Mad City

Mad City

114 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Nov. 7, 1997

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.

Mad City

114 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Nov. 7, 1997

Mad City
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Punch Productions, Arnold Kopelson Productions
Original title Mad City
Directors Kent Genzlinger, Dennis Maguire, Julian Wall, Pamela Alch, Costa-Gavras
Writers Eric Williams, Tom Matthews

Cast

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

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