Quiz Show (1994)

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NR | 2 hr 10 mins | Drama, Historical, Period | Released: 9/14/1994 |Box Office Total: $24.8M

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In 1958 when television quiz shows ruled the airwaves, Charles Van Doren was the wildly popular champion of a successful TV show called "Twenty-One." A national celebrity who appeared on the covers of both "Time" and "Life" magazines, Van Doren was an American folk hero--the intellectual's answer to Elvis Presley. Week after week audiences tuned in to watch as Van Doren, a popular English instructor at Columbia University and the product of one of America's most renowned literary families, seemed to draw from his vast knowledge the correct answers to obscure questions. His charming presence seduced 50 million people into believing him. But the truth is, viewers were fooled and saw only what the network and program's producers wanted them to see. Then someone pulled the plug. When disgruntled contestant Herbie Stempel charged that the quiz game was a fraud, Congressional investigator Richard Goodwin uncovered the facts that exposed the deception, and sent shock waves reverberating across America.

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Theatrical Release
9/14/1994

Director	Credit
Robert Redford	Director
Cast	Credit
John Turturro	Herb Stempel
Rob Morrow	Richard Goodwin
Ralph Fiennes	Charles Van Doren
Paul Scofield	Mark Van Doren
David Paymer	Dan Enright
Hank Azaria	Albert Freedman
Christopher McDonald	Jack Barry
Johann Carlo	Toby Stempel
Elizabeth W Wilson	Dorothy Van Doren
Allan Rich	Robert Kintner
Mira Sorvino	Sandra Goodwin
George Martin	Chairman
Paul Guilfoyle	Lishman
Griffin Dunne	Account Guy
Michael Mantell	Pennebaker
Byron Jennings	Moomaw
Ben Shenkman	Childress
Timothy Busfield	Fred
Jack Gilpin	Jack
Bruce Altman	Gene
Martin Scorsese	Sponsor
Joda Hershman	Lester Stempel
Ernie Sabella	Car Salesman
Barry Levinson	Dave Garroway
Debra Monk	Kintner's Secretary
Mario Cantone	Passerby
Timothy Britten Parker	Researcher
Grace Phillips	Mrs Nearing
Jerry Grayson	Limo Driver
Scott Lucy	NBC Page
Matt Keeslar	NBC Page
Ron Scott Bertozzi	NBC Page
Harriet Sansom Harris	Enright's Secretary
Mary Shultz	Freedman's Secretary
Dave Wilson	Director
Robert Caminiti	Associate Director
Eddie Korbich	Lighting Director
Le Clanche DuRand	Cornwall Neighbor
Carole Shelley	Cornwall Aunt
Shawna Batten	Cornwall Cousin
Cornelia Ryan	Cornwall Cousin
Jeffrey Nordling	John Van Doren
Gina Rice	Mrs John Van Doren
Vince O'Brien	Bunny Wilson
Adam Kilgour	Thomas Merton--the Monk
Richard Seff	Congressman Devine
Bill Moor	Congressman Rogers
Nicholas Kepros	Congressman Flynt
Barry Snider	Congressman Springer
Chuck Adamson	Congressman Mack
Joseph Attanasio	Congressman Derounian
Daniel Wakefield	Professor at Book Party
Hamilton Fish	Professor at Book Party
Merwin Goldsmith	Writer at Book Party
Illeana Douglas	Woman at Book Party
Gretchen Egolf	Student at Book Party
Stephen Pearlman	Judge Schweitzer
Anthony Fusco	Librarian
Douglas McGrath	Snodgrass
Calista Flockhart	Barnard Girl
Alysa Shwedel	Barnard Girl
Kelly Coffield Park	Queens Neighbor
Dede Pochos	Queens Neighbor
Maria Radman	Queens Neighbor
David Stepkin	Queens Neighbor
Steve Roland	Today Announcer
Bernie Sheredy	Reporter
Joe Lisi	Reporter
Greg Martin	Reporter
Reno	Woman at Door
Neil Leifer	Psychoanalyst
Caryn Krooth	Blonde
Mario Contacessi	Waiter
Pat Russel	NBC Secretary
Bill Cwikowski	Challenger
William Fichtner	Stage Manager
Vincent J Burns	Crew Member
Katherine Turturro	1st Mom
Production Credits	Credit
Robert Redford	Producer
Susan Moore	Associate Producer
Frederick Zollo	Executive Producer
Gail Mutrux	Co-Producer
Michael Jacobs	Producer
Jeff McCracken	Co-Producer
Richard Dreyfuss	Executive Producer
Julian Krainin	Producer
Richard Goodwin	Co-Producer
Judith James	Executive Producer
Michael Nozik	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Baltimore Pictures	Production Company
Dreyfuss/James Productions	Production Company
Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
BVI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Hollywood Pictures Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Richard Goodwin	Book as Source Material
Paul Attanasio	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Andrea Isaacs	Assistant Accountant
Lynn D Ezelle	Post-Production Accountant
Ilene S Landress	Production Accountant
Elizabeth Collins	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Robert Topol	Scenic Artist - master scenic artist
Samara Schaffer	Set Decorator
Miriam Schapiro	Art Department Coordinator
Kevin B McCarthy	Lead Person - leadman
Kalina Ivanov	Storyboard Artist
Timothy Galvin	Art Director - art direction
Ed Check	Assistant Art Director
Joseph Bird ('Pepe')	Set Dresser
Donna Hamilton	Assistant Set Decorator
Jon Hutman	Production Designer
Jeff Balsmeyer	Storyboard Artist
Gilbert Gertsen	Set Dresser
Tonny Fanning	Assistant Art Director
Diane D'Addio	Set Decorator - set decorator assistant
Alyssa Winter	Assistant Set Decorator
Robert K Shaw Jr	Assistant Art Director
Gordon H Gertsen	Set Dresser
John Oates	Set Dresser
Matthew McCarthy	Set Dresser
Conrad V Brink Jr	Set Dresser
Troy R Adee	Set Dresser
Joseph Proscia	Set Dresser
John Oates Jr	Set Dresser
Gary Levitsky	Set Dresser
Jeffrey S Brink	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
Alison McBryde	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting
Karen E Etcoff	Extras Casting
Patricia Kerrigan	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Craft Services	Credit
R Michael King	Craft Service
Michael Demers	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Dale E Grahn	Color Timer
Florian Ballhaus	Camera Operator
Michael Ballhaus	Director of Photography
Heather Norton	Camera Trainee
Susan Starr	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Barry Wetcher	Photography - still photographer
Rick Whitfield	Video - video supervisor
M Tony Trotta	Camera - camera scenic artist
Wayne Paull	Camera Operator - video camera operator
Bobby Mancuso	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Mark Isham	Music
Mark Isham	Trumpet - trumpet solos
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Craig Pettigrew	Music Editor
Katherine Quittner	Music Supervisor
Kim Scharnberg	Orchestrations
Stephen Krause	Music - music scoring mixer
Dell Hake	Orchestrations
Ken Kugler	Music - orchestrations and conducting
Production Management	Credit
Alysa Shwedel	Assistant Production Coordinator
Sheila Paige	Script Supervisor
Lydia Pilcher	Production Manager
Stuart Feldman	DGA Trainee
John A Crowder Jr	Location Coordinator - D.C. location coordinator
Shelley Houis	Production Coordinator
Joseph Reidy	Assistant Director
Amy Herman	Location Manager
Laura Berning	Location Assistant
Maria T Bierniak	Assistant Location Manager
Joseph R Burns	Assistant Director
Ellen M Hillers	Production Coo