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

1997

1h 54m

6.2(368 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Overview

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.

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56 members

Acting

John Travolta

Sam Baily

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Dustin Hoffman

Max Brackett

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Mia Kirshner

Laurie Callahan

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Alan Alda

Kevin Hollander

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Robert Prosky

Lou Potts

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Blythe Danner

Mrs. Banks

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William Atherton

Dohlen

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Ted Levine

Lemke

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Milton Davis Jr.

The Kids

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Bill Nunn

Cliff Williams

Directing

John Landis

Doctor

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William O'Leary

CTN Junior Executive

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Jay Leno

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Lucinda Jenney

Jenny

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Tammy Lauren

Miss Rose

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Kyla Pratt

The Kids

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Raymond J. Barry

Dobbins

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Akosua Busia

Diane

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Ebbe Roe Smith

Bartholomew

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Scanlon Gail

Bob

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Charlie Holliday

Banker

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Kevin Cooney

Principal

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Susan Segal

Tabloid Reporter

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Richard Portnow

Brackett's Agent

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Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Max's Mother

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Velina Brown

Bonnie's Mother

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Patricia Smith

Jenny's Mother

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Richard Gross

FBI Agent

Costume & Make-Up

Allan A. Apone

Makeup Man (uncredited)

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David Clennon

Street Preacher

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Larry King

Larry King (uncredited)

Directing

Anthony Aibel

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Tom Fridley

Young Man

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Bill Rafferty

Bill Gottsegen

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Christopher Michael Moore

Bowler #1

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Dirk Blocker

Bowler #2

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Randall Batinkoff

CTN Junior Executive

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Julio Oscar Mechoso

Air Force Sergeant

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Rueben Grundy

Reporter Reuben

Art

Susan A. Burig

Stage Manager

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Molly Hager

The Kids

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Bobby Brewer

The Kids

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Max Becker

The Kids

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Phillip David Robinson

The Kids

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Jeremy Espinoza

The Kids

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Nicole Fellows

The Kids

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Victoria Gregson

The Kids

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Sarah Haney

The Kids

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Paige Tamada

The Kids

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Hannah Vaughan

The Kids

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Dyllan Christopher

Sam's Son

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Kiersten Nally

Cliff's Daughter

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Sylvia Short

Mrs. Baily

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Julian Wall

British Reporter

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Aaron Lucich

Sniper

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Toian Matchinga

Mother

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