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
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
Bill Nunn
Cliff Williams
John Landis
Doctor
William O'Leary
CTN Junior Executive
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Lucinda Jenney
Jenny
Tammy Lauren
Miss Rose
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.
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