---
title: 'Mad City (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Costa-Gavras'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mad-city-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119592/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mad City (1997)

1997 · 110 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Mad City is a 1997 American thriller drama film directed by Costa-Gavras, written by Tom Matthews based on a story by Matthews and Eric Williams, and starring Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta, with a supporting cast featuring Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Blythe Danner, Ted Levine, Raymond J. Barry and Larry King. This is Costa-Gavras's first English-language film since Music Box. The title comes from a nickname of Madison, Wisconsin, where the film was originally going to be set and was used for its multiple meanings.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Costa-Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/costa-gavras)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [Arnold Kopelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-kopelson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Patrick Blossier](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-blossier)
- **Editor:** [Françoise Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bonnot)

## Cast

- [Jay Leno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-leno)
- [Lucinda Jenney](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucinda-jenney)
- [Patricia Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-smith)
- [Richard Portnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-portnow)
- [David Clennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-clennon)
- [Raymond J. Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-j-barry)
- [William O'Leary](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-o-leary)
- [Ebbe Roe Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/ebbe-roe-smith)
- [Dyllan Christopher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dyllan-christopher)
- [Blythe Danner](https://cinepixo.com/people/blythe-danner)
- [Larry King](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-king)
- [William Atherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-atherton)
- [Ted Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-levine)
- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)

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Official site: http://movies.warnerbros.com/madcity
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/mad-city-1997
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