Mad City - Assalto alla notizia (1997)
Un cronista televisivo, la cui carriera è ormai in declino, viene spedito dalla sua redazione in una cittadina della provincia americana per seguire un fatto di cronaca di poca importanza. Mentre sta visitando il Museo di storia naturale diventa inconsapevolmente testimone della protesta di Sam Baily, guardia giurata. L'uomo, per protestare contro il suo repentino licenziamento, si presenta armato al Museo con l'intenzione di farsi riassumere.
Direttore:
Costa-Gavras
Scrittore:
Tom Matthews
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John Travolta as Sam Baily |
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Dustin Hoffman as Max Brackett |
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Mia Kirshner as Laurie Callahan |
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Alan Alda as Kevin Hollander |
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Robert Prosky as Lou Potts |
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Blythe Danner as Mrs. Banks |
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William Atherton as Dohlen |
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Ted Levine as Lemke |
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Milton Davis Jr. as The Kids |
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Bill Nunn as Cliff Williams |
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John Landis as Doctor |
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William O'Leary as CTN Junior Executive |
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Jay Leno as Jay Leno |
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Lucinda Jenney as Jenny |
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Tammy Lauren as Miss Rose |
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Kyla Pratt as The Kids |
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Raymond J. Barry as Dobbins |
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Akosua Busia as Diane |
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Ebbe Roe Smith as Bartholomew |
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Scanlon Gail as Bob |
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Charlie Holliday as Banker |
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Kevin Cooney as Principal |
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Susan Segal as Tabloid Reporter |
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Richard Portnow as Brackett's Agent |
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Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as Max's Mother |
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Velina Brown as Bonnie's Mother |
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Patricia Smith as Jenny's Mother |
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Richard Gross as FBI Agent |
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Allan A. Apone as Makeup Man (uncredited) |
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David Clennon as Street Preacher |
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Larry King as Larry King (uncredited) |
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Anthony Aibel as News Reporter (uncredited) |
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Tom Fridley as Young Man |
| Editing | Françoise Bonnot | Editor |
| Production | Arnold Kopelson | Producer |
| Production | Anne Kopelson | Producer |
| Directing | Costa-Gavras | Director |
| Writing | Tom Matthews | Screenplay |
| Camera | Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Dennis Maguire | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Pauline Dairou | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Camera | Emmanuel Vouniozos | Key Grip |
| Crew | David P. Kelsey | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Ryan | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Michèle Boëhm | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Kent Genzlinger | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Tom Matthews | Story |
| Sound | Thomas Pasatieri | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Jessica Gallavan | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Visual Effects | François Vagnon | VFX Supervisor |
| Writing | Eric Williams | Story |
| Sound | Bertrand Lenclos | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Chris Squires | Camera Operator |
| Production | Wolfgang Glattes | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Julian Wall | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Christian Guillon | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Maria Norman | Executive Assistant |
| Production | Stephen Joel Brown | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan D. Krane | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Production | Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan A. Apone | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Tong | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Ryan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janis Clark | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Amanda Mackey | Casting |
| Art | Catherine Hardwicke | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Bühler | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyle Thomson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | June Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Linda Warren | Associate Producer |
| Art | Ben Morahan | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Nadoolman Landis | Costume Design |
| Production | Wolfgang Glattes | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Paskowitz | Key Hair Stylist |