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Quiz Show (1994)
7.5
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 32,348 users
Metascore:
88/100
Reviews: 139 user | 49 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com Dick Goodwin discovers game shows are fixed: pretty boy WASP Charles Van Doren is fed answers so he beats geeky Jew Herbie Stempel. Director:Robert Redford |
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| Ralph Fiennes | ... | ||
| Paul Scofield | ... | ||
| David Paymer | ... |
Dan Enright
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Johann Carlo | ... |
Toby Stempel
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Elizabeth Wilson | ... | |
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| Mira Sorvino | ... | ||
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George Martin | ... |
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| Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
Lishman
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| Griffin Dunne | ... |
Account Guy
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| Michael Mantell | ... |
Pennebaker
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Storyline
An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed. His investigation focuses on two contestants on the show "Twenty-One": Herbert Stempel, a brash working-class Jew from Queens, and Charles Van Doren, the patrician scion of one of America's leading literary families. Based on a true story. Written by Tim Horrigan <horrigan@hanover-crrel.army.mil>
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Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some strong language (certificate no. 32957) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Quiz Show - El dilema See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$757,714 (USA) (16 September 1994) (27 Screens)Gross:
$24,822,619 (USA)Company Credits
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Herbie Stemple: Because my real expertise is pain-in-the-ass in-laws, all right?
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Today he writes books and lives in the family home in Cornwall, Connecticut.
He never taught again. See more »
Written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Performed by Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett appears courtesy of Curb Music Company and MCA Records See more »
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Trivia
The charcoal drawing of Mark Van Doren seen hanging in the Van Doren home is that of the real Mark Van Doren, not Paul Scofield who portrayed him in the film. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: During the "Today Show" interview, flags are visible as the camera pans to the shot of the crowd. The present-day South African flag is clearly visible. See more »Quotes
Toby Stempel: My mother wants to know why you only went for eight on the movies.Herbie Stemple: Because my real expertise is pain-in-the-ass in-laws, all right?
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Crazy Credits
Charles Van Doren went to work for the Encyclopedia Britannica.Today he writes books and lives in the family home in Cornwall, Connecticut.
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Connections
Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 2 (#7.107)" (2009) See more »Soundtracks
"MORITAT"Written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Performed by Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett appears courtesy of Curb Music Company and MCA Records See more »
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