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| Mad City |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 28 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner, William Atherton, Raymond J. Barry, Ted Levine, Robert Prosky & Blythe Danner |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
15433 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
115 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Costa Gavras |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Tom Matthews |
| (Story): |
Tom Matthews & Eric Williams |
| (Music): |
Thomas Newman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Catherine Hardwicke |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Deborah Nadoolman |
| (Editor): |
Francoise Bonnot, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Wolfgang Glattes, Stephen Brown & Jonathan D. Krane |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Arnold Kopelson & Anne Kopelson |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS, SDDS & Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Mad City features Dustin Hoffman as Max Brackett, a down-and-out news reporter who finds himself in a hostage situation with a group of schoolchildren when Sam Baily, a disgruntled former museum guard (John Travolta) returns to confront his boss (Blythe Danner) at gunpoint. Desperate for a career saver, Max begins to broadcast the incident live from the bathroom of the museum. But when Sam hears his eyewitness account on the television, he busts in on Max’s exclusive. Unfortunately, the gunman is about as smart as a houseplant and relies on Max to offer him guidance, while giving the brilliant reporter a chance to make a spectacle of Sam’s mistake.
LaserDisc Picture:
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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