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Network (1976)

dir: Sidney Lumet

Network is a 1976 American satirical film about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS), and its struggle with poor ratings. Howard Beale, the longtime anchor of the UBS Evening News, learns he has just two more weeks on the air because of declining ratings. The following night, he announces on live television that he will commit suicide by shooting himself in the head during next Tuesday's broadcast.[3] UBS fires him after this incident, but—after some persuasion from UBS News' old guard president and Beale's best friend, Max Schumacher—lets him back on the air, ostensibly for a dignified farewell. Beale promises he will apologize for his outburst. However, once on the air, he launches into a rant claiming that life is "bullshit". Beale's outburst causes the newscast's ratings to soar. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. (Wikipedia)

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From October 11, 2009: What's the AFI Project, you ask? For more information, or if you just enjoy my bemused ramblings, read here:http://www.spout.com/blogs/pippin06/archive/2008/3/1/25756.aspx Network is on the following AFI lists: The Original Top 100 (#66) 100 Movie Quotes (#19 - Howard Beale: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!") The Revised Top 100 (#64) ...