Thriller ·Drama · United States of America · 1997 · 1h 54m

Mad City

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Director
Costa-Gavras
Cast
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
Crew
Patrick Blossier — Director of Photography Françoise Bonnot — Editor Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer Tom Matthews — Screenplay Tom Matthews — Story Eric Williams — Story
Tagline

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.

Trailer Mad City — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
journalisthostagemuseum
Key Collaborators
Costa-Gavras Director Patrick Blossier Director of Photography Françoise Bonnot Editor Thomas Newman Original Music Composer Tom Matthews Screenplay Tom Matthews Story Eric Williams Story Arnold Kopelson Producer Anne Kopelson Producer Catherine Hardwicke Production Design Deborah Nadoolman Landis Costume Design
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