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Brackett tries to get him to come out, but Baily ignores him. Brackett is unaware that Baily has decided to set off his explosives, committing suicide. The blast knocks
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Hollander have the story, prompting Hollander to publicly accuse Brackett of prolonging the crisis and endangering the children.
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Baily accidentally shoots a friend of his, Cliff, who's still working there as a security guard, sending him to the hospital. He later fires the weapon again, frightening the children and becoming increasingly unstable as he takes caffeine pills to stay awake. Along with the young intern coworker
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outside, Brackett reports the inside story exclusively on television, reviving his career. By being free to come and go, he negotiates with a national network and its star news anchorman, Kevin
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Brackett to try to convince the police to put down their guns so he could personally usher out Baily. But rather than face prison and his wife Baily locks the museum doors on
Brackett, who's outside trying to get the police to listen.
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using the restroom after an interview with the curator about financial difficulties. He becomes directly involved in the hostage situation, acting as Baily's intermediary to the outside world and the police.
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opened at #6 at the box office, with an opening weekend gross of $ 4.6 million. It went on to gross $ 10.5 million, but when compared to its $ 50 million budget,
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733:"The Stinkers 1997 Ballot"
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1167:Films set in museums
708:"Reviews - Mad City"
706:(November 7, 1997).
396:as Chief Alvin Lemke
1063:Lumière and Company
745:on August 18, 2000.
590:. November 25, 1997
432:as Brackett's agent
277:is a 1997 American
1187:Warner Bros. films
1081:Michèle Ray-Gavras
1028:Adults in the Room
662:. Journal Sentinel
496:Critical reception
390:as Kevin Hollander
384:as Laurie Callahan
328:Madison, Wisconsin
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639:. Box Office Mojo
637:"Mad City (1997)"
518:Chicago Sun-Times
408:as Cliff Williams
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258:$ 50 million
230:Running time
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65:Tom Matthews
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45:Costa-Gavras
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1039:Short films
862:Filmography
704:Roger Ebert
594:February 6,
513:Roger Ebert
234:114 minutes
76:Produced by
41:Directed by
1117:1997 films
1111:Categories
932:Womanlight
810:Metacritic
643:August 18,
621:August 18,
564:References
540:Tom Arnold
506:Metacritic
476:Box office
455:Production
450:as himself
412:Kyla Pratt
394:Ted Levine
318:Larry King
310:Ted Levine
263:Box office
218:1997-11-07
172:Production
122:Ted Levine
972:Music Box
717:August 5,
684:. Variety
461:Universal
426:as Dohlen
406:Bill Nunn
388:Alan Alda
323:Music Box
302:Alan Alda
174:companies
151:Edited by
112:Alan Alda
988:Mad City
964:Betrayed
948:Hanna K.
805:Mad City
789:Mad City
778:Mad City
761:Mad City
688:March 8,
666:April 4,
580:MAD CITY
552:See also
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486:Mad City
482:Mad City
465:Mad City
448:Jay Leno
420:as Jenny
279:thriller
274:Mad City
247:Language
161:Music by
95:Starring
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1004:The Axe
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