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Mad City

Mad City
★ 6.2/10•1997•1h 54m•PG-13•Thriller•Drama

One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

Costa-Gavras · Director

Tom Matthews · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 10, 1997
Budget$50,000,000
Revenue$10,500,000

Actors

John Travolta

John Travolta

Sam Baily

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Max Brackett

Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner

Laurie Callahan

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Kevin Hollander

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Lou Potts

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Mrs. Banks

William Atherton

William Atherton

Dohlen

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Lemke

Milton Davis Jr.

The Kids

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Cliff Williams

John Landis

John Landis

Doctor

William O'Leary

William O'Leary

CTN Junior Executive

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Lucinda Jenney

Lucinda Jenney

Jenny

Tammy Lauren

Tammy Lauren

Miss Rose

Kyla Pratt

Kyla Pratt

The Kids

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