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
Richard Council
as Reporter #1 (Uncredited)
Jonathan Marc Sherman
as Don Quixote Student #2 (Uncredited)
John Turturro
as Herb Stempel
George Martin
as Chairman
Byron Jennings
as Moomaw
Michael J. Burg
as Student (Uncredited)
Paul Guilfoyle
as Lishman
Grace Phillips
as Mrs. Nearing
Gerald McCullouch
as Bus Boy (Uncredited)
Griffin Dunne
as Account Guy
Martin Scorsese
as Sponsor
Jerry Grayson
as Limo Driver
Joe Lisi
as Reporter
William Fichtner
as Stage Manager
Katherine Borowitz
as #1 Mom
Ernie Sabella
as Car Salesman
Barry Levinson
as Dave Garroway
Chuck Adamson
as Congressman Mack
Anthony Fusco
as Librarian
Douglas McGrath
as Snodgrass
Mary Shultz
as Freedman's Secretary
Calista Flockhart
as Barnard Girl
Ralph Fiennes
as Charles Van Doren
Debra Monk
as Kintner's Secretary
Merwin Goldsmith
as Writer at Book Party
David Paymer
as Dan Enright
Mira Sorvino
as Sandra Goodwin
Ben Shenkman
as Childress
Bill Moor
as Congressman Rogers
John Ponzio
as NBC Page (Uncredited)
Rob Morrow
as Dick Goodwin
Johann Carlo
as Toby Stempel
Jack Gilpin
as Jack
Stephen Pearlman
as Judge Schweitzer
Steve Roland
as Today Announcer (voice)
Paul Scofield
as Mark Van Doren
Christopher McDonald
as Jack Barry
Bruce Altman
as Gene
Matt Keeslar
as NBC Page
Harriet Sansom Harris
as Enright's Secretary
Gretchen Egolf
as Student at Book Party
Ethan Hawke
as Columbia Student (uncredited)
Mario Cantone
as Passerby
Hank Azaria
as Albert Freedman
Illeana Douglas
as Woman at Book Party
Ron Ostrow
as Photographer (Uncredited)
James Prendergast
as Lawyer (Uncredited)
Steve Ryan
as NBC Employee (Uncredited)
Elizabeth Wilson
as Dorothy Van Doren
Allan Rich
as Robert Kintner
Timothy Britten Parker
as Researcher
Michael Mantell
as Pennebaker
Le Clanché du Rand
as Cornwall Neighbor
Jeffrey Nordling
as John Van Doren
Kelly Coffield Park
as Queens Neighbor
Bill Cwikowski
as Challenger
Nick Taylor
as Herbie's Neighbor (Uncredited)
Carole Shelley
as Cornwall Aunt
Bernie Sheredy
as Reporter
Hélène Cardona
as Student (Uncredited)
Timothy Busfield
as Fred
Crew
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Frederick Zollo
Executive Producer
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Miriam Schapiro
Art Department Coordinator
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Redford
Director, Producer
Florian Ballhaus
Camera Operator
Jon Hutman
Production Design
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Richard Dreyfuss
Executive Producer
Christopher Boyes
Assistant Sound Designer
Jeff McCracken
Co-Producer
Paul Attanasio
Screenplay