Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much 2017 123movies

Watch: Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much 2017 123movies, Full Movie Online – Winner of “Best Documentary” at the Orlando FIlm Festival, “Perfect Bid” explores how Slauson became adept at recording and memorizing prices of products featured on the show since its inception in 1972, culminating in him helping a contestant place a perfect bid during a 2008 Showcase, and ending in one of the biggest controversies in game show history as covered by TIME Magazine, Esquire, TMZ and more. Upon seeing a rough cut, Roger Dobkowitz, 5 time Emmy winner and 36-year producer of the show, along with television legend, Bob Barker, both commended Wallis’ workmanship, and gave of their time in support of the project by participating in interview sessions and providing invaluable context for the film. “I think this wonderful documentary has a big chance of breaking away from all the other documentaries that come out each year. I am happy someone is recognizing the dedication of our fans,” said Dobkowitz. “Ted Slauson is a loyal friend and true. People like that are the reason I didn’t have to work for a living….its the least I could do” – Bob Barker..
Plot: Maths teacher Ted Slauson became adept at recording and memorizing prices of products featured on the iconic game show The Price is Right, an obsession dating back to the show’s inception in 1972. This passion and dedication for the show culminated in him helping a contestant place a perfect bid during a 2008 showcase, an innocent act that would create one of the biggest controversies in television industry history.
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	6.5/10 Votes: 2,812
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Reviews:

Very Engaging Documentary
This very engaging documentary centers on the story of Ted Slauson, a mathematics teacher who become rather obsessed with the classic game show The Price is Right. Slauson, after becoming a fan of the show, realized that many of the items displayed for bids were often repeated. Thus, he began to record and memorize every item he could, leading to the knowledge that if he were on the show as a contestant he could be very successful.

Slauson, as the movie depicts, would begin to wait on the contestant lines very early in the morning, in the hopes of being interviewed and selected to be “called down” to bid on items, and, if successful, be in the final showcase. The film gives what I found to be a most interesting behind-the-scenes look at the game show, with Slauson narrating throughout and letting the viewer know his own personal experience, which was backed up by fascinating film footage of him in the audience and what was happening.

I won’t give away too much how this all worked out but over the years Slauson appeared in the audience 37 times. There are also interviews with former host and executive producer Bob Barker and Roger Dobkowitz respectively, and another key figure in the doc is one of the gorgeous models on the show, Holly Hollstrom.

Postscript: As I usually do, after watching a doc I look up the histories of some of the people mentioned in it, and I was astounded to see on Wikipedia the bitter lawsuits, court cases, and settlements that took place over the years between Hollstrom, other models, and employees vs.Bob Barker and the show. This was not mentioned in “Perfect Bid”, as I imagine the director C.J. Wallis just wanted to focus on the story at hand involving Slauson.

Shrug
I love the price is right so that’s why I watched it. It’s good for nostalgia and to learn the inter workings of the show a bit. But really it’s another cheap and dry Netflix doc with a guy basically who memorized. Numbers and would go to tapings. Yep that’s 75% of this doc.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 12 min (72 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated TV-PG
Genre Documentary, History
Director C.J. Wallis
Writer N/A
Actors Theodore Slauson, Roger Dobkowitz, Bob Barker
Country Canada
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Stereo
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Red Scarlet Camera, Sony a7sii, lumix panasonic gh4
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format N/A
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Printed Film Format N/A