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In the action/drama film Mad City, John Travolta stars as a disgruntled former museum employee who holds a group of children hostage. Dustin Hoffman stars as an opportunistic reporter who manipulates the situation to his advantage.
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Fast Facts
- Release date: November 7, 1997
- Director: Costa-Gavras
- Screenwriters: Tom Matthews, Eric Williams
- Producers: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson
- Distributor: Warner Bros.
- MPAA rating: Rated PG-13
- Run time: 114 mins
- U.S. box office: $10,541,523 Yahoo! Movies: Mad City
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Plot Summary
After his former boss refuses to speak to fired security guard Sam Baily (John Travolta), he accidentally shoots another security guard. The incident develops into a hostage situation in which Sam is holding a group of children at gunpoint. Opportunistic television reporter Max Brackett (Dustin Hoffman) and his intern Laurie Callahan (Mia Kirshner) are on the scene reporting on an unrelated story. Max turns the situation to his advantage and steps in as a link between Sam and the outside world, offering exclusive coverage on the story, which soon sparks a media circus. -
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: Malt Dohlen
- Ted Levine: Chief Alvin Lemke
- Tammy Lauren: Miss Rose
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why does everyone in school get mad at me every time I say "Owl City sucks" ? :-? what dumbasses. kidding =))
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Thoughts post-Mad Men: Is Reno still the divorce capital, or has some other city overtaken it?
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This earnest effort at media criticism is never convincing enough to stir a viewer's outrage in the way filmmaker Costa-Gavras (Music Box</i>) might have intended. John Travolta plays a barely educated museum guard who is laid off fro...
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A desperate man. A hostage crisis. Its an explosive situation. And one career driven tv reporter wants to make sure it explodes just in time for the nightly news. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: John Travolta...
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