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About
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.
Theatrical
Sep 16, 1994
Box Office
$24.8M
Budget
$31.0M
Return
0.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 7, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Baltimore Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Hollywood Pictures, Michael Jacobs Productions
Quotes
See all →Questioning Evidence and Perception in Quiz Show
Dick Goodwin
Dan, I have it on the kinescope, it's clear as day. The man literally did a double-take.
[Dick Goodwin questions Dan Enright about evidence of Twenty One being fixed]
Dan Enright
He did a double-take? And who told you this? Is this Herb again? Or is this the Greenwich Village Beatnik?
[laughing]
Dick Goodwin
That's interesting, why is he a beatnik? Because he's not Charlie Van Doren?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Expertise in Family Dynamics
Toby Stempel
My mother want to know why you only went for eight on the movies.
Herb Stempel
Because my real expertise is pain-in-the-ass in-laws, all right?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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John Turturro
Herb Stempel
R
Rob Morrow
Dick Goodwin
Ralph Fiennes
Charles Van Doren
P
Paul Scofield
Mark Van Doren
D
David Paymer
Dan Enright
H
Hank Azaria
Albert Freedman
C
Christopher McDonald
Jack Barry
J
Johann Carlo
Toby Stempel
E
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Van Doren
A
Allan Rich
Robert Kintner
M
Mira Sorvino
Sandra Goodwin
G
George Martin
Chairman
P
Paul Guilfoyle
Lishman
G
Griffin Dunne
Account Guy
M
Michael Mantell
Pennebaker
B
Byron Jennings
Moomaw
B
Ben Shenkman
Childress
T
Timothy Busfield
Fred
J
Jack Gilpin
Jack
B
Bruce Altman
Gene
