Quiz Show (1994) starring John Torturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Feinnes, David Paymer, Hank Azaria. Directed by Robert Redford. It's 1958, and the producers of the quiz show "21" have asked know-it-all Herbert Stempel to take a dive. His replacement is the good-looking, well bred Charles Van Doren (Feinnes), who agrees to be on the show only on condition that there be no cheating. Actually, it's clear from the start that the show is rigged. Morrow plays the government lawyer who gets a whiff of scandal and begins to doggedly pursue the case. Paymer and Azaria are great as a couple of network weasels who make the case for why cheating is all right because it's "entertainment." The big disappointment is that, in the end, the bad guys get away with it. The disc offers both subtitles and closed captions, both good. Grade: B+
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