Joan Cusack in Broadcast News (1987)

Long before Aaron Sorkin took us inside The Newsroom, James L. Brooks brought audiences behind the scenes in Broadcast News (1987). Joan shows off her physical comedy chops in this scene, “Pushing,” in which Cusack’s Blair Litton dodges everything from file cabinets to toddlers, only to be temporarily thwarted by a water fountain. “Why do you do this to me?” she asks Jane (Holly Hunter). “Is it because I won an award?” (Note: You may need a Hulu.com account to watch the clip.  We’d apologize but it’s not our fault.)