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Drama
One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.
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 staked grow higher, darker, madder.
USA / English
| Alan Alda | |
| Blythe Danner | |
| Dustin Hoffman | |
| Mia Kirshner | |
| Ted Levine | |
| Robert Prosky | |
| John Travolta |
| Director | Costa-Gavras |
| Producer | Anne Kopelson; Arnold Kopelson |
| Writer | Tom Matthews |
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 staked grow higher, darker, madder.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Barcode | 085391543329 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Chapters | 32 |
| Release Date | 3/24/1998 |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
| Screen Ratio | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Subtitles | English; French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Layers | Dual Side, Single Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $9.98 |
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