Character mistake: In a scene set in 1965, Aaron taunts his bullies by telling them that none of them would ever earn "over $19,000 a year." In 1965, a salary of $19,000 p.a. was the 2025 equivalent of over $195,000 p.a. Not much of an insult, Aaron! Perhaps he meant $1,900?
Broadcast News (1987)
1 character mistake
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Starring: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky
Factual error: When the Joan Cusack character bolts into the control room with the "Mercenary" cassette, you can here the director counting down to roll the tape. A 3/4" tape being inserted and threaded up in the machine normally takes about 8 to 10 seconds, yet the tape plays when the operator hits the play button.
Martin Klein: OK. What about this? Here's a tough ethical one. Would you tell a source that you loved them? Just to get some information?
Aaron Altman: Yes.
George Wein: Yes.
Ernie Merriman: Me too.
Jennifer Mack: Sure.
George Wein: You bet.
Aaron Altman: Jennifer didn't know there was an alternative.
Trivia: Jack Nicholson appears in this film, although he was uncredited, and unpaid.