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Mad City (1997) -- A normal guy blows his top, and a news reporter turns into a national spectacle.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   8,990 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tom Matthews (story) &
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Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) more
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One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.
Plot:
A normal guy blows his top, and a news reporter turns into a national spectacle. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dustin Hoffman ... Max Brackett

John Travolta ... Sam Baily

Alan Alda ... Kevin Hollander

Mia Kirshner ... Laurie Callahan
Robert Prosky ... Lou Potts

Blythe Danner ... Mrs. Banks

William Atherton ... Malt Dohlen

Ted Levine ... Chief Alvin Lemke
Tammy Lauren ... Miss Rose

William O'Leary ... CTN Junior Executive #1

Raymond J. Barry ... Special Agent Dobbins
Lucinda Jenney ... Jenny Baily
Akosua Busia ... Diane Williams
Ebbe Roe Smith ... Travis Bartholomew
Bingwa ... Nat Jackson
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for depiction of a hostage situation, including violence and brief language.
Runtime:
114 min | Argentina:115 min | Turkey:101 min (TV version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Quotes:
[Sam finally decide's to let the hostages go]
Kevin Hollander: [on megaphone] Sam Baily! You have 5 minutes to let the hostages go!
Sam Baily: Damn. I wanted it to be my idea.
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References Dog Day Afternoon (1975) more

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one man's insanity reigns after he loses his job, 29 March 1999
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Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Interesting look at an emotionally crippled man as he goes out of control after losing his job. He holds several children and a few adults hostage in a museum after the curator refused to discuss his termination. One of the hostages is a newsman who winds up acting as the liaison between the police and the gunman. The situation leads to national prominence, drawing in an unscrupulous network newsman who only wanted to feather his own nest with the story. Good movie about a not unbelievable happening.

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