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 1984[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. The show won several awards for the 1998 production of Strippers: The Naked Stages.
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)
References
- ^ Rutenberg, Jim (2001-03-21). "Seamy or Serious, It's Now Center Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Finn, Robin (2001-04-15). "Want Pathos, Pain and Courage? Get Real". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Dempsey, John (2000-12-18). "HBO set to strip 'Undercover'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-11-13.[dead link]
- ^ "New 'America Undercover' Weekly Documentary Series Scheduled for 11 Consecutive Sundays on HBO Beginning March 11" (Press release). Time Warner. 2001-01-19. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2006-02-01). "A&E goes 'Undercover'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Grahnke, Lon (1992-05-05). "'Abortion' examines the agony of choice". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Marin, Rick (1993-03-08). "America Undercover Mob Stories". Variety. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Silverman, Jeff (1993-10-12). "I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ 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.
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