Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta team with award-winning filmmaker Costa Gavras in a fierce tale of ratings-driven TV news gone mad. Travolta is Sam, a misguided museum guard who loses his job, then tries to get it back at gunpoint. Hoffman is Max, a local TV reporter taken hostage with schoolchildren when Sam locks down the museum. It's a desperate move for Sam, a career move for Max. He's on the inside of a live exclusive. Now he must give Sam's story a heroic spin, keep a cynical network anchor at bay and above all, keep America watching. And as Max pulls the strings, the stakes grow higher, darker, madder.
Synopsis: A TV journalist takes advantage of a hostage situation to boost his ratings and his reputation.
Production Year:
1997
Released:
Tue, 03/24/1998
Run Time Minutes:
115
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-1
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
John Travolta - Sam Baily
Actors:
Dustin Hoffman - Max Brackett
Actors:
Mia Kirshner - Laurie
Actors:
Alan Alda - Kevin Hollander
Actors:
Robert Prosky - Lou Potts
Actors:
Blythe Danner - Mrs. Banks
Actors:
William Atherton - Dohlen
Actors:
Ted Levine - Lemke
Actors:
Tammy Lauren - Miss Rose
Actors:
William O'Leary - CTN Junior Executive
Actors:
Raymond J. Barry - Dobbins
Actors:
Lucinda Jenney - Jenny
Actors:
Akosua Busia - Diane
Actors:
Ebbe Roe Smith - Bartholomew
Actors:
Bingwa - Nat Jackson
Actors:
Chris Byrne - KXRD Cameraman
Actors:
Bobby Brewer - Kid
Actors:
Max Becker - Kid
Actors:
Philip David Robinson - Kid
Actors:
Milton Davis Jr. - Kid
Actors:
Jeremy Espinoza - Kid
Actors:
Nicole Fellows - Kid
Actors:
Victoria Gregson - Kid
Actors:
Molly Hager - Kid
Actors:
Sarah Haney - Kid
Actors:
Kyla Pratt - Kid
Actors:
Paige Tamada - Kid
Actors:
Hannah Vaughan - Kid
Actors:
Dyllan Christopher - Sam's Son
Actors:
Kiersten Nally - Cliff's Daughter
Actors:
Sylvia Short - Mrs. Baily
Actors:
Scanlon Gail - Bob
Actors:
Charlie Holliday - Mr. Barnes (Banker)
Actors:
Kevin Cooney - Principal
Actors:
John Landis - Doctor
Actors:
Susan Segal - Tabloid Reporter
Actors:
Jenna Byrne - Reporter KMUR
Actors:
Jason Cottle - Hollander's Assistant
Actors:
Randall Batinkoff - CTN Junior Executive
Actors:
Julian Wall - British Reporter
Actors:
Laura Davis - Hollander's Producer
Actors:
Nick Scoggin - Militia Leader
Actors:
Julio Oscar Mechoso - Air Force Sergeant
Actors:
Reuben Grundy - Reporter Reuben
Actors:
David Clennon - Street Preacher
Actors:
Jay Leno - Himself
Actors:
Stephen E. Kaufman - Hollander's Lawyer
Actors:
Richard Portnow - Brackett's Agent
Actors:
Bill Rafferty - Bill Gottsegen
Actors:
Kurt Johnson - Macho Parent
Actors:
Susan A. Burig - Stage Manager
Actors:
D. Seifert - Minister
Actors:
J.P. Bumstead - Fisherman
Actors:
Sean O'Kane - Lemke's Assistant (Officer Culley)
Actors:
Donal O'Sullivan - Police Sergeant
Actors:
Lee Ann Manley - Rachel's Mother
Actors:
Velina Brown - Bonnie's Mother
Actors:
Mich?le-Barbara Pelletier - Max's Mother
Actors:
Patricia Smith - Jenny's Mother
Actors:
Adina Goldman - Lou's Assistant
Actors:
Roger Shamas - Hollander's Driver
Actors:
Stephen Brown - Hollander's Associate
Actors:
Richard Gross - FBI Agent
Actors:
Adam M. Koppekin - Assistant
Actors:
Aaron Lucich - Sniper
Actors:
Caryn Matchinga - Mother
Actors:
Tom Fridley - Young Man
Actors:
Christopher Michael Moore - Bowler #1
Actors:
Dirk Blocker - Bowler #2
Actors:
Pamela S. Lawn - Folk Singer
Actors:
John Halbleib - Folksinger
Actors:
Shannon L. Linke - Folksinger
Actors:
Eric Wycoff - Rap Singer
Actors:
Norman Berry - Rap Singer
Actors:
Chad Russell - Rap Singer
Actors:
Stephen Lazanco - Rap Singer
Actors:
Omar Lima - Rap Singer
Actors:
Pam Alch - Jenny Baily
Actors:
Allan A. Apone - Makeup Man
Actors:
Tim Halpin - FBI Rooftop Sniper
Actors:
Larry King - Himself
Actors:
Bill Nunn - Cliff
Actors:
Nate Pruitt - Folksinger