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2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #552
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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
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
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; film editor, Richard Marks ; music by Bill Conti
William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter
MPAA rating: R
DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; region 1, NTSC
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing