George Clooney teams up with writer Charles Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) and Oscar winner writer/producer Steven Soderbergh for his impressive directorial debut. Together they create a winning combination that is rounded out with an acclaimed cast including Sam Rockwell, Julia Roberts and Drew Barrymore. This film is based on Chuck Barris' autobiography. Young, energetic, and focused on a top career in the growing television industry, Chuck Barris (Rockwell) finds himself being followed by a suspicious character who quickly lures him into a secretive and dangerous world: that of a CIA operative. While Barris gains notoriety as a dynamic television producer -- creating such innovative and popular game shows as The Newlywed Game and the self-hosted The Gong Show -- he regularly executes assassinations for the United States government. As ratings rise, Barris incorporates his shows into his secret life: winning couples on The Dating Game find themselves shipped off to fabulous Helsinki and romantic West Berlin for their dream dates -- it isn't Paris, but it provides chaperone Barris a cover for his covert missions. As Barris basks in the glamour of his two worlds -- entertainment and espionage -- his life begins to spiral out of control.