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.
John Travolta
as Sam Baily
Dustin Hoffman
as Max Brackett
Mia Kirshner
as Laurie Callahan
Alan Alda
as Kevin Hollander
Robert Prosky
as Lou Potts
Blythe Danner
as Mrs. Banks
William Atherton
as Dohlen
Ted Levine
as Lemke
Milton Davis Jr.
as The Kids
Bill Nunn
as Cliff Williams
John Landis
as Doctor
William O'Leary
as CTN Junior Executive