend News Director
Jimmy Mel Green
Assistant Director
Raoul N. Rizik
Assistant Director
Mike Skehan
Technician
Franklyn L. Bullard
Audio Visual Engineer
Glen Roven
News Theme Writer
Marc Shaiman
News Theme Writer
Alex Mathews
Lecture Host
Steve Smith
Aaron's Cameraman
Martha Smith
Aaron's Soundwoman
Cynthia B. Hayes
Mother in Hall
Dean Nitz
Young Tough
Phil Ugel
Young Tough
Lance Wain
Young Tough
Susan Marie Feldman
Ellen
Jean Bourne Carinci
Tom's Female Colleague
M. Fekade-Salassie
Cab Driver
Gerald F. Gough
Uniformed Cop
Robert Rasch
Defense Dept. Spokesman
Robert V. Walsh
NATO Spokesman
John Cusack
Angry Messenger

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 18 2022

Centred around the cut-throat environment of an American newsroom at a time when the focus of the bosses was switching from strong journalistic values to those more ratings-based, we are provided with this premiss. William Hurt ("Grunick") is certainly the more handsome man for the anchorman's chair, but he has nothing like the knowledge or gravitas of colleague and rival "Altman" (Albert Brooks) with his superior, borderline condescending on-screen style. Executive producer "Jane" (Holly Hunter) is charged with trying to keep things on an even keel, whilst unsure which, if either, of the two m...