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Mad City | 1997 | PG-13 | - 1.5.5
A desperate man inadvertently triggers a high-pressure hostage crisis that becomes a media sensation.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - Some playful sexual innuendo is heard from a man who doesn't realize he's being listened to. Some light banter about statutory laws.
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VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - Several shotgun blasts. A man is shot (there is some blood) and later dies from his wound. Several shots are fired in the presence of a group of screaming children. A man holds a gun to his chin and attempts suicide. An explosion kills one man (unseen) and seriously wounds another (he's shown with some bloody lacerations and head wounds).
LANGUAGE 5 - One F-word, one scatological reference, two anatomical references and a few mild obscenities.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Unemployment, hostage taking, crime, violence, racism, the media as three-ring-circus.
MESSAGE - The media is fueled by and helps perpetuate violence. A man will do anything to defend his pride.
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