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Mad City
Mad City
  1. Movies
  2. Mad City

Mad City

1997
1h 54m
Thriller
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1997

Runtime

1h 54m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Rent

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Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 54m
Nov 7, 1997
Languages
English
Director
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Production
Arnold Kopelson Productions
Arnold Kopelson Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Punch Productions
Punch Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

33 Cast Members

John Travolta

John Travolta

Sam Baily

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Max Brackett

Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner

Laurie Callahan

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Kevin Hollander

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Lou Potts

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Mrs. Banks

William Atherton

William Atherton

Dohlen

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Lemke

Milton Davis Jr.

The Kids

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Cliff Williams

John Landis

John Landis

Doctor

William O'Leary

William O'Leary

CTN Junior Executive

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Lucinda Jenney

Lucinda Jenney

Jenny

Tammy Lauren

Tammy Lauren

Miss Rose

Kyla Pratt

Kyla Pratt

The Kids

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

Dobbins

Akosua Busia

Akosua Busia

Diane

Ebbe Roe Smith

Ebbe Roe Smith

Bartholomew

Scanlon Gail

Scanlon Gail

Bob

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