America Undercover Explained

Genre:	Documentary
Presenter:	Oliver Stone
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Executive Producer:	Sheila Nevins
Producer:	Brent Owens
Company:	America Undercover
Channel:	HBO

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. 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
(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
(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
(1993)^[8]
(1994)
(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]
(2005)
Dealing Dogs (2006)

Notes and References

News: Jim . Rutenberg . Seamy or Serious, It's Now Center Stage . . 2001-03-21 . 2007-11-13 .
News: Robin . Finn . Want Pathos, Pain and Courage? Get Real . A1 . . 2001-04-15 . 2007-11-13 .
News: John . Dempsey . HBO set to strip 'Undercover'. . 2000-12-18 . 2007-11-13 .
New 'America Undercover' Weekly Documentary Series Scheduled for 11 Consecutive Sundays on HBO Beginning March 11. . 2001-01-19 . 2007-11-13 .
Michael. Schneider . A&E goes 'Undercover' . . 2006-02-01 . 2007-11-13 .
News: Lon . Grahnke . 'Abortion' examines the agony of choice . . 1992-05-05 . 2007-11-13 .
Rick. Marin. America Undercover Mob Stories. Variety. 1993-03-08. 2007-11-13.
Web site: Silverman. Jeff. I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School. Variety. 2019-02-09. 1993-10-12.
Web site: TELEVISION REVIEW; Life-and-Death Decisions About Four-Legged Prisoners. James. Gorman. January 27, 2004. The New York Times. subscription. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528052709/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/27/arts/television-review-life-and-death-decisions-about-four-legged-prisoners.html. May 28, 2015.