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When a recently fired museum guard files a grievance with his boss by menacing her with a shotgun and ends up with a gaggle of schoolkid hostages, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a has-been news anchor to revive his flagging career. Indeed, the ratings soar, with the newsman inflating the standoff and priming his slow-witted star for the limelight.
 
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Theater of the Absurd: Mad City

Date of Review:  Jan 3, 2008
The Bottom Line: A derivative film that takes a few choice jabs at the tabloid television media. Good performances by Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta.
Review: Mad City (1997)

I've recently seen two of the handful of movies that make TV news reporters out to look as stupid as they are cocksure, at least that's what the movies seem to express, and I'm not sure that I disagree.

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  3.0

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Story is old news
 

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Date of Review:  Nov 23, 2000
Review: I don't know what movie everyone else saw, but I thought that
"Mad City" was one of the best movies I've ever seen. What
actually attracted me to this movie was the cast, an amazing
group. There's the amazing Dustin Hoffman, whom I think...
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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Oh the madness!

Date of Review:  Jan 29, 2000
Review: Okay, so the madness is not all that impressive. As a matter of fact the plot was interesting but less than stellar. Intended to take a look at the role of the media in influencing people's choices and the law itself this movie is not all that...
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Great acting, good statement
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Predictable, didn't draw me into the...
 
 
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Product Details and Features

Key Information
Directors Costa Gavras
Stars John Travolta
Actors William Atherton
Genre Dramas • Television
Subgenre Reporters • Satire • Social Issues • Black Comedy
MPAA Rating PG-13 (MPAA)
Available Formats DVD
UPC 012569764125
Release Date 1997
Running Time 2hr 0min

Languages
Original Language English

DVD Editions
  Format: DVD , 1hr 55min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (March 17, 1998)
UPC: 085391543329

VHS Editions
  Format: VHS , 1hr 55min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (February 24, 1998)
UPC: 012569662834

Credits
Screenwriter Tom Matthews

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  (11/07/1997, p.E14, Janet Maslin): "...Mr. Costa-Gavras, a galvanizing filmmaker working with a splendid cast, is able to tell this story in style....There's a cool, crafty performance from Dustin Hoffman..."
 
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