Alicia
I love this movie so much
Vashirdfel
Simply A Masterpiece
Janae Milner
Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
Janis
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
bpatrick-8
Every time I watch an episode of "The Millionaire" on YouTube or even SCTV's parody of the show with John Candy as Michael Anthony and Joe Flaherty as John Beresford Tipton (whose face Anthony reveals to the camera because he hasn't been paid in three weeks), I can't help thinking: what if Donald Trump gave away a million dollars each week? Then I see a problem: whereas Mr. Tipton never wanted anyone to know he was the donor, Trump would be publicizing it to the hilt. And how many assistants would he fire before he found the right one--if any? Would he even embark on such a scheme? Let your imagination run wild. And while you're at it, enjoy the show, especially the Tipton/Anthony conversations at the beginning of each episode.
A_Different_Drummer
TV was a brand new medium then and they experimented. Take this show. Each week an unctuous character named Michael Anthony, who looked and acted like he had applied for the lead in the Mr. Clean commercial -- and did not get it -- would show up at a stranger's door. Assuming he wasn't shot on sight for bothering people -- this was the 50s and people took their privacy more seriously then -- he would unctuously announce that his employer J. Beresford Tipton (you can win bar bets with that name, I promise) had decided to give the occupant one million dollars, with the taxes prepaid. (The tax part was important, you could tell the network had the IRS sign off on that). FYI, you could buy a car for less than two thousand dollars then, so, to appreciate how much that really was, do the math in your head. Half the time the recipient(s) did not believe him but in almost every case (lots and lots of plot twists, this series was never predictable) they took the cash and it changed their lives. No regular characters. No plot arcs beyond one week. Just human nature at its horrible best. God, I miss this show.
jcdavocat
John Beresford Tipton: his name evokes patrician wealth and breed. Using his executive secretary, Michael Anthony, Tipton chooses, apparently but not certainly, one person each week at random to receive, tax-free, the sum of one million dollars, in the form of a cashiers check. One million dollars was an enormous sum in the 1950s. And, if one remembers that the top tax bracket (which includes this amount) was 91% at that time, the gift becomes even more phenomenal.Each recipient was required to sign an agreement never to reveal either the circumstances under which the money was received and the amount, other than to the spouse. (In one episode, a child received the money and a somewhat non-plussed Anthony told the child that he can reveal these details to his parents). The idea of each half-hour show was to see just how receiving the money would affect each recipient. At the end of the show, Tipton would briefly reviews what happened.An excellent show, far and above the lunacy that pervades television today.
Celena Oxley
I wonder why shows like this can't be brought to the Caribbean? We have the need for the vast sums of money that the game shows seem to dish out as prizes and we also have the intelligence to constructively spend money. On some of these reality shows, I get so mad when I see young teens doing foolishness with their winnings. I know for a fact that Trinidadians would never do the things that I see some of the winners do on the show. Well, though, I guess it's just entertainment- for you. "If wishes were horses" and all that stuff!I have ideas for game shows that encourage Education and less shock and awe. I have been earnestly seeking support from my Television stations in Trinidad, all to no avail. They are finding it hard to invest in a newcomer. The idea is a good one but it's just that i don't know the right people. I wish I lived in America, because I know the idea would have been in Production by now. Does any one know how a girl can get a Television Game show network interested in her ideas?
