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	Quiz Show (1994) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Goofs: Anachronisms: During the "Today Show" interview, flags are visible as the camera pans to the shot of the crowd.
		Although `Quiz Show' is entirely concerned with morality and the nature of moral choices, I can't think of a single moment when it isn't obvious whether or not a character is doing the right thing.
		Here's most of the ethics in a nutshell: the star contestants of a popular quiz show are cheating, with the connivance of the producers, the sponsor, and the network.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0110932 (485 words)

	All-Reviews.com Movie/Video Review: Quiz Show
		QUIZ SHOW is about a time in the late 50s that I remember from my childhood.
		The producers of this show figured out how they could manipulate the vast television audience by giving answers to the contestants they wanted to win and forcing their contestants to take a dive when their ratings began to plateau.
		In QUIZ SHOW he plays a sweet, lovable guy who manages to sign a pact with the devil and yet not seem to realize what he has done.
	all-reviews.com /videos-2/quiz-show-2.htm (729 words)

	Parent Previews - New movie guide for families from Movies.com
		Quiz Show reminds me of the time I was on stage with twenty other people and a popular hypnotist "made" us do ridiculous things.
		Quiz Show makes us realize that by today's standards, these types of scandals would be minor.
		Quiz Show reminds us that we don't always learn from our mistakes, and the TV network with the exploding gas tanks didn't either.
	movies.go.com /parentpreviews/review?rid=320 (340 words)

	Quiz Show
		All of these shows had a different format but they did share one thing in common; "secret manipulation by the producers, who made sure that popular contestants were asked questions they would answer correctly and unpopular ones were asked questions they were likely to miss," according to Walter Karp (Karp 78).
		Movie critic Leonard Maltin was very impressed with the casting (which included Martin Scorsese and Geritol's owner, and Ethan Hawke as a college student at Columbia University).
		Although the movie was a failure at the box office, it definitely was not a flop in the awards department.
	course1.winona.edu /pjohnson/h140/quiz_show.htm (1960 words)

	Amazon.ca: Video: Quiz Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Quiz Show is about the quiz show scandal of the 1950's that shocked the nation.
		The movie is meant to show that prior to the scandal, America was a more trusting place, we accepted things at face value, but after the scandal, we started to become skeptical and question everything.
		"Quiz Show" has been described, in turns, as a political thriller, a morality play, a parable on the loss of innocence and a fact-based drama; and it is all that, and more.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/6303407161 (2226 words)

	Twenty One - 1956-58 NBC-TV and Quiz Show
		This set was used in the 1994 movie Quiz Show that focused on the scandal involving the Twenty One show.
		AND who would have believed it, the show, that was guilty of cheating that lead to the 1950's quiz show scandals, did return, and aired in 2000 on NBC-TV, with Maury Povich (born January 17, 1939, Washington, D.C.)as host.
		PBS televised a special called American Experience The Quiz Show Scandal that was a documentary about Twenty One and other TV game shows in the 1950s.
	www.geocities.com /alcus2/21.html (950 words)

	Quiz Show (movie) Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s.
		Quiz Show was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Paul Scofield), Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
		The movie has investigator Goodwin starting his pursuit of Van Doren during his 1957 run on Twenty-One, when in fact the Congressional investigation led by Goodwin came in the summer of 1959.
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Quiz_Show_%28movie%29 (667 words)

	Quiz Show Movie: Quiz Show DVD is available from Bestprices.com
		This acclaimed drama, directed by Robert Redford, tells the true story behind the quiz show scandal of 1959.
		As television becomes more popular throughout the 1950s, quiz shows follow suit, attracting compulsive viewers who cheer for the brilliant, intellectual contestants--America’s best and brightest.
		Steven Soderbergh was initially slated to direct QUIZ SHOW before Robert Redford took over as director.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/717951003492IE (608 words)

	All-Reviews.com Movie/Video Review: Quiz Show
		In 1950s America quiz shows were not just the most popular form of television - they were viewed as the living embodiment of American Dream.
		Redford again showed his good directorial skills and the recreation of late 1950s is almost flawless.
		QUIZ SHOW is, therefore, film that shouldn't disappoint the audience.
	www.all-reviews.com /videos-2/quiz-show.htm (525 words)

	Movie Review: 'Quiz Show' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Now being shown fairly frequently on "premium" cable TV channels, Robert Redford's "Quiz Show" brings to the screen the rise and fall of Charles Van Doren in the quiz-show scandals that made nationwide headlines in 1959.
		For many years TV did not air any big-money quiz shows, but of course today the scandal of the rigged questions is but a distant memory.
		"Quiz Show," in spite of some historical inaccuracies, is a riveting tale of an important episode in American public life.
	www.vanguardnewsnetwork.com /2004b/Brooks111304mrQuizShow.htm (1120 words)

