

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.
Acting
Hoffman's slimy charisma vs Travolta's shattered everyman
Direction
Costa-Gavras squeezes tension from phone calls and live feeds

Director
Costa-Gavras
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released six months before Princess Diana's death, which sparked real debates about paparazzi ethics. The film feels almost prophetic now.
Hoffman based his character partly on real TV journalists he observed, including one who kept a 'disaster suit' in his office for breaking news.