A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming new anchor, who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.
Cast
Holly Hunter
Jane Craig
William Hurt
Tom Grunick
Albert Brooks
Aaron Altman
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
Crew
James L. Brooks
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Richard Marks
Editor
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Bob Hagans
Color Timer
Yudi Bennett
First Assistant Director
David Sardi
Second Assistant Director
Cynthia Streit
Production Coordinator
Polly Platt
Executive Producer
Susan Zirinsky
Associate Producer
Kristi Zea
Associate Producer
Penney Finkelman Cox
Co-Producer
Charles Rosen
Production Design
David M. Dunlap
Camera Operator
Gábor Kövér
First Assistant Camera
John Lowry
Dolly Grip
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Molly Maginnis
Costume Design
Colleen Callaghan
Hairstylist
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Artist
Linda Whittlesey
Sound Effects Editor
Patrick Drummond
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Grieve
Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Foley Editor
Cindy Marty
Foley Editor
Beth Bergeron
Supervising ADR Editor
Jessica Gallavan
ADR Editor
Jeff Rosen
ADR Editor
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Recordist
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Frank Smathers
Dialogue Editor
Dave Kulczycki
Dialogue Editor
Jacqueline Cristianini
Dialogue Editor
Jane Bogart
Set Decoration
Harold Fuhrman
Set Designer
Bruce J. Gfeller
Construction Coordinator
Steve Callas
Construction Foreman
Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer
Mary Bailey
Script Supervisor
Jerry DeBlau
Best Boy Electric
Stuart Neumann
Location Manager
Peggy Pridemore
Location Assistant
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Wade
Property Master
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
John W. DeBlau
Gaffer
David V. Lester
Unit Production Manager
Saul Bass
Title Designer
Anne Marie Stein
Unit Publicist
Karen I. Stern
First Assistant Editor
