“One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.”
Mad City
6.2
368 votes·1997
·1h 54m
·MovieThrillerDrama
Overview
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.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.2x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
journalisthostagemuseum
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
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