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Summary: A 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 and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter. James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.

Item details

ISBN: 9781604653700
ISBN: 1604653701
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, 2010.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; new audio commentary on Brooks career in television and film; deleted scenes and an alternate ending, with commentary by Brooks; new video interview with veteran CBS new producer Susan Zirinsky; featurette containing on-set footage and interviews; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; film editor, Richard Marks ; music by Bill Conti.
Participant or Performer Note:	William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; region 1, NTSC.
Language Note:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.