Daily Dialogue — May 23, 2019

“I had no idea she was this good.”

— Broadcast News (1987), written by James L. Brooks

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Journalist. Today’s suggestion by @chriskal666.

Trivia: Albert Brooks revealed that when he first read the script, the scene where Aaron does a weekend broadcast simply noted “Something bad happens to Aaron on the air.” Albert was watching CNN, when a reporter he’d never seen before (and hasn’t seen since) began sweating badly. Albert phoned Writer and Director James L. Brooks at three in the morning, and stated that Aaron HAD to start sweating profusely.

Dialogue On Dialogue: This is such a great scene in which Tom (William Hurt) is thrust into the anchorman’s role and the interplay between Jane (Holly Hunter) and him works on two levels: The success of the news report and a growing interest in her toward him.

Here’s an interesting article: How ‘Broadcast News’ Predicted Journalism As We Know It.