{"id":2030561,"date":"2025-09-18T03:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2030561"},"modified":"2025-09-18T03:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:59:07","slug":"robert-redford-made-an-essential-90s-true-story-that-gets-unfairly-overlooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/robert-redford-made-an-essential-90s-true-story-that-gets-unfairly-overlooked\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Redford Made An Essential \u201990s True Story That Gets Unfairly Overlooked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robert Redford passed away, and unlike some public figures we\u2019ve seen die, the memory of what he brought to the world is nothing but celebrated. He left the movie business better than he found it, delivering indelible classics as well as advocating for independent filmmakers. Throw a dart at his filmography and you\u2019re sure to land on some beloved classic that took advantage of his one-of-a-kind leading man charisma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the movie I thought of when the news hit of Robert Redford\u2019s passing was not one that he starred in. Instead, I immediately wanted to rewatch <em>Quiz Show<\/em>, the 1994 adaptation of Richard Goodwin\u2019s account and involvement in the 1950s quiz show scandals. Specifically, the fervor surrounding the revelation that popular television game show <em>Twenty-One<\/em> was completely rigged.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>The True Story Of <\/strong><strong><em>Quiz Show<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robert Redford directs the story of <em>Twenty-One<\/em> and gives focus to three important characters: Charles Van Doren, Herb Stempel, and Richard Goodwin. Van Doren was selected as a contestant for <em>Twenty-One<\/em> specifically to replace long-time champion, Herb Stempel, who was told to take a dive by the producers. Van Doren realizes that the producers will give him the answers to the questions and decides to go along with the ruse. When young Congressional lawyer Richard Goodwin starts to get suspicious, he begins an investigation into <em>Twenty-One<\/em> that will reveal the terrifying truths behind the emerging power of television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There is a lot more about the quiz show scandals that <em>Quiz Show<\/em> doesn\u2019t cover, but Robert Redford zeroes in on a story that still feels shockingly relevant to the warped world we inhabit today.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>\u201cTelevision is gonna get us.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nVyKCWjLDDFAXJfa6bb9Rg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/db47f3192cebf07cb0f5281880cfe895\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Besides an incredible cast \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/ralph-fiennes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ralph Fiennes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Ralph Fiennes<\/a> and Jon Turturro fill every second in the spotlight with magnetic energy \u2014 and a legitimately riveting story about the early days of television, Robert Redford uses <em>Quiz Show<\/em> to examine how much America (and the world) is changing due to the devious ways advancements in technologies are being used by corporations. The opening scene has Goodwin contemplating buying a new car, only to remark, \u201cThe car drives the man,\u201d and turn on the radio to hear a broadcast about the Soviet satellite Sputnik hovering over Earth. Even then, the car salesman is trying to use these moments to his advantage to sell the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The most chilling parts of <em>Quiz Show<\/em> come in its ending moments, as powerful elites who control the network and their shows parade themselves in front of a panel of similar rich men during a series of inquiries. Big surprise, the ones in power get off with nary a slap on the wrist, while the blame is foisted upon the contestants like Van Doren for playing along. As Goodwin leaves the government hearings in disgust, he says, \u201cI thought we were gonna get television. Truth is\u2026 television is gonna get us.\u201d The final moment has one of the <em>Twenty-One<\/em> producers saying, \u201cIt\u2019s show business,\u201d as we fade to black on an image of our capital and an American flag waving in the wind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robert Redford made <em>Quiz Show<\/em> a scathing critique of how entertainment would eventually consume politics until they were indistinguishable from each other. That sure sounds like the world we\u2019re stuck in today, doesn\u2019t it? If for that reason alone, <em>Quiz Show<\/em> deserves to be rediscovered. It was heralded in its time but has fallen off in conversation and recognition. If the passing of its director is what it takes to get <em>Quiz Show<\/em> in front of more eyeballs, so be it. It\u2019s one of the best films of the 1990s and has only gotten better with each passing year. Track it down and celebrate a man who wasn\u2019t just a great actor but also a phenomenal director.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Redford passed away, and unlike some public figures we\u2019ve seen die, the memory of what he brought to the world is nothing but celebrated. He left the movie business better than he found it, delivering indelible classics as well as advocating for independent filmmakers. 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