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Arnold Joel Shapiro (born February 1, 1941) is an American television producer and writer. His best known work is the 1978 Oscar and Emmy-winning documentary, Scared Straight!
Arnold Shapiro has been a television producer and writer for 52 years, having sold his first show to CBS in Los Angeles at age 22. Since then, Arnold has produced over 90 nationally-televised documentary series and specials for every broadcast network and 14 cable channels from MTV to HBO including the Oscar and Emmy Award-winning film, "Scared ...
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- February 1, 1941
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Arnold Shapiro has been a television producer and writer for 52 years, having sold his first show to CBS in Los Angeles at age 22. Since then, Arnold has produced over 90 nationally-televised documentary series and specials for every broadcast network and 14 cable channels from MTV to HBO including the Oscar and Emmy Award-winning film, "Scared ...
- February 1, 1941
Scared Straight! is a 1978 American documentary directed by Arnold Shapiro. Narrated by Peter Falk, the subject of the documentary is a group of juvenile delinquents and their three-hour session with actual convicts.
Nov 9, 2017 · “What I’m most proud of is the way it saved lives,” says producer-director Arnold Shapiro. “You don’t make documentaries to get rich. I’ve got files full of letters from people who say they’d...
Apr 14, 1999 · A rite of passage for nearly every teenager 20 years ago, Arnold Shapiro’s groundbreaking documentary “Scared Straight!” has become an important tool in the crusade for crime prevention. “20...
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Scared Straight!: Directed by Arnold Shapiro. With Peter Falk, Mickie Cold, Doug Cronin, Carlo Gallo. The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life.
