Quiz Show
Quiz Show
Release: 1994-08-25
·Runtime: 133m
·★ 7.3
History
Drama
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Baltimore Pictures
Wildwood Enterprises
Hollywood Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Kelly Coffield Park
as Queens Neighbor
Christopher McDonald
as Jack Barry
Ron Ostrow
as Photographer (Uncredited)
Griffin Dunne
as Account Guy
Hank Azaria
as Albert Freedman
Elizabeth Wilson
as Dorothy Van Doren
Allan Rich
as Robert Kintner
Michael Mantell
as Pennebaker
Timothy Busfield
as Fred
Bruce Altman
as Gene
Martin Scorsese
as Sponsor
David Paymer
as Dan Enright
Carole Shelley
as Cornwall Aunt
Gerald McCullouch
as Bus Boy (Uncredited)
Ben Shenkman
as Childress
Ernie Sabella
as Car Salesman
Mary Shultz
as Freedman's Secretary
Illeana Douglas
as Woman at Book Party
Steve Ryan
as NBC Employee (Uncredited)
Byron Jennings
as Moomaw
Calista Flockhart
as Barnard Girl
Rob Morrow
as Dick Goodwin
George Martin
as Chairman
Harriet Sansom Harris
as Enright's Secretary
Le Clanché du Rand
as Cornwall Neighbor
John Ponzio
as NBC Page (Uncredited)
Merwin Goldsmith
as Writer at Book Party
Mario Cantone
as Passerby
Bill Cwikowski
as Challenger
Hélène Cardona
as Student (Uncredited)
Mira Sorvino
as Sandra Goodwin
Matt Keeslar
as NBC Page
Bill Moor
as Congressman Rogers
Stephen Pearlman
as Judge Schweitzer
Douglas McGrath
as Snodgrass
Ralph Fiennes
as Charles Van Doren
Johann Carlo
as Toby Stempel
Ethan Hawke
as Columbia Student (uncredited)
Steve Roland
as Today Announcer (voice)
Michael J. Burg
as Student (Uncredited)
Nick Taylor
as Herbie's Neighbor (Uncredited)
Paul Scofield
as Mark Van Doren
Jack Gilpin
as Jack
Joe Lisi
as Reporter
Katherine Borowitz
as #1 Mom
Timothy Britten Parker
as Researcher
Chuck Adamson
as Congressman Mack
Bernie Sheredy
as Reporter
James Prendergast
as Lawyer (Uncredited)
Jonathan Marc Sherman
as Don Quixote Student #2 (Uncredited)
Grace Phillips
as Mrs. Nearing
John Turturro
as Herb Stempel
Paul Guilfoyle
as Lishman
William Fichtner
as Stage Manager
Richard Council
as Reporter #1 (Uncredited)
Barry Levinson
as Dave Garroway
Debra Monk
as Kintner's Secretary
Jerry Grayson
as Limo Driver
Jeffrey Nordling
as John Van Doren
Gretchen Egolf
as Student at Book Party
Anthony Fusco
as Librarian
Crew
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Robert Redford
Director, Producer
Paul Attanasio
Screenplay
Christopher Boyes
Assistant Sound Designer
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Jeff McCracken
Co-Producer
Miriam Schapiro
Art Department Coordinator
Frederick Zollo
Executive Producer
Florian Ballhaus
Camera Operator
Jon Hutman
Production Design
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Richard Dreyfuss
Executive Producer
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography