Mad City
A disgruntled security guard holds a school trip group hostage, while a news reporter forms a bond with him.
20 October 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
15 February 1965, USA
30 July 1947, Orange, Connecticut, USA
7 April 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA
15 March 1962, North Carolina, USA
1953
16 November 1968, San Diego, California, USA
January 01, 2000
The weak material is unenthusiastically played by Dustin Hoffman and downright badly handled by John Travolta...
May 23, 2007
Mad City is a waste of your time and money.
December 05, 2004
'The media are vultures' is the prevailing point here, and it is not expressed in the most original or interesting of ways.
January 01, 2000
A wanna-be event movie that merely reinvents the wheel.
July 14, 2003
Compelling analysis of the modern media. Somewhat obvious, but still works.
July 08, 2005
...a film of mild pleasures and mild annoyances, alternately tired and clever yet ultimately dismissible.
January 01, 2000
The actors tried too hard to make something out of nothing.
August 21, 2006
This simplistic and obvious expose about the manipulative power of the news media (lazily acted by Travoilta and Hoffman) is so familiar that it's not going to upset or provoke anyone.
