Mad city / Warner Bros. presents an Arnold Kopelson production in association with Punch Productions ; story by Tom Matthews & Eric Williams ; screenplay by Tom Matthews ; produced by Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson ; directed by Costa-Gavras.
John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Alda, William Atherton, Raymond J. Barry, Robert Prosky, Blythe Danner, Mia Kirshner, Ted Levine. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997. Widescreen version and standard version on opposite sides of disc. Special features include: interactive menus ; scene access ; reel recommendations ; TV spots ; original theatrical trailer ; cast & crew biographies & filmographies ; paralles between this film & the 1951 film 'The big carnival' ; history of the news.
Summary:
Sam is a misguided museum guard who loses his job, then tries to get it back at gunpoint. Max is a local TV reporter taken hostage with schoolchildren when Sam locks down the museum. It's a desperate move for Sam, a career move for Max. He's on the inside of a live exclusive. Now he must give Sam's story a heroic spin, keep a cynical network anchor at bay and above all, keep America watching. And as Max pulls the strings, the stakes grow higher, darker, madder.
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