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Mad City
1997
In one of his strongest performances, John Travolta plays Sam Baily, a museum security guard who holds visitors hostage in an attempt to win back his job when he falls foul of museum cutbacks. Dustin Hoffman co-stars as Max Brackett, a local news reporter who seizes the hostage situation as a chance to revive his flagging .. Read more
| Starring | Blythe Danner, Robert Prosky, Ted Levine, Randall Batinkoff |
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| Director | Costa Gavras |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Mad City
In one of his strongest performances, John Travolta plays Sam Baily, a museum security guard who holds visitors hostage in an attempt to win back his job when he falls foul of museum cutbacks. Dustin Hoffman co-stars as Max Brackett, a local news reporter who seizes the hostage situation as a chance to revive his flagging career and get back into the big time. Within minutes he is broadcasting live, within hours the entire nation is watching with baited breath. A timely, poignant examination of the role that the media plays in day to day lives in contemporary America, director Costa Gavras' Mad City is truly engaging in its search for and manipulation of the truth. Unrelenting, the film will make the viewer re-examine the way they watch the news on television.
| Starring | Blythe Danner, Robert Prosky, Ted Levine, Randall Batinkoff, Larry King, Jay Leno, Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner, William Atherton, Blythe D |
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| Director | Costa Gavras |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: 22 Apr 2002 |
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Deft satire on the live television media circus that accompanies modern-day crime and terrorism; in part, it was suggested by the Waco siege in 1993, and is also an updating of Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (qv).
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Important points to make, but ...
I thought the story had potential and the actors performances were OK, up to a point. The way the media circus tramples over everything just to get some ... read more »
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[Highly rated reviewer]
- JG Weston
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- 04 Jul 2005 at 17:38
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not one of Tavolta's or Hoffman's best
this film was ok, but definitely wasn't one of travolta's best.
Hoffman also lacked in this film too, and he normally is a brilliant good ... read more » - 1122783
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Well, I enjoyed it.
Seems I am presently in the minority of thinking this was quite a good film, about how the media manipulate, distort and destory in a very short time - but we ... read more »
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Dissapointing
The film had 2 big stars but it wasnt good at all.
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- 13 Nov 2006 at 09:39
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Mad City
In one of his strongest performances, John Travolta plays Sam Baily, a museum security guard who holds visitors hostage in an attempt to win back his job when he falls foul of museum cutbacks. Dustin Hoffman co-stars as Max Brackett, a local news reporter who seizes the hostage situation as a ...
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