Mad City (1997)
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| Release Date: | November 7, 1997 |
| Genre: | Crime, Suspense |
| Director: | Costa-Gavras |
| Writer: | Eric Williams, Tom Matthews |
| Cast: | Tammy Lauren, William O'Leary, Lucinda Jenney, Randall Batinkoff, Akosua Busia, Blythe Danner, Robert Prosky, Ted Levine, Raymond J. Barry, William Atherton, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta |
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Running Time: | 114 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for depiction of hostage situation, including violence and brief language. |
Max Brackett used to be the best network reporters when he blew up on national television. Forced to work in tiny Madeline, California, he didn't think he would ever get his old job back. Until he stepped in to the local Museum of Natural History.
There, Sam Baily walked in and demanded for his old job back, at gunpoint. His intentions were unhostile, his plans honest: he didn't want to hurt anybody... he just wanted...
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Movie Review
John Travolta is Sam, and, just like the name, he is a simple man. No more than his character in Phenomenon, John Travolta plays the average man who's just gone a little over the edge. He's not hostile, but he's confused, and a little angry. But Mad City is not a hostage story. It is a story of the fundamentals of the media, and the lengths people go to twist the truth. Full movie review »
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