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. Details Casts Title Mad City Release Date 1997-11-07 Runtime 01 Hours 54 Minutes Genres Thriller Drama Production Companies Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Punch Productions Production Countries United States of America 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 (uncredite? Tom Fridley Young Man