Review of Quiz Show (1994) by Adrian B — 01 Feb 2012
In the late 1950's, a complaint ensues after an eight-week champion Herbert Stempel (John Toturro) on the TV game show 21 is forced to answer a question incorrectly (the question is "Who won Best Picture for 1955?").
He is outraged and does end up answering wrongly ("On the Waterfront" was his response) on purpose, allowing a new champion Charles Van Doren (Ralph Diennes) to replace him on the podium. Stempel is disgusted and tries to find a way to expose this conflict into a full-blow scandal.
Meanwhile, a newspaper quarters begins to smell something rotten with this game show. Pretty good chronicle of the outrageous events that shook the game show world in the late 1950's. Solid performances by all and the film succeeds at capturing the period of time quite nicely.
It is a little long, though, but the overall feeling is satisfaction. It's funny, regarding the question asked earlier, everyone knew the answer was "Marty." Today, no one I know has probably ever heard of the film "Marty.
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This review of Quiz Show (1994) was written by Adrian B on 01 Feb 2012.
Quiz Show has generally received very positive reviews.
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