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One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle. - Mad City
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Title: Mad City

Release Date: 7 Nov 1997

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: Thriller, Drama

Director: Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Punch Productions

Production Companies: Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Punch Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (344 votes)

Cast

  • Sam Baily: John Travolta
  • Max Brackett: Dustin Hoffman
  • Laurie Callahan: Mia Kirshner
  • Kevin Hollander: Alan Alda
  • Lou Potts: Robert Prosky
  • Mrs. Banks: Blythe Danner
  • Dohlen: William Atherton
  • Lemke: Ted Levine
  • The Kids: Milton Davis Jr.
  • Cliff Williams: Bill Nunn
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