“It's Small-Town News with Big-Time Laughs!”
A young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he's been hired to promote.
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Griffin Dunne
Len Burdette
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Paul Dooley
Gil Hutchinson
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Jonathan Katz
Jerry
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Fran Brill
Debbie
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Doug
Felicity Huffman
Woman P.A.
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Clark Gregg
Stage Manager
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William H. Macy
Farmer
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Bill Devany
TV Studio Crew #4
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Colin Stinton
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William H. Macy Director · Howard Korder Writer David Yazbek Composer
United States release October 17, 1988 · Produced in United States · Production Cinemax, Prism Entertainment
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HBO
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Cinemax
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Prism Entertainment
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Release dates
United States · October 17, 1988
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