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''Quiz Show'' is a 1994 American historical film produced and directed by Robert Redford, and written by Paul Attanasio, based on Richard N. Goodwin's memoir ''Remembering America: A Voice From the Sixties''. It stars John Turturro, Rob Morrow, and Ralph Fiennes, with Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, and Christopher McDonald appearing in supporting roles. The film chronicles the ''Twenty One'' quiz show scandals of the 1950s, the rise and fall of popular contestant Charles Van Doren after the rigged loss of Herb Stempel, and Congressional investigator Richard Goodwin's subsequent probe. Goodwin co-produced the film. Though the film was a box office disaster, it received generally positive reviews and was nominated for several accolades, including a Best Picture Oscar and several Golden Globes. ==Plot== In preparation for the latest broadcast of the popular quiz show ''Twenty One'', the questions and answers to be used are transported from a secure bank vault to the studio as producers Dan Enright (David Paymer) and Albert Freedman (Hank Azaria) watch from the control booth. The evening's main attraction is Queens resident Herb Stempel (John Turturro), the reigning champion, who correctly answers question after question. However, both the network, NBC, and the corporate sponsor of the program, a supplementary tonic called Geritol, find that Stempel's approval ratings are beginning to level out, meaning the show would benefit from new talent. Enright and Freedman are surprised when Columbia University instructor Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), son of the renowned poet and intellectual Mark Van Doren (Paul Scofield) and the novelist Dorothy Van Doren (Elizabeth Wilson), visits their office to audition. Realizing that they have found an ideal challenger for Stempel, they subtly offer to rig the game in Van Doren's favor, but he refuses. Enright later informs Stempel that he must lose in order to boost the show's ratings. Stempel begrudgingly agrees, only on the condition that he can remain on television, threatening to reveal the true reason of his success: he had been given the answers in advance. Stempel and Van Doren face each other on ''Twenty One'', where the match comes down to a predetermined question regarding ''Marty'', the 1955 winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Despite knowing the correct film, Stempel gives the wrong answer of ''On the Waterfront'', allowing Van Doren to win by correctly answering a question he had been asked during his audition. In the weeks that follow, Van Doren's winning streak makes him a national celebrity, but he buckles under the pressure and allows Enright and Paymer to start giving him the answers. Meanwhile, Stempel, having lost his prize money to an unscrupulous bookie, begins threatening legal action against NBC after weeks go by without his return to television. He visits New York County District Attorney Frank Hogan, who convenes a grand jury to look into his allegations. Richard Goodwin (Rob Morrow), a young Congressional lawyer, becomes intrigued by the fact that the grand jury findings have been sealed and travels to New York to investigate rumors of rigged quiz shows. Visiting a number of contestants, including Stempel and Van Doren, he begins to suspect that ''Twenty One'' is indeed a fixed operation. However, Stempel's volatile personality damages his credibility and nobody else seems willing at first to confirm that the show is rigged. Goodwin enjoys the company of Van Doren, who invites him to social gatherings, and doubts a man of Van Doren's background and intellect would be involved in the hoax. Stempel desperately confesses to Goodwin that he was in on the fix, and further insists that Van Doren must have been involved as well. As Goodwin collects more evidence, Van Doren deliberately loses, but is rewarded with a lucrative contract from NBC to appear as a special correspondent on the ''Today'' show. The House Committee for Legislative Oversight convenes a hearing, where Goodwin presents his evidence of the quiz show's corruption. He strongly urges Van Doren to avoid making any public statements supporting the show, and promises not to call Van Doren to testify in exchange. During the hearing, Stempel's testimony fails to convince the committee, and both NBC network head Robert Kintner (Allan Rich) and Geritol executive Martin Rittenhome (Martin Scorsese) deny any knowledge of ''Twenty One'' being rigged. At Kintner's prompting, Van Doren issues a statement reaffirming his trust in the show's honesty. Goodwin is forced to issue a subpoena for Van Doren's testimony; Van Doren confesses his role in the conspiracy to his father, then publicly admits it at the hearing. Most of the committee is impressed, but one member instead upbraids him for waiting so long to tell the truth. After the hearing adjourns, he learns from reporters that he has been fired from ''Today'' and that Columbia's trustees are going to ask for his resignation. Goodwin believes he is on the verge of a victory against Geritol and NBC, but instead realizes that Enright and Freedman will not jeopardize their own futures in television by turning against their bosses. He silently watches the producers' testimony, vindicating the sponsors and the network from any wrongdoing and taking full responsibility for rigging the show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quiz Show (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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