Quiz Show

Quiz Show

  • Director: Robert Redford
  • Writer: Paul Attanasio,Richard N. Goodwin
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 7, 1994
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Телевікторина
  • "Quiz Show" is a biographical historical film directed by Robert Redford and starring Ralph Fiennes , John Turturro , Rob Morrow , David Paymer and others. It was released in the United States on October 7, 1994.
    The film is based on the biggest TV scandal in the 1950s in the United States. It tells that in order to maintain the ratings of the show, producers and TV companies conspired to oust the victorious general of the "21 Minute Questions and Answers" and ousted Columbia. College honor student Charles is portrayed as a TV icon. And the unwilling Stempel determined to ask congressional investigators to investigate the truth of the story   .

    Details

    • Release date October 7, 1994
    • Filming locations Fordham University - 441 E. Fordham Road. Rose Hill, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies Baltimore Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises

    Box office

    Budget

    $31,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $24,822,619

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $757,714

    Gross worldwide

    $24,822,619

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kellie 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      What should people do if they are not saints and sages?

      "I would pay any price to start over. But the past can't be changed, but I have learned a lot: the meaning of life, my weaknesses, and my responsibility to others. I also learned that good and evil are not black and white. …”

      The film answers such a very important question, who can be blameless if they are not saints and sages? I made a mistake, what should I do, how should I face it? As others, how should we act, how should we judge?

      I made a mistake, what should I...

    • By Jan 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      just for entertainment

      "Does it look good? I feel that the pace is so slow, I have no interest~" This is a reply in iQIYI's "Witty Questions". It's like at the end of the film, there is no right or wrong, only the victims... "we". We are happy to be manipulated, we are happy to be immersed in brief sensory stimuli without the slightest effort to feel the emotions and concepts conveyed by a film.

      In the end, this film with multiple Oscar nominations and many powerful actors (including a...

    • By Ali 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      I missed the mark, just make a comment

      This film is mentioned in the preface of "How to Read a Book", which tells the real experience of one of its editors, Charles Van Doren, so I came to see it because I was curious.

      Based on a true event in American TV history, the tricks behind the TV show can be seen. All the winners of puzzle games are operated by TV stations. As the comment said, everything is entertainment, and you will lose if you take it seriously. Van Duolun, who came from a scholarly family, could not resist...

    • By Aida 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      Entertainment to death in the age of television

      After watching the movie "Quiz and Answers", I realized that today, when TV is becoming more and more popular, we have already become slaves under the TV industry. We are dominated by our emotions and our lives by television. It can be said that our everything is serving the TV. Perhaps it is too absolute to say this, but it is difficult for us to imagine what our life would be like without TV in today's highly popularized television environment (the Internet has not yet been popularized)....

    • By Kirstin 2022-03-24 09:02:15

      Wherever there are people, there are people behind the scenes

      As soon as I saw Ralph Fiennes starring, I knew this film should be worth watching.
          The film resembles a biography and bears a close resemblance to Leonardo's leading aviator. The film reflects the behind-the-scenes manipulation of the American entertainment industry. The only purpose of entertainment companies is to increase ratings. For this purpose, any means can be used, and even hearings cannot shake this reality.
          There must be people behind the scenes in various talent...

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    • By Robin 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      show biz is like magic The audience doesn't care about authenticity, only entertainment It's simply not the quality to win an award. Ralph Fiennes was so handsome back...

    • By Blaze 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      I have always thought that Ralph Fiennes has a very demonic...

    • By Renee 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Based on the biggest American TV scandal of the 1950s. Van Doren's final surrender statement: "I am willing to pay any price to start over. But the past cannot be changed, but I have learned a lot: the meaning of life, my own weaknesses, and the responsibility to others. I also learned Good and evil are not black and...

    • By Stephan 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Whether the media entertained the public or fooled the public, we chose not to dig out the truth because we were not hurt. Although the audience at the end of the film opened their mouths and laughed, it was so...

    • By Dorris 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The story is very sharp, but the film performance is so-so. TV shows are all about "entertaining the masses", and the masses are happy to be...

    Movie plot

    In the 1950s, a "21-minute question and answer" puzzle program was popular in the United States, and thousands of viewers were attracted by it. Staple is a winning general in the "21-point quiz" and has won the first prize many times in a row, but the TV boss felt that he had lost his freshness and ordered the show producer Dan Ai to find a new replacement. Columbia University honor student Charles was selected by Dan Ai. He bluntly...
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    The film describes a notorious scandal in American television media in the 1950s, and is a successful work in the American film industry since the 1990s. This film challenges the cheating and deceit pervading all fields in the United States from a moral perspective. The film’s selection and serious themes have left the audience with deep thoughts, and the saddest thing is not that someone cheated on the TV show, but that the cheaters...
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    Movie quotes

    • Kitner: You're a producer, Dan. Produce.

    • Jack Barry: Herb Stemple, you lead at this point by 18 to 11. The category is movies, how many points do you wish to try for?

      Herbie Stemple: I'll try 3, three points.

      Jack Barry: Which would give you 21 points if you guess right and you will be the winner again.

      Jack Barry: [reads question] Which motion picture won the Academy Award for 1955?

      Herbie Stemple: [feigning nervousness and thinking] 1955... Academy Award... Best Picture. Hmmm, you know... I don't remember.

    • Dan Enright: Well, it's the damndest thing, but you've plateaued.

      Herbie Stemple: Plateaued? What - wh-what kind of word is that?

      Dan Enright: What, plateaued?

      Herbie Stemple: Plateaued.

      Dan Enright: Plateaued? Uh, it's well, it's like, uh, you...

      Herbie Stemple: You mean, people don't like me anymore?

      Dan Enright: No, no, no. It's not you, per se. It's just...

      Herbie Stemple: Maybe I should get my teeth capped

      Dan Enright: No, it's the nature of the show. They've already seen you win, and they want something new.

      Herbie Stemple: So, what are you saying? Th - You think they want me to lose?

      Dan Enright: Well, don't you think that's natural?

      Herbie Stemple: Joe Louis was the champ for 12 years. Nobody ever wanted Joe Louis to lose.