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Pod Damn America

(patreon trailer) Network (1976): Mad as