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Mad City

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Mad City

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

6.3

1h 54m

1997

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

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.

Director

Costa-Gavras

Trailer

ThrillerDrama

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Cast & Crew

John Travolta

John Travolta

as Sam Baily

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

as Max Brackett

Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner

as Laurie Callahan

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

as Kevin Hollander

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

as Lou Potts

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

as Mrs. Banks

William Atherton

William Atherton

as Dohlen

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

as Lemke

Milton Davis Jr.

as The Kids

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