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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 7, 1997
Box Office
$10.5M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
0.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 31, 1998
Director
Writers
Tom Matthews, Eric Williams
Producers
Music
Studio
Arnold Kopelson Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Punch Productions
Keywords
Quotes
See all →Conflict Between Mother and Son
Mom
That's enough!?
Sam
NO!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Tense Interaction Over a Distraction
Max
MS. BANKS?!?!
Mom
Get that stupid thing away for me!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Travolta
Sam Baily
Dustin Hoffman
Max Brackett
M
Mia Kirshner
Laurie Callahan
A
Alan Alda
Kevin Hollander
R
Robert Prosky
Lou Potts
B
Blythe Danner
Mrs. Banks
W
William Atherton
Dohlen
T
Ted Levine
Lemke
B
Bill Nunn
Cliff Williams
J
John Landis
Doctor
W
William O'Leary
CTN Junior Executive
J
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
L
Lucinda Jenney
Jenny
T
Tammy Lauren
Miss Rose
K
Kyla Pratt
The Kids
R
Raymond J. Barry
Dobbins
A
Akosua Busia
Diane
E
Ebbe Roe Smith
Bartholomew
S
Scanlon Gail
Bob
C
Charlie Holliday
Banker
