Mad City (1997)

Regisseur:

Costa-Gavras

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Tom Matthews (story) &
Eric Williams (story) ...

Premierendatum:

7. November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Helicopter | Hostage | Media | Museum

Nutzerkommentare:

one man's insanity reigns after he loses his job

Besetzung

John Travolta	...	Sam Baily
Dustin Hoffman	...	Max Brackett
Mia Kirshner	...	Laurie Callahan
Alan Alda	...	Kevin Hollander
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

Alternativ:

Mad City (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for depiction of a hostage situation, including violence and brief language.

Länge:

114 Min | Argentina:115 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:PA (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | UK:12 (video rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 (video premiere) | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Capital Club Athletics, N. 3rd Street, San Jose, California, USA

Firma:

Arnold Kopelson Productions

Dialogzitate:

Kevin Hollander: This guy's a poster child for the disenfranchised.

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one man's insanity reigns after he loses his job

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.