Mad City

One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

Thriller Drama

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

(Dohlen)

Ted Levine

(Lemke)

Milton Davis Jr.

(The Kids)

Bill Nunn

(Cliff Williams)

John Landis

(Doctor)

William O'Leary

(CTN Junior Executive)

Jay Leno

(Jay Leno)

Lucinda Jenney

(Jenny)

Tammy Lauren

(Miss Rose)

Kyla Pratt

(The Kids)

Raymond J. Barry

(Dobbins)

Akosua Busia

(Diane)

Ebbe Roe Smith

(Bartholomew)

Scanlon Gail

(Bob)

Charlie Holliday

(Banker)

Kevin Cooney

(Principal)

Susan Segal

(Tabloid Reporter)

Richard Portnow

(Brackett's Agent)

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

(Max's Mother)

Velina Brown

(Bonnie's Mother)

Patricia Smith

(Jenny's Mother)

Richard Gross

(FBI Agent)

Allan A. Apone

(Makeup Man (uncredited))

David Clennon

(Street Preacher)

Larry King

(Larry King (uncredited))

Anthony Aibel

(News Reporter (uncredited))

Tom Fridley

(Young Man)

Bill Rafferty

(Bill Gottsegen)

Christopher Michael Moore

(Bowler #1)

Dirk Blocker

(Bowler #2)

Randall Batinkoff

(CTN Junior Executive)

Julio Oscar Mechoso

(Air Force Sergeant)

Rueben Grundy

(Reporter Reuben)

Susan A. Burig

(Stage Manager)

Molly Hager

(The Kids)

Bobby Brewer

(The Kids)

Max Becker

(The Kids)

Phillip David Robinson

(The Kids)

Jeremy Espinoza

(The Kids)

Nicole Fellows

(The Kids)

Victoria Gregson

(The Kids)

Sarah Haney

(The Kids)

Paige Tamada

(The Kids)

Hannah Vaughan

(The Kids)

Dyllan Christopher

(Sam's Son)

Kiersten Nally

(Cliff's Daughter)

Sylvia Short

(Mrs. Baily)

Julian Wall

(British Reporter)