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Mad City [DVD]

John Travolta (Actor), Dustin Hoffman (Actor), Costa-Gavras (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 175 ratings
IMDb6.3/10.0
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Genre Music Videos & Concerts
Format Color, DVD, Dolby, Anamorphic, Full Screen, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Contributor Tammy Lauren, Alan Alda, Costa-Gavras, Blythe Danner, William Atherton, Dustin Hoffman, Lucinda Jenney, Raymond J. Barry, Eric Williams, Tom Matthews, William O'Leary, Ted Levine, Robert Prosky, John Travolta, Mia Kirshner See more
Language English, French
Runtime 1 hour and 55 minutes
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This earnest effort at media criticism is never convincing enough to stir a viewer's outrage in the way filmmaker Costa-Gavras (Music Box) might have intended. John Travolta plays a barely educated museum guard who is laid off from his job and ends up

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Costa-Gavras
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, DVD, Dolby, Anamorphic, Full Screen, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 55 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 1998
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner, Robert Prosky
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0790734737
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Eric Williams, Tom Matthews
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 175 ratings

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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house cat
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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Great movie. Struggled for ages on DVD to now get a Blu-ray release. Glad it did and I got it on release day before out of print.
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Masaka
5.0 out of 5 stars A Sad and Strangely Touching Story
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2018
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This movie is heavy but really brings out the compassion for people like the main character. He's admittedly not bright; wasn't born to succeed; and like so many of his type, he has a good core but is over-reactive because they don't have the skills to reason through the hard times. I understood his plight without excusing his initial behavior. This was a difficult story and could have been a disaster if the directing and main characters (John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman) had been other than who they were. Dustin H. and John T. hit all the nuances of personality and draw out the emotions of the viewer. Basically, the story is about a not-so-bright man, who loves his wife and children, who has a low-pay job as a museum guard. There are issues of loyalty that drive the guard, along with his knee-jerk poor coping skills and highly protective attitude towards his family. He loses his job and what starts as a desperate move to keep his position turns into a nightmare gone out of control and fueled by a typical over-zealous press. Dustin is a journalist with compassion and integrity and gets trapped unwittingly in the museum with a batch of children on a field trip, at the time Travolta loses it. I know some people rated this movie low, but I've watched it a couple of times and will continue to give it 5 stars all the way around. It's not your "Sound of Music" fare, so don't expect that. It's sad and a little tense and will keep your attention from start to finish. It will evoke opinions and emotions throughout, but not boredom.
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The Candid Reviewer
4.0 out of 5 stars Why Mad City NEARLY landed a 5-star Review
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2021
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As a long time movie critic, I found Mad City to be highly favorable in terms of its delivery in character development and its insight into the dog eat dog politics of news media.

Hoffman's character was well-delivered but I wish I could sing the same praises about the deliverance of Travolta's. However, despite Travolta's pitfall it wasn't enough of a distraction from the overall plot of the film (thankfully). The inclusion and thus performance of the smaller roles was a
real treat though and only further appraised the value of the movie. Bravo to the cast !

Many people currently in the news media industry can attest to the realism of the politics portrayed in this film. Of course Hollywood must take its creative liberties to achieve entertaining content to its consumers but even considering that much it was not too big a stretch of a illustration of "that's just how it is"

In short, if it wasn't for the performance of the now Hollywood legend, I would have easily given this movie a 5 star review.

In all candor,

The Candid Reviewer
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Thom Sears
3.0 out of 5 stars No slipcover
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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Sadly no slip cover for new, new release film, bummer. Wouldn’t have bought knowing.
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loner
5.0 out of 5 stars It show news media are all scum
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021
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The truth is the media has no regard for honesty only sensationalism no matter the cost, truth doesn't matter. AND the authorities aren't interested either just mitigate whatever the cost.
Everyone should see this
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anyminutenow
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm in it somewhere?
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022
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Food truck, I'm in it?
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Sarah
2.0 out of 5 stars Pass
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2015
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It was an Okay movie but sort of silly. I think the script could have been better.
these actors are definitely better than this script offered them.
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Joyce randall
5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021
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Love this movie John Travolta is my all time favorite actor
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5.0 out of 5 stars très bon film
Reviewed in France on November 2, 2019
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très bon film
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DE Dalmedo
5.0 out of 5 stars Every action has an opposite reaction.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2015
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A powerful drama about what happens when you go too far to prove a point , an how one must control themselves , even if what they are trying to get across fails.
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skin wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars classique
Reviewed in France on February 5, 2015
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un vrai bon film qui montre bien le monde tel qu'il est avec ces machineries incessante et sans vergognes je recommande
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george giles
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap peace of mind
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2014
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Missed the last 10 minutes when recorded, was gutted. Found on line at reasonable cost ordered watched. Great now I know the end without having to spend lots.
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DARREN LEWIS
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2018
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Excellent item. Quick delivery. Spot on!
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