Mad City

Mad City (1997)

One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.

  • Genre: Thriller, Drama
  • Release Date: 1997-11-07
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 335 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 54min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Arnold Kopelson Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Costa-Gavras
star 6.2/10
From 335 Ratings

Summary

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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  • 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
  • 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
  • Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

    as Max's Mother
  • Velina Brown

    as Bonnie's Mother
  • Patricia Smith

    as Jenny's Mother
  • Richard Gross

    as FBI Agent
  • Allan A. Apone

    as Makeup Man (uncredited)
  • David Clennon

    as Street Preacher
  • Larry King

    as Larry King (uncredited)
  • Anthony Aibel

    as News Reporter (uncredited)
Directing Costa-Gavras Director
Writing Tom Matthews Screenplay
Editing Françoise Bonnot Editor
Production Arnold Kopelson Producer
Production Anne Kopelson Producer
Camera Patrick Blossier Director of Photography
Sound Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
Writing Tom Matthews Story
Writing Eric Williams Story
Production Wolfgang Glattes Unit Production Manager
Directing Julian Wall First Assistant Director
Directing Dennis Maguire First Assistant Director
Directing Kent Genzlinger Second Assistant Director
Directing Pamela Alch Script Supervisor
Camera Chris Squires Camera Operator
Camera Emmanuel Vouniozos Key Grip
Crew David P. Kelsey Special Effects Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Bob Ryan Hairstylist
Sound Michèle Boëhm Sound Effects Editor
Sound Bertrand Lenclos Sound Designer
Sound Pauline Dairou Dialogue Editor
Sound Jessica Gallavan Supervising ADR Editor
Sound Bill Bernstein Music Editor
Sound Thomas Pasatieri Orchestrator
Visual Effects Christian Guillon Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects François Vagnon VFX Supervisor
Crew Bud Davis Stunt Coordinator
Production Maria Norman Executive Assistant
Production Stephen Joel Brown Executive Producer
Production Wolfgang Glattes Executive Producer
Production Jonathan D. Krane Executive Producer
Production Linda Warren Associate Producer
Production Cathy Sandrich Gelfond Casting
Production Amanda Mackey Casting
Art Catherine Hardwicke Production Design
Art Ben Morahan Art Direction
Art Jan Pascale Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Deborah Nadoolman Landis Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Allan A. Apone Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Michelle Bühler Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Janis Clark Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Susan V. Kalinowski Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Nina Paskowitz Key Hair Stylist
Costume & Make-Up Robert Ryan Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Kyle Thomson Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Nancy Tong Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up June Westmore Makeup Artist

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