America Undercover

*America Undercover*
America Undercover
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Mark C. Baldwin
Directed by	Oscar Nunez Jon Alpert; Fenton Bailey;
Presented by	Oliver Stone
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Sheila Nevins
Producer	Brent Owens
Production company	America Undercover
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	1983 –; 2006

America Undercover is a series of documentaries that aired on the cable television network HBO from 1983 through 2006.^[1] Within the series are several sub-series, such as Autopsy, Real Sex, and Taxicab Confessions.

History

The series began in 1983^[2] and, after a brief time being broadcast weekly in 2001,^[3] was later broadcast once per month.^[4] In 2006, episodes began being rebroadcast on A&E Network.^[5]

Over the years, episodes have covered numerous subjects such as abortion,^[6] organized crime,^[7] and pedophilia.

Episodes

Hooker (1983) - Directed by Robert Niemack
When Women Kill (1983) - Directed by Lee Grant
The Nightmare of Cocaine (1984) - Directed by Fleming B. Fuller
Toxic Time Bomb: The Fight Against Deadly Pollution (1984) - Directed by August Cinquegrana
Acts of Violence (1985) - Directed by Imre Horvath
Soldiers in Hiding (1985) - Directed by Malcolm Clarke
UFO's: What's Going On? (1985) - Directed by Robert Guenette
The Gift of Life (1986) - Directed by Bill Couturié
And the Pursuit of Happiness (1986) - Directed by Louis Malle
Kids in Crisis (1986) - Directed by Robert Niemack
Kids in Sports: The Price of Glory (1986) - Directed by Dennis Lofgren
Surveillance: No Place to Hide (1986) - Directed by Joseph Angier
Drunk & Deadly: A Day on America's Highways (1987) - Directed by Robert Niemack
Murder or Mercy: Five American Families (1988) - Directed by Terry Dunn Meurer
Execution: Fourteen Days in May (1988) - Directed by Paul Hamann
Confessions of an Undercover Cop (1988) - Directed by Chris Jeans
Warning: Medicine May Be Hazardous to Your Health (1988) - Directed by Veronica L. Young
Why Did Johnny Kill? (1988) - Directed by Robert Niemack
Transplant (1988) - Directed by Vincent Stafford
Into Madness (1989) - Directed by Susan Raymond
Battered (1989) - Directed by Lee Grant
Crack USA: County Under Siege (1989) - Directed by Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag
One Year in a Life of Crime (1989) - Directed by Jon Alpert
Convicts on the Street: One Year on Parole (1990) - Directed by Robert Niemack
Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House (1991) - Directed by Alan Raymond
Rape: Cries from the Heartland (1991) - Directed by Maryann DeLeo
Attempted Murder: Confrontation (1991) - Directed by Tom Spain
Death on the Job (1991) - Directed by Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer (1992) - Directed by Arthur Ginsberg and Tom Spain
Suicide Notes (1992) - Directed by Robert Niemack
Asylum (1992) - Directed by Joan Churchill
Abortion: Desperate Choices (1992) - Directed by Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke, and Albert Maysles
My Mother's Murder (1992) - Directed by Charles C. Stuart
Never Say Die: The Search for Eternal Youth (1992) - Directed by Antony Thomas
Women on Trial (1992) - Directed by Lee Grant
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School (1993)^[8]
Gang War: Bangin' In Little Rock (1994)
High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell (1995) - Directed by Jon Alpert, Maryann DeLeo and Richard Farrell
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Fetishes (1996) - Directed by Nick Broomfield
Dragtime (1997) - Directed by Patti Kaplan
Thug Life in DC (1999) - Directed by Marc Levin
Life Afterlife (2000) - Directed by Lisa F. Jackson
Bellevue: Inside Out (2001) - Directed by Maryann DeLeo
Blue Vinyl (2002)
My Flesh and Blood (2003)
Shelter Dogs (2003)^[9]
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She (2005)
Dealing Dogs (2006)

Accolades

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Crack USA: County Under Siege (nominated)^[10]
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School (won)^[11]

Peabody Awards

The Celluloid Closet (honored)^[12]

References

↑ Rutenberg, Jim (March 21, 2001). "Seamy or Serious, It's Now Center Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
↑ Finn, Robin (April 15, 2001). "Want Pathos, Pain and Courage? Get Real". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
↑ Dempsey, John (December 18, 2000). "HBO set to strip 'Undercover'". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2007.^{[dead link]}
↑ "New 'America Undercover' Weekly Documentary Series Scheduled for 11 Consecutive Sundays on HBO Beginning March 11" (Press release). Time Warner. January 19, 2001. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
↑ Schneider, Michael (February 1, 2006). "A&E goes 'Undercover'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
↑ Grahnke, Lon (May 5, 1992). "'Abortion' examines the agony of choice". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
↑ Marin, Rick (March 8, 1993). "America Undercover Mob Stories". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
↑ Silverman, Jeff (October 12, 1993). "I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
↑ Gorman, James (January 27, 2004). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Life-and-Death Decisions About Four-Legged Prisoners". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.
↑ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
↑ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
↑ "The Celluloid Closet". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

External links

America Undercover at IMDb

[1] Rutenberg, Jim (March 21, 2001). "Seamy or Serious, It's Now Center Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2007.

[2] Finn, Robin (April 15, 2001). "Want Pathos, Pain and Courage? Get Real". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved November 13, 2007.

[3] Dempsey, John (December 18, 2000). "HBO set to strip 'Undercover'". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2007.^{[dead link]}

[4] "New 'America Undercover' Weekly Documentary Series Scheduled for 11 Consecutive Sundays on HBO Beginning March 11" (Press release). Time Warner. January 19, 2001. Retrieved November 13, 2007.

[5] Schneider, Michael (February 1, 2006). "A&E goes 'Undercover'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2007.

[6] Grahnke, Lon (May 5, 1992). "'Abortion' examines the agony of choice". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 13, 2007.

[7] Marin, Rick (March 8, 1993). "America Undercover Mob Stories". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2007.

[8] Silverman, Jeff (October 12, 1993). "I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

[9] Gorman, James (January 27, 2004). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Life-and-Death Decisions About Four-Legged Prisoners". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.

[Oscars1990-10] "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[11] "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

[12] "The Celluloid Closet". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

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