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During the final scene of a live reality TV show in Seattle, "Married to a Millionaire", the jilted bride murders the millionaire who rejected her. She then takes aim at the lucky bride, but the show's host, Adam Rogers (Duhamel), throws himself in front of her, saving her life. Her attempt thwarted, the jilted bride places the gun barrel in her mouth and pulls the trigger. Adam is then hailed as a hero. |
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Adam Rogers is a TV presenter for a reality TV show who is horrified when a contestant murders a man live on air before committing suicide. In the aftermath, he shares his rage with the situation, live on a breakfast show, putting his job at risk. |
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On the same station's morning show the following day, Adam, still stummed from the previous day's events, insists he is not a hero, and rants that the horrific outcome is his fault, the fault of the network, and that of all those who indulge in such entertainment. He is summoned to a meeting of the network execs, headed by Ilana Katzenberg (Janssen), President of programming. Believing his outburst has put his job at risk, he is shocked to find that, instead of being fired, he is asked to host a new show, during which contestants will commit suicide in a live broadcast. Adamant against promoting death, he refuses then offer and walks out. The next day, he returns to Ilana's office to accept then offer, but only on the condition that this platform is used to encourage viewers to appreciate life, and feels a higher purpose is involved. His producer, Sylvia Rowland (FitzGerald), doesn't wish to be a part of the show in any form, but is under contract and has no other option. |
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Adam is called into a meeting and is shocked to find that he isn't fired. Instead, Illana Katz, the network executive, wants to explore a new reality TV show where contestants kill themselves live on air. At first Adam is against the idea but he decides the show could be used for good to make people appreciate life. His coworker Sylvia doesn't want to do the show but her contract forces her to do so. |
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Mason Washington (Esposito), a janitor working in the studio offices, has a wife, daughter and disabled son. After requesting more hours so that he can qualify for medical benefits, he loses his job, which only increases his struggle to make ends meet. Upon learning of his dismissal, and that their mortgage payments are in arrears, Mason's wife, Rebecca (Walters), tells him that if they lose their home, whe will have no choice but to leave him and take the children. He promises to find more work. |
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The new show has been titled, "This Is Your Death", and as the first episode opens, Adam touts his idealistic principles, telling the audience that his intention is to promote the appreciation of life, and that one person's death can improve the life of another. Viewers are asked to donate toward each contestant's specific needs. His first contestant is a battered wife at the end of her rope, who hopes to give her daughter a better life through her death. She then electrocutes herself in a bathtub on stage after revealing she had murdered her abusive husband. |
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Adam's sister, Karina (Callies), is a pediatric oncology nurse in a local hospital and is tending to her patient, Elliott (Grüter-Andrew), when she sees Adam's show for the first time. She is disgusted by such a concept that so conflicts with her sensibilities and caring nature. |
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As the show grows in popularity, Adam starts to lose his idealistic views and becomes more concerned with ratings and sensationalism. When a woman's carbon monoxide asphyxiation takes too long, the crew decides to fake the death for the audience, and let her die off-stage. When she partially revives and frantically tries to leave her car, Adam forces her back inside, unaware that the camera inside the car is still filming. Sylvia witnesses the murder and makes a copy of the footage. talk gets around that the death was faked, and the FBI takes notice. |
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The show grows in popularity and soon Adam loses his idealistic idea of the show, becoming more concerned about ratings and excitement. |
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Karina feels Adam is losing his way and tries to confront him, but he only distances himself from her. After their parents' death years earlier, Adam had supported Karina through her depression and drug addiction and recovery. Now experiencing a breakdown over the loss of his support, and feeling judged because of their connection, she relapses and is caught pilfering drugs from the hospital. |
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When a suicide takes too long to end live on air, he supports the crew in pretending the woman died. Instead, she is taken backstage. When she tries to leave the car instead of completing the suicide, Adam worries about ratings and forces her back in to die without realising he is still being filmed in the crew room. Sylvia witnesses the murder and makes a copy of the footage. |
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Still jobless, Mason has even had to sell the family car. As a last resort, he auditions for the season finale of This Is Your Death, where one of three chosen contestants will earn a million dollars. He gets a spot on the show, but tells his family he has gotten a wonderful new job and must go take a training course, but is actually heading to the studio to be the third scheduled suicide. |
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Rumours soon float about that the death was faked and the FBI are called in to investigate. Sylvia stays silent out of fear. |
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After the first suicide by hara-kiri, Adam is horrified to see that Karina is to be the second contestant. Distraught over the distance between them, it is her last attempt to reason with him and try to end his involvement in the show and make others see the true reality of it all. She is lying on a gurney, holding a syringe to her arm. Adam races to stop her, but arrives at her side only to have her die in his arms. He follows as her body is taken away, and collapses, sobbing, on the street outside the studio. |
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Adam's sister Karina notices a change in his attitude and tries to confront him. This leads to Adam distancing himself from Karina. Karina bonds with Sylvia as they both notice the change in Adam. She struggles with Adam's behaviour and relapses back to taking drugs from the hospital. She is caught with pills in her pocket by a coworker. |
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Wired with explosives and gripping the remote button, Mason takes the stage, weeping. He pushes the button and appears to die in a burst of red, but we see him still standing alone on the stage. It was his thought of what could be his end. He cries and says, "I can't do it. I don't want your money. I love my family. I love my life!" The audience cheers as he leaves the stage to go home. |
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Meanwhile, Mason still hasn't found a job so as a last resort he auditions for the show and is chosen as a contestant. He lies to his family about having found a job and pretends the limo arriving to take him to the show is for his work. |
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As Mason and Sylvia leave the building, she hands the copy of the incriminating film clip to the FBI agents as they are about to collect Adam, who yells wildly at the crowd as he is led away, "What's wrong with you? You're animals! Shut off your cameras!" |
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For the final show of the season, Adam promises viewers an exciting show with a bigger financial prize. After the first contestant commits suicide, Adam is horrified to find the second contestant is Karina. Karina's reason for taking part is because she wants people to really look at why they are watching a show like this and because she wants Adam to stop. |
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Adam races to stop Karina but is too late. The audience watches on silently as he begs for an ambulance or some help. Karina's body is taken away and Adam breaks down outside the studio. |
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As Sylvia arranged for Karina to take part, she is escorted from the premises by security. On the way out she hands the footage of Adam killing the earlier contestant to the FBI. |
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Mason then takes to the stage wrapped in explosives. He pushes the button and appears to die but it is just an image inside his head. Instead, he says no. He reveals he loves his life and his family and doesn't want the money. The audience claps and cheers and he removes the explosives. |
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Sylvia and Mason both leave the building and find Adam sobbing on the floor outside in front of a crowd of fans and reporters. Mason pats him on the back and leaves. |
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As Sylvia watches on, the FBI arrest Adam while the crowd films and take pictures. Adam screams and shouts at them to stop filming as he is led away. |
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== Production == |
== Production == |
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| Directed by | Giancarlo Esposito |
| Starring | Josh Duhamel Famke Janssen Giancarlo Esposito Sarah Wayne Callies Caitlin FitzGerald |
Production company | Dobre Films |
| Distributed by | Grindstone Entertainment Group |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Show (originally titled This Is Your Death[1]) is a 2017 American satirical drama film directed by Giancarlo Esposito and written by Kenny Yakkel and Noah Pink. The film stars Josh Duhamel, Famke Janssen, Giancarlo Esposito, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Caitlin FitzGerald.
Cast
- Josh Duhamel as Adam Rogers, a reality show host.[2]
- Famke Janssen as Ilana Katzenberg, President of network programming.[2]
- Giancarlo Esposito as Mason Washington, a man struggling to keep his family afloat.[2]
- Sarah Wayne Callies as Karina
- Caitlin FitzGerald as Sylvia Rowland
- Lucia Walters as Rebecca Washington
- Cory Grüter-Andrew as Elliott
- Chelah Horsdal as Elliott's Mom
- Chris Ellis as Keller
- Scott Lyster as Zack
- James Franco as Male Host
Plot
During the final scene of a live reality TV show in Seattle, "Married to a Millionaire", the jilted bride murders the millionaire who rejected her. She then takes aim at the lucky bride, but the show's host, Adam Rogers (Duhamel), throws himself in front of her, saving her life. Her attempt thwarted, the jilted bride places the gun barrel in her mouth and pulls the trigger. Adam is then hailed as a hero.
On the same station's morning show the following day, Adam, still stummed from the previous day's events, insists he is not a hero, and rants that the horrific outcome is his fault, the fault of the network, and that of all those who indulge in such entertainment. He is summoned to a meeting of the network execs, headed by Ilana Katzenberg (Janssen), President of programming. Believing his outburst has put his job at risk, he is shocked to find that, instead of being fired, he is asked to host a new show, during which contestants will commit suicide in a live broadcast. Adamant against promoting death, he refuses then offer and walks out. The next day, he returns to Ilana's office to accept then offer, but only on the condition that this platform is used to encourage viewers to appreciate life, and feels a higher purpose is involved. His producer, Sylvia Rowland (FitzGerald), doesn't wish to be a part of the show in any form, but is under contract and has no other option.
