MOVIE · 1997
Mad City
ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThriller115 min
When a fired museum guard storms back to his old job with a gun, a workplace grievance turns into a hostage crisis under the glare of live television. Dustin Hoffman is the reporter who sees the story taking shape in real time, while John Travolta’s desperate guard becomes both the center of the standoff and the raw material for a ratings chase. As cameras crowd the museum and every new development is pushed on air, the film follows the collision between panic, publicity, and a TV news culture that keeps widening the spectacle.
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