Mad City
Warner Bros. (1997)
Drama
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IMDB   6.2
1 hr 55 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG-13
Alan Alda Kevin Hollander
Blythe Danner Mrs. Banks
Dustin Hoffman Max Brackett
Mia Kirshner Laurie
Ted Levine Lemke
Robert Prosky Lou Potts
John Travolta Sam Baily
William Atherton Dohlen
Tammy Lauren Miss Rose
Raymond J. Barry Dobbins
Lucinda Jenney Jenny
Akosua Busia Diane
Director
Costa-Gavras
Costa Gavras
Producer Anne Kopelson
Arnold Kopelson
Writer Tom Matthews
Eric Williams


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

Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta team with award-winning filmmaker Costa-Gavras in a fierce tale of ratings-driven TV news gone mad. Travolta is Sam, a misguided museum guard who loses his job, then tries to get it back at gunpoint. Hoffman is Max, a local TV reporter taken hostage with schoolchildren when Sam locks down the museum. It's a desperate move for Sam, a career move for Max. He's on the inside of a live exclusive. Now he must give Sam's story a heroic spin, keep a cynical network anchor at bay, and above all, keep America watching. And as Max pulls the strings, the staked grow higher, darker, madder.
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Distributor Warner Home Video
Chapters 32
Release Date 3/24/1998
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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