Mason Washington (Esposito), a janitor working in the studio offices, has a wife, daughter and disabled son. After requesting more hours so that he can qualify for medical benefits, he loses his job, which only increases his struggle to make ends meet. Upon learning of his dismissal, and that their mortgage payments are in arrears, Mason's wife, Rebecca (Walters), tells him that if they lose their home, whe will have no choice but to leave him and take the children. He promises to find more work.
The new show has been titled, "This Is Your Death", and as the first episode opens, Adam touts his idealistic principles, telling the audience that his intention is to promote the appreciation of life, and that one person's death can improve the life of another. Viewers are asked to donate toward each contestant's specific needs. His first contestant is a battered wife at the end of her rope, who hopes to give her daughter a better life through her death. She then electrocutes herself in a bathtub on stage after revealing she had murdered her abusive husband.
Adam's sister, Karina (Callies), is a pediatric oncology nurse in a local hospital and is tending to her patient, Elliott (Grüter-Andrew), when she sees Adam's show for the first time. She is disgusted by such a concept that so conflicts with her sensibilities and caring nature.
As the show grows in popularity, Adam starts to lose his idealistic views and becomes more concerned with ratings and sensationalism. When a woman's carbon monoxide asphyxiation takes too long, the crew decides to fake the death for the audience, and let her die off-stage. When she partially revives and frantically tries to leave her car, Adam forces her back inside, unaware that the camera inside the car is still filming. Sylvia witnesses the murder and makes a copy of the footage. talk gets around that the death was faked, and the FBI takes notice.
Karina feels Adam is losing his way and tries to confront him, but he only distances himself from her. After their parents' death years earlier, Adam had supported Karina through her depression and drug addiction and recovery. Now experiencing a breakdown over the loss of his support, and feeling judged because of their connection, she relapses and is caught pilfering drugs from the hospital.
Still jobless, Mason has even had to sell the family car. As a last resort, he auditions for the season finale of This Is Your Death, where one of three chosen contestants will earn a million dollars. He gets a spot on the show, but tells his family he has gotten a wonderful new job and must go take a training course, but is actually heading to the studio to be the third scheduled suicide.
After the first suicide by hara-kiri, Adam is horrified to see that Karina is to be the second contestant. Distraught over the distance between them, it is her last attempt to reason with him and try to end his involvement in the show and make others see the true reality of it all. She is lying on a gurney, holding a syringe to her arm. Adam races to stop her, but arrives at her side only to have her die in his arms. He follows as her body is taken away, and collapses, sobbing, on the street outside the studio.
Wired with explosives and gripping the remote button, Mason takes the stage, weeping. He pushes the button and appears to die in a burst of red, but we see him still standing alone on the stage. It was his thought of what could be his end. He cries and says, "I can't do it. I don't want your money. I love my family. I love my life!" The audience cheers as he leaves the stage to go home.
As Mason and Sylvia leave the building, she hands the copy of the incriminating film clip to the FBI agents as they are about to collect Adam, who yells wildly at the crowd as he is led away, "What's wrong with you? You're animals! Shut off your cameras!"
Production
On October 29, 2015, it was announced that Giancarlo Esposito would next direct a drama film This Is Your Death based on the script by Kenny Yakkel and Noah Pink.[2] Great Point Media would fully finance the film and would also produce along with Esposito, Lawreen Yakkel, and Dobre Films' Christopher D'Elia and Michael Klein.[2]
Principal photography on the film began on November 15, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and it wrapped up on December 11, 2015.[3][4]
Reception
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The Show received mixed reviews.[5] If there is a message "The Show" wishes to impose upon viewers, its intentions are unknown. What does resonate long after the film are the fine performances from all the cast, and a script that is powerful. One may wonder why movies like "The Show" are being made, but at the same time, glad that it was. - writer Keith Creel
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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| 2017 | 19th Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| Best Picture Editing in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
References
- ^ https://www.movieinsider.com/m15797/the-show/updates#Sat., Aug. 19, 2017
- ^ a b c d e Ford, Rebecca (October 29, 2015). "Josh Duhamel, Famke Janssen to Star in Giancarlo Esposito's Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Filming in Vancouver and British Columbia This Week". What's Filming. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "On the Set 12/11/15: James Franco and Seth Rogen Start 'The Disaster Artist', Owen Wilson & Ed Helms Wrap 'Bastards'". SSN Insider. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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External links
- The Show at IMDb
- The Show at Rotten Tomatoes
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