	Quiz Show Movie Review
		On a recent edition of his CBS talk show, David Letterman jokingly stated that he had just seen Robert Redford's new film QUIZ SHOW and that he felt compelled to confess that his show is completely fixed.
		QUIZ SHOW is a dramatization of the mid-1950s investigation into early quiz shows that eventually resulted in the discovery that the winners were pre- determined by providing contestants with the answers ahead of time.
		Today's quiz shows may not be directly fixed, but most people are certainly aware of the care they take to audition contestants to determine how they will go over with the audience.
	www.killermovies.com /q/quizshow/reviews/1ll.html (1469 words)

	Quiz Shows of the Fifties - Twenty One, $64,000 Question. Price is Right and more
		Although there were no laws prohibiting the "fixing" of game shows, both the networks and their sponsors acknowledged the public's distaste and kept game shows off the air for quite some time.
		Needing the money, she studied for three months before the show and was unstoppable.
		"Quiz Show" is presented in its entirety in this program--including commercials for Geritol and Sominex.
	www.fiftiesweb.com /quizshow.htm (820 words)

	deseretnews.com - Movie review: Quiz Show \| Deseret Morning News Web edition
		Now comes "Quiz Show," the fourth film Redford has directed, and he demonstrates a masterful touch.
		"Quiz Show's" subject is the television quiz programs of the late 1950s that were proven to be rigged.
		Meanwhile, "Quiz Show" manages to work on several levels — as morality play, as mystery, as comedy, as thriller.
	deseretnews.com /movies/view/1,1257,1492,00.html (640 words)

	'Quiz Show' (PG)
		The real story behind "Quiz Show," director Robert Redford's handsomely mounted spin on the television game show scandal of the 1950s, is ready-made American allegory.
		" Quiz Show," with Morrow as the intrepid investigator, is a detective story full of familiar Watergate patterns: the late-night poring over lists of potential sources, the confrontations with tight-lipped witnesses at their front doors, the publicly inaccessible authority that needs toppling.
		But when a high-minded movie dips into history to make implications about America and asks to be taken seriously, it cannot escape certain responsibilities.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/quizshowpghowe_a01aba.htm (623 words)

	The Nitpickers Site: Movie Nitpick - Quiz Show - 1994
		Throughout the movie Herb's son is portrayed by an actor to be 10-11 years old.
		Quiz Show is BASED on the 21 scandal.
		And show that the movie is not a documentary, in real life, the scandal came to light in 1959.
	www.nitpickers.com /movies/nitpick.cgi?np=47069 (256 words)

	Quiz Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		was uncovered that the show was actually rigged and preferred candidates were fed the questions and answers before the show.
		Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a young aspiring teacher at Columbia University, is watching the show and with his universal trivia knowledge, he decides to apply as a candidate for a similar, albeit easier show.
		Although we know from the beginning of the film that the show is rigged, the movie always remains gripping as we follow Goodwin’s investigations.
	www.dvdreview.com /html/quiz_show.shtml (1155 words)

	Quiz Show (movie)
		Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the quiz show scandals of the 1950s.
		The movie was adapted by Paul Attanasio[?] from the book by Richard N. Goodwin[?].
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/qu/Quiz_Show_(movie).html (125 words)

	Movie Reviews by Edwin Jahiel
		Quiz shows were the rage in the 1950s, with, at one time, some three dozen of them on the air, with NBC's "Twenty-One" the king of them all.
		"Quiz Show"'s great gallery of portraits is shown in a funny-sad social and psychological context, and within beautifully recreated settings that bring the times and places back to life.
		If "Quiz Show" says something applicable to us now, it is that not only the more things change, the more they stay the same, but that they get worse.
	www.prairienet.org /ejahiel/quizshow.htm (828 words)

	Quiz Show - DVD Movie Central
		You could tune in to a show like Twenty-One, and know that most everyone in the country was doing the same thing you were doing.
		A show like that wouldn't last a month today: one on one question and answer game play, with no spinning wheels, no flashing monitors, no effects, and not even a buzzer to chime in.
		Quiz Show is a film that captures a specific moment in our cultural and moral history, but does so with great understanding and even compassion for those players involved.
	www.dvdmoviecentral.com /ReviewsText/quiz_show.htm (1207 words)

	Qwipster's Movie Reviews - Review: Quiz Show
		Things seem less than peachy for the show when a young Congressional lawyer receives some information that this highly rated quiz show is being rigged by its producers, who are providing the answers beforehand and boost their ratings.
		QUIZ SHOW was nominated for Best Picture in 1994, and the lion's share of credit goes to director Robert Redford (who deservedly received the Oscar for Best Director) for creating a wholly engrossing film based on true events that occurred in the Fifties.
		QUIZ SHOW is fascinating and thought-provoking entertainment, and another gem in the Redford ouvre.
	www.qwipster.net /quizshow.htm (274 words)

