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Quiz Show

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Calorie Rating: 187
Released: 1994-08-25
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Budget: 31000000
Revenue 24822619
Studios: Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Sheila Paige
Script Supervisor
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director

Joseph R. Burns
Second Assistant Director
Susan E. Fiore
Second Second Assistant Director


Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Character: Charles Van Doren
Rob Morrow
Character: Richard Goodwin
John Turturro
Character: Herbert 'Herb' Stempel

David Paymer
Character: Dan Enright
Hank Azaria
Character: Albert Freedman
Paul Scofield
Character: Mark Van Doren

Christopher McDonald
Character: Jack Barry
Allan Rich
Character: Robert Kintner
Martin Scorsese
Character: Martin Rittenhome

Elizabeth Wilson
Character: Dorothy Van Doren
Mira Sorvino
Character: Sandra Goodwin
George Martin
Character: Chairman Harris

Johann Carlo
Character: Toby Stempel
Grace Phillips
Character: Vivienne Nearing
Griffin Dunne
Character: Account Guy

Paul Guilfoyle
Character: Lishman
Michael Mantell
Character: Pennebaker
Byron Jennings
Character: Moomaw

Ben Shenkman
Character: Childress
Timothy Busfield
Character: Fred
Jack Gilpin
Character: Jack

Bruce Altman
Character: Gene
Joseph Blaire
Character: Lester Stempel
Ernie Sabella
Character: Car Salesman

Barry Levinson
Character: Dave Garroway
Debra Monk
Character: Kintner's Secretary
Mario Cantone
Character: Passerby

Timothy Britten Parker
Character: Researcher
Jerry Grayson
Character: Limo Driver
Scott Lucy
Character: NBC Page

Matt Keeslar
Character: NBC Page
Ron Scott Bertozzi
Character: NBC Page
Harriet Sansom Harris
Character: Enright's Secretary

Mary Shultz
Character: Freedman's Secretary
Dave Wilson
Character: Director
Robert Caminiti
Character: Associate Director

Eddie Korbich
Character: Lighting Director
Le Clanché du Rand
Character: Cornwall Neighbor
Carole Shelley
Character: Cornwall Aunt

Shawn Batten
Character: Cornwall Cousin
Cornelia Ryan
Character: Cornwall Cousin
Jeffrey Nordling
Character: John Van Doren

Gina Rice
Character: Mrs. John Van Doren
Vince O'Brien
Character: Bunny Wilson
Adam Kilgour
Character: Thomas Merton, The Monk

Richard Seff
Character: Congressman Devine
Bill Moor
Character: Congressman Rogers
Nicholas Kepros
Character: Congressman Flynt

Barry Snider
Character: Congressman Springer
Chuck Adamson
Character: Congressman Mack
Joseph Attanasio
Character: Congressman Derounian

Dan Wakefield
Character: Professor at Book Party
Hamilton Fish
Character: Professor at Book Party
Merwin Goldsmith
Character: Writer at Book Party

Illeana Douglas
Character: Woman at Book Party
Gretchen Egolf
Character: Student at Book Party
Stephen Pearlman
Character: Judge Schweitzer

Anthony Fusco
Character: Librarian
Douglas McGrath
Character: Snodgrass
Calista Flockhart
Character: Barnard Girl

Alysa Shwedel
Character: Barnard Girl
Kelly Coffield Park
Character: Queens Neighbor
Dede Pochos
Character: Queens Neighbor

Maria Radman
Character: Queens Neighbor
David Stepkin
Character: Queens Neighbor
Steve Roland
Character: Today Announcer (voice)

Bernie Sheredy
Character: Reporter
Joe Lisi
Character: Reporter
Greg Martin
Character: Reporter

Reno
Character: Woman at Door
Neil Leifer
Character: Psychoanalyst
Caryn Krooth
Character: Blonde

Mario Contacessi
Character: Waiter
Richard Council
Character: Reporter
Pat Russell
Character: Challenger

William Fichtner
Character: Stage Manager
Vincent J. Burns
Character: Crew Member
Katherine Borowitz
Character: #1 Mom

Jerry Griffin
Character: Doorman
Ethan Hawke
Character: Columbia Student


Production and Crew

Paul Attanasio
Screenplay
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography

Mark Isham
Original Music Composer

Ken Nelson
Construction Coordinator
Bunny Parker
Key Hair Stylist
Kathy O'Rear
Costume Design

Jon Hutman
Production Design
Samara Schaffer
Set Decoration
Miriam Schapiro
Art Department Coordinator

Sharon Ilson
Makeup Artist
Ed Check
Assistant Art Director

Beulah Jones-Black
Assistant Costume Designer
Tony Fanning
Assistant Art Director

Tim Galvin
Art Direction
Dan Bronson
Assistant Costume Designer

Bob Shaw
Assistant Art Director
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer

Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frederick Zollo
Executive Producer

Richard Dreyfuss
Executive Producer
Judith James
Executive Producer
Gail Mutrux
Co-Producer

Jeff McCracken
Co-Producer

Susan Moore
Associate Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Production Manager
Katherine Quittner
Music Supervisor

Tod A. Maitland
Sound Mixer
Florian Ballhaus
Camera Operator
Donna Hamilton
Assistant Set Decoration

Alyssa Winter
Assistant Set Decoration
Diane D'Addio
Assistant Set Decoration
Patricia Eiben
Wardrobe Supervisor

Paul Buboltz
Wardrobe Supervisor
Francesca Paris
Hairstylist

Sharon Ilson
Key Makeup Artist
Bernadette Mazur
Makeup Artist
Kymbra Callaghan
Makeup Artist

Karen Tenkhoff
Assistant Sound Editor
Donna Jaffe
Assistant Sound Editor
Susan Sanford
Assistant Sound Editor

J.R. Grubbs
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin Rose-Williams
Assistant Sound Editor
Andre Fenley
Assistant Sound Editor

Christopher Boyes
Assistant Sound Designer