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Broadcast News Based A Scene On A Real-Life Frenzy At NBC
By VALERIE ETTENHOFER
James L. Brooks' classic movie, “Broadcast News,” was born at a pivotal time when pay cable, the internet. and 24-hour news stations were about to change how we get information.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2018, Brooks recalls being inspired to create one of the movie's most famous scenes after visiting a real-life newsroom.
"I was in the NBC local newsroom in Washington one day, and someone was running their tail off," Brooks recalled. The staff member inspired a thrilling, funny scene.
In the movie, Joan Cusack slides under an open file cabinet, leaps a toddler in a doorway, and collides with a water fountain to get a news tape to the control room.