| Mad City Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Review Date: April 27, 1998
Director: Costa-Gavras
Writer: Tom Matthews
Producer: Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson
Actors: John Travolta as Sam Baily
Dustin Hoffman as Max Brackett
Mia Kirschner as Laurie
Alan Alda as Kevin...more |
| Mad City Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| MAD CITY 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
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| Mad City Review |
| by Andreas Bach |
| Der gekündigte Museumswärter Sam Baily (John Travolta), dringt zur seiner
ehemaligen Arbeitsstelle mit einer Waffe vor und will sich mit der
Direktorin unterhalten. Als die jedoch wütend wird, feuert Baily einen
Schuß ab, verletzt ohne Absicht seinen...more |
| Mad City Review |
| by James Sanford |
| MAD CITY (Warner Brothers)
Directed by Costa-Gavras
The feeding frenzy for tidbits about breaking news stories among TV
reporters has become so absurd in recent years that it hardly needs to be
satirized: Just turn on CNN or MSNBC the next time there's...more |
| Mad City Review |
| by E. Benjamin Kelsey |
| Losing a job is not an all too uncommon thing. Reacting to such a personal
setback by taking a group of small children hostage is a bit more rare. While
we all might feel the desire to blow someone's head off with a shotgun when
they don't seem to grasp...more |
| Mad City Review |
| by Alex Fung |
| MAD CITY (Warner - 1997)
Starring John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda,
Robert Prosky, Blythe Danner
Screenplay by Tom Matthews
Produced by Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson
Directed by Costa-Gavras
Running time: 114 minutes more |
| Mad City Review |
| by Chris Webb |
| Cast: John Travolta (Sam Baily), Dustin Hoffman (Max Brackett), Mia
Kirshner (Laurie), Alan Alda (Kevin Hollander). Directed by
Costa-Gavras. Written by Tom Matthews and Eric Williams. more |
| Mad City Review |
| by Jamie Peck |
| Warner Bros. / 1:52 / 1997 / PG-13 (language, muted violence)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman; John Travolta; Alan Alda; Mia Kirshner; Blythe Danner;
Ted Levine; Robert Prosky
Director: Costa-Gavras
Screenplay: Tom Matthews more |
| Mad City Review |
| by edwin jahiel |
| MAD CITY *** 1/4. Directed by Constantin Costa-Gavras. Written by Tom
Matthews, based on a story by Matthews and Eric Williams.Photography,
Patrick Blossier.Editing, Francoise Bonnot. Production design, Catherine
Hardwicke. Music,Thomas Newman. Produced...more |
| Mad City Review |
| by Ben Hoffman |
| John Travolta was originally given the role of the reporter in MAD
CITY but fortunately he opted for being Sam, the bewildered security
guard at a local art museum. The brash reporter, Max Brackett,
belongs to Dustin Hoffman who does a bang up job. more |
| Mad City Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| The computerized, synthesized and homogenized society we've built for
ourselves in the 90's takes its toll on one man in 'Mad City'. Director
Costa-Gavras ('Z', 'Missing', 'Betrayed', 'Music Box') presents a
psychological, sympathetic and sometimes...more |
| Mad City Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1997
U.S. Release Date: 11/7/97 (wide)
Running Length: 1:54
MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Profanity, violence, mature themes)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 more |
| Mad City Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| There is a moment -- actually two -- when local television
reporter Max Brackett could have put an end to the hostage crisis that
ends up gripping the nation. Sam Baily, the none too bright,
disgruntled employee has laid down his sawed-off shotgun....more |
