Medium Cool
“Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.”
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
Genres
Drama
Studio
H&J Pictures, Inc.
Language
en
Status
Released
How Medium Cool performed
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide Gross
$5.5M
Gross Profit
$4.7M
Return
6.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$792K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
John
Robert Forster
John
Eileen
Verna Bloom
Eileen
Gus
Peter Bonerz
Gus
Ruth
Marianna Hill
Ruth
Harold
Harold Blankenship
Harold
Harold's Father
Charles Geary
Harold's Father
Frank Baker
Sid McCoy
Frank Baker
Dede
Christine Bergstrom
Dede
News Director
William Sickingen
News Director
Pennybaker
Robert McAndrew
Pennybaker
Social Worker
Marrian Walters
Social Worker
Rich Lady
Beverly Younger
Rich Lady
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