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Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)

Robert Prosky: Ernie Merriman

Broadcast News

Robert Prosky credited as playing...

Ernie Merriman

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  • Aaron: Here's a good one. They allow us to have cameras at an execution in Florida. Do you broadcast tape of the guy in the chair when they turn on the voltage?
  • Martin Klein: Sure.
  • Jennifer Mack: Why not?
  • Ernie Merriman: Absolutely.
  • George Wein: You bet.
  • Aaron: Nothing like wrestling with a moral dilemma, is there?
  • 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.
  • Aaron Altman: I think I better be alone for awhile.
  • Ernie Merriman: I understand. I'll go with you.
  • Aaron Altman: Thanks.
  • Aaron Altman: Hi, Elli. Remember me? I've been to your house...
  • Ernie Merriman: And Aaron was on that 14-day rafting trip we took.
  • Elli: Oh, yeah...
  • Aaron: It was raining... I had a hood on...
  • Elli: Oh, yeah!
  • [Aaron smiles and walks away]
  • Aaron: She remembers me!
  • Aaron Altman: Ah, damn - those fucking jerks - they want to fire me.
  • Ernie Merriman: All I know is that they got to fire a large number of people - and they're not even going by seniority. There's a recklessness in the air.
  • Ernie Merriman: This guy downstairs, a clerk brought in and vouched for him. He says he has something to say about gays getting promotions at State.

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