	Quiz Show Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		The show, after all, was one of the premiere television shows of its era — that is, until scandal erupted and Twenty-One went bust.
		It's 1958, and the quiz show era is riding high at a time when both education and knowledge for its own sake are fashionable.
		In a movie in which much is made not just of the photogenic appeal of the beautiful Van Doren compared to the nerdier Stempel, but also of the class and ethnic differences between the two men, Fiennes is not merely a pretty face, but a stand-in for the ingrained prejudices of the era.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?mid=7654 (861 words)

	Quiz Show: A Ransom Movie Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		But ultimately, Quiz Show is about the fundamental ethical dilemma: “Should I resist the temptation to do wrong, or not?” The movie, unlike most thoughtful modern films, lays out the consequences of wrongdoing in the context of a morally structured universe, a universe that assumes certain actions to be right and others to be wrong.
		But Quiz Show never backs away from showing that moral actions have moral consequences; every guilty party in the film suffers on account of his involvement.
		If you plan to lead a discussion on this movie and find these questions insufficient for a full discussion, we have more questions to give you some ideas.
	www.ransomfellowship.org /M_QuizShow.html (663 words)

	THE MOVIE QUIZ SHOW. Free term papers for college, book reports and research papers. Welcome to Smart Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		At the beginning of the movie question for the show were seen taken from a bank volt.
		He showed illusions of invulnerability, making statements like this one "they love me for the same reason they used to hate me, because I'm the guy who knows everything." Being known as an intelligent person made him so arrogant that he would do what ever the network say to stay in the spotlight.
		Herb showed more of a cognitive dissonance position with his anger toward Charles then the fact that he was responsible for the game show to continue on and cheat everyone including him.
	www.smartessay.com /essay/017088.html (1394 words)

	'Quiz Show' Screening Elicits Diverse Student and Faculty Response (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		"Quiz Show" dramatizes the rise and fall of Charles Van Doren, former assistant professor of English and "Twenty-One" quiz show star who confessed in 1959 to receiving answers in advance to quiz questions.
		There was no ethical structure for quiz shows when they started out.
		It was a Hollywood movie, and they mention the fact that the movie took a lot of liberties with the truth.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/record/archives/vol20/vol20_iss4/record2004.22.html (642 words)

	Amazon.com: Quiz Show (1994): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Directed by Robert Redford and nominated for several Academy Awards, this 1994 film tells the true story of the quiz show "21" in the 1950s and how the contestants were given the answers ahead of time and coached for the show.
		If in the future some game show or reality contest was exposed to be rigged, it wouln't be as shocking compared to the period of time the movie took place.
		The movie wouldn't be as compelling if they failed to incorporate those kinds of complexity in the movie, because otherwise this movie could've been just a move about a rigged game show.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305428522?v=glance (2356 words)

	Quiz Show Movie Search
		If you are looking for any other movies, use the search form on the right.
		Movies like Quiz Show may be good for a break from life, but burning excess energy by cleaning the house or taking a walk will leave you in a better state of mind.
		Then when you are ready to relax, Quiz Show will be there waiting for you.
	threetopmovies.20fr.com /quiz-show.html (116 words)

	Dark Days of a TV `Quiz Show'
		``Quiz Show,'' now available on home video, probes disturbing territory on the outskirts of the buttoned-down 1950s, focusing on the television quiz show scandals that -- we almost forgot -- rocked a nation into sudden skepticism.
		``Quiz Show'' brings alive again the depressing reality that even before those common milestones of disaffection, the Kennedy and King assassinations and Watergate, a mass cynicism had arisen out of the innocent glow of television's golden age.
		The story focuses on the popular NBC quiz show ``Twenty-One,'' in which contestants were asked questions in a live-TV format that was set up along the lines of the card game 21.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/04/21/DD45996.DTL (334 words)

	The Political Quiz Show - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Political Quiz Show - are you a liberal or a conservative...
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	quiz.faagr.com /index.php?k=the-political-quiz-show (1032 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Quiz show scam - Movie to tell of Millionaire cough scam
		Programme-maker Celador hopes to turn the tale of the £1 million fraud into a film, according to an ITV1 Tonight With Trevor MacDonald documentary which caused a power surge when it was shown last night.
		Quiz show accused hits out at 'chocolate box' case against him (27-Mar-03)
		Lecturer a serial quiz show failure, court is told (26-Mar-03)
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?id=461942003&tid=788 (362 words)

	Quiz Show Movie Review
		QUIZ SHOW is the worst good film of 1994, which says as much about the current state of American film as it does Robert Redford's most recent directorial effort.
		Redford effortlessly tops anything he's done to date with the next sequence, which introduces us to the quiz show of the title, "Twenty-One." The camera prowls the studio where the show is shot, introducing producers, contestants and a rapt studio audience.
		The actors seem to understand that QUIZ SHOW should be a satire, which has the effect entertaining us superbly even as it exposes the hollowness at the film's core.
	www.killermovies.com /q/quizshow/reviews/1m7.html (1278 words)

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