A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.
Acting
Ford's deadpan grump vs. McAdams' frantic optimism
Writing
Snappy workplace banter, lived-in journalism details
Production
Authentic morning-show chaos, pre-Instagram broadcast era
Director
Roger Michell
Rachel McAdams
Becky Fuller
Harrison Ford
Mike Pomeroy
Diane Keaton
Colleen Peck
Patrick Wilson
Adam Bennett
Jeff Goldblum
Jerry Barnes
John Pankow
Lenny Bergman
Matt Malloy
Ernie Appleby
J. Elaine Marcos
Lisa Bartlett
Ty Burrell
Paul McVee
David Fonteno
Oscar
Vanessa Aspillaga
Anna
Patti D'Arbanville
Becky's Mom
Jayne Houdyshell
Stage Manager
Jeff Hiller
Sam - Channel 9 Producer
Linda Powell
Louanne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harrison Ford based his performance on real difficult anchors he'd encountered, and improvised many of his most insulting lines.
The film predicted the decline of serious morning news: Daybreak's struggle mirrors today's tension between hard journalism and viral content. Becky would've been TikTok-famous.
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