Mad City
“One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.”
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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Cast
56 people
John Travolta
Sam Baily
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Bolt
Dustin Hoffman
Max Brackett
Known for
Rain Man
Kung Fu Panda
Mia Kirshner
Laurie Callahan
Known for
The L Word
Defiance
Alan Alda
Kevin Hollander
Known for
Marriage Story
Bridge of Spies
Robert Prosky
Lou Potts
Known for
Mrs. Doubtfire
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Blythe Danner
Mrs. Banks
Known for
Meet the Parents
The Lucky One
William Atherton
Dohlen
Known for
Die Hard
Ghostbusters
Ted Levine
Lemke
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Monk
Milton Davis Jr.
The Kids
Known for
Angels in the Outfield
Bill Nunn
Cliff Williams
Known for
Spider-Man
The Legend of 1900
John Landis
Doctor
Known for
The Stand
Schlock
William O'Leary
CTN Junior Executive
Known for
Hot Shots!
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Costa-Gavras Director · Tom Matthews Screenplay Eric Williams Story
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $50M · United States release November 7, 1997
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,500,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Arnold Kopelson Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Punch Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · October 10, 1997
Theatrical
United States · November 7, 1997
Theatrical
Argentina
February 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
September 15, 1998 · Physical
Brazil
July 31, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
February 20, 1998 · Theatrical
France
February 4, 1998 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 93641
Germany
February 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
February 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
May 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Kuwait
April 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 25, 1998 · Physical
Norway
February 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Poland
June 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovenia
August 13, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 20, 1998 · Physical
Spain
April 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 24, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 10, 1998 · Theatrical
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