History Film / MorningGlory

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A 2010 comedy/romance film starring RachelMcAdams, Creator/HarrisonFord, Diane Keaton, Creator/JeffGoldblum and Patrick Wilson.

* {{Daredevil}}: When Becky starts putting her colleagues through more and more crazy stunts to boost the ratings (rollercoasters, parachutes etc.) one of them is surprised to find he enjoys it. (Colleen dismisses this by claiming he's a shameless hack).

Produced by JJAbrams, of all people.

* BlitheSpirit: Becky.

At the start of the film, Becky Fuller (Rachel [=McAdams=]) is fired from her beloved job as the producer of a morning talk show. She takes a pay cut to work at a different morning show called ''Daybreak'' that has terrible ratings and is headed for cancellation[[hottip:*:Not to be confused with the similar British morning show of the same name and status at that time]] unless she, and the oddball employees that work for her, can make the program a success. She also ends up in a relationship with another producer (Patrick Wilson's character), but her workaholic attitude is constantly preventing her from having any sort of a normal life.

A 2010 comedy/romance film starring RachelMcAdams, Creator/HarrisonFord, DianeKeaton, Creator/JeffGoldblum and Patrick Wilson.

* TheCameo: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Co-hosts Mike and Colleen, who hate each other but have to pretend to be civil in front of the camera . . .
** . . . until it turns out that incivility actually ups the ratings. Hello, not so veiled barbs!

* NewscasterCameo: Becky catches Mike going on a bender with Chris Matthews, Bob Schieffer, and [[SixtyMinutes Morley Safer]] in a bar.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TestosteroneBrigade For some reason]], guys like the film, too.]]

* RunningGag: Becky isn't strong enough to open doors, and has to put all of her weight into it every time.

* FamilyVersusCareer: Or romance versus career. For once, both male and female characters are shown to be struggling with this.

The film opened to mixed reviews and moderate success.

Not to be confused with the 1933 KatharineHepburn film.

* ShallowLoveInterest: A male one for once.

[[caption-width-right:350:For some reason, guys like the film, too.]]

A 2010 comedy/romance film starring RachelMcAdams, Creator/HarrisonFord, DianeKeaton, JeffGoldblum and Patrick Wilson.

* MeanBoss: Who knew JeffGoldblum could play such a prick?

A 2010 comedy/romance film starring RachelMcAdams, HarrisonFord, DianeKeaton, JeffGoldblum and Patrick Wilson.

At the start of the film, Becky Fuller (Rachel [=McAdams=]) is fired from her beloved job as the producer of a morning talk show. She takes a pay cut to work at a different morning show called ''Daybreak'' that has terrible ratings and is headed for cancellation[[hottip:*:Not to be confused with the similar British morning show of the same name and status at that time]] unless she, and the oddball employees that work for her, can make the program a success. She also ends up in a relationship with another producer (Patrick Wilson's character), but her workaholic attitude is constantly preventing her from having any sort of a normal life.

* BlitheSpirit: Becky.
* BrainlessBeauty: The airheaded Asian co-host won her job on the merits of her [[CastingCouch sleeping with Goldblum's boss character]].
* {{Broken Pedestal}}: Becky has idolized Mike all her life, so she's rather shocked to discover what a neurotic, pompous ass he is.

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** Mike interviews ex-Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice at the start of the film.

* ChickFlick: It's really about Becky's life as a whole, and the romance is a minor part of the story — but it's still mostly a "girls' night" sort of flick.

* CoolOldGuy: HarrisonFord really defines this trope in this movie.
* CueTheSun: Cleverly uses a sunrise shot to close the film - which is very apt as it is about a morning TV show - and watching protagonists walk into a sunrise is that much more interesting than seeing them ride off into the sunset.

* {{The Ditz}}: A young woman who got her job by sleeping with the boss. "The Rock changed his name to Dwayne Johnson," seriously?

* {{Fat Suit}}: Colleen takes a turn at sumo wrestling in one of these.

* {{Hooked Up Afterwards}}: Mike and Colleen, of all people. {{Foe Yay}} perhaps?

* {{Informed Judaism}}: One of Becky's colleagues, which makes for a funny moment when he gets nervous enough before a dubious emission to cross himself.
--> '''Becky''': Okay ... the Jewish guy's crossing himself ... so we're confident, right?
* {{Jerk With A Heart Of Gold}}: Mike.

* LoopholeAbuse: While pouring over Mike's contract, Becky discovers that he ''cannot'' refuse an anchor position if the network (i.e. herself) offers to re-hire him.
* {{Married To The Job}}: Becky.

* MeaningfulEcho: A blizzard of them during the climatic scene with Mike in the studio kitchen. In a gesture to Becky, he turns to the camera and proclaims the eggs "fluffy" -- the adjective he refused to say on TV earlier. He ends the segment with a teaser for his doughnut recipe next week; He had earlier described Becky and her ilk to peddling nothing but "sugar" to the public.

* {{The Not Love Interest}}: Becky and Mike, complete with a {{Third Act Misunderstanding}} and a touching {{Race For Your Love}} moment at the end.
* {{Not What It Looks Like}}: Becky and Mike have a "not what it sounds like" moment the morning after she pulled him out of a bar and guarded him all night to make sure he wasn't too drunk to appear on ''Daybreak''.

* NewscasterCameo: Becky catches Mike going on a bender with Chris Matthews, Bob Schieffer, and [[SixtyMinutes Morley Safer]] in a bar.
* {{Oblivious To Love}}: Becky, who lampshades this cheerfully when explaining to her suitor why she ran out on their previous date.

* {{Pretty Fly For A White Guy}}: Colleen performs "Candy Shop" with 50 Cent.

* {{Teeth Clenched Teamwork}}: Co-hosts Mike and Colleen, who hate each other but have to pretend to be civil in front of the camera . . .

* ThisJustIn: Mike's surprise exposé, calculated to show up his bosses and remind the world that he's a great reporter. He interrupts Colleen's broadcast to film the arrest of the Governor on fraud charges.

* {{Teeth Clenched Teamwork}}: Co-hosts Mike and Colleen, who hate each other but have to pretend to be civil in front of the camera.

* BabyGotBack: Try and find a male viewer who wasn't surprised at what Rachel [=McAdams=] was packing. Go on, ''try''.

* {{Hooked Up Afterwards}}: Mike and Colleen, of all people. {{Foe Yay}} perhps?