A nightmarish look into an experiment gone wrong, "The Stanford Prison Experiment" would be an easy film to dismiss as sensationalist tripe...if it hadn't happened. In real life. Yes, this experiment occurred in 1971, as researcher Philip Zimbardo (played in the movie by Billy Crudup) conducted an experiment in which 24 college students were placed into a simulated prison environment on campus. Some of the students played prisoners, others played guards.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
A nightmarish look into an experiment gone wrong, "The Stanford Prison Experiment" would be an easy film to dismiss as sensationalist tripe...if it hadn't happened. In real life. Yes, this experiment occurred in 1971, as researcher Philip Zimbardo (played in the movie by Billy Crudup) conducted an experiment in which 24 college students were placed into a simulated prison environment on campus. Some of the students played prisoners, others played guards.