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Submitted by Nitpicker : 10110
Movie : Quiz Show - 1994
Nitpick Category : Historical Fact
Nitpick Number : 47069
Approximate time of Nitpick : Throughout the movie
Summary : Stemple's son is too old
Detail : \n Throughout the movie Herb's son is portrayed by an actor to be 10-11 years old. However, when the real Herb appeared on the show 21 for the first time his only child was only 14 months old.


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The movie is not a documentary

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by 41849   Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:29 PM

Quiz Show is BASED on the 21 scandal. It is not meant to be an exact documentary. There are actually quite a few discrepancies from actual facts, notably how the show is played and the time frame for the scandals being exposed. (Van Dorn had lost long before anything came out.) Movies that are merely based on true events do not need to be exact.

 

to further the existing commen

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by 41849   Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:29 PM

And show that the movie is not a documentary, in real life, the scandal came to light in 1959. However, Herb Stempel's appearances were in late 1956. Both he and Van Dorn were off the show WAY before the committee investigated tany of the show. The whole scene of Goodwin showing up at Van Dorn's last taping with the envelope from Snodgrass is compelte fiction. Therefore, the movie can make Stempel's son any age they want.