Mad City
One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.
6.2(370) 1997-10-10 114 minThrillerDrama
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.
ScreenplayTom Matthews
ProducerArnold Kopelson
DirectorCosta-Gavras
ProducerAnne Kopelson
Original Music ComposerThomas Newman
Cast & characters
John Travolta
as Sam Baily
Dustin Hoffman
as Max Brackett
Mia Kirshner
as Laurie Callahan
Alan Alda
as Kevin Hollander
Robert Prosky
as Lou Potts
Blythe Danner
as Mrs. Banks
William Atherton
as Dohlen
Ted Levine
as Lemke
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Milton Davis Jr.
as The Kids
Bill Nunn
as Cliff Williams
John Landis
as Doctor
William O'Leary
as CTN Junior Executive
Jay Leno
as Jay Leno
Lucinda Jenney
as Jenny
Tammy Lauren
as Miss Rose
Kyla Pratt
as The Kids
Raymond J. Barry
as Dobbins
Akosua Busia
as Diane
Ebbe Roe Smith
as Bartholomew
Scanlon Gail
as Bob
Charlie Holliday
as Banker
Kevin Cooney
as Principal
Susan Segal
as Tabloid Reporter
Richard Portnow
as Brackett's Agent
