Mad City

Theatrical - Wide 1997-11-07

Cast John Travolta Dustin Hoffman Mia Kirshner Alan Alda Robert Prosky
Written by Tom Matthews

Box Office Gross: $10,500,000

Running Time: 114 minutes

Language: English

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

Genres: Drama Thriller

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4/10

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.

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Posted 28 years ago

Review Date: Director: Costa-Gavras Writer: Tom Matthews Producers: Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson Actors: John Travolta as Sam Baily, Dustin Hoffman as Max Brackett Plot: Recently fired employee Sam Baily returns to his ex-place of work, the museum, to attempt...

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Posted 28 years ago

Review Date: Director: Costa-Gavras Writer: Tom Matthews Producers: Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson Actors: John Travolta as Sam Baily, Dustin Hoffman as Max Brackett Plot: Recently fired employee Sam Baily returns to his ex-place of work, the museum, to attempt...

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