One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.
Mad City
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Mad City (1997) Original Trailer [HD] · plays on YouTube
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Costa-Gavras
- Written by
- Tom Matthews, Eric Williams
Cast
John Travolta
Sam Baily
Dustin Hoffman
Max Brackett
Mia Kirshner
Laurie Callahan
Alan Alda
Kevin Hollander
Robert Prosky
Lou Potts
Blythe Danner
Mrs. Banks
William Atherton
Dohlen
Ted Levine
Lemke
Milton Davis Jr.
The Kids
Bill Nunn
Cliff Williams
John Landis
Doctor
William O'Leary
CTN Junior Executive
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Lucinda Jenney
Jenny
Tammy Lauren
Miss Rose
Kyla Pratt
The Kids
Details
- Released
- October 10, 1997
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Box office
- $10,500,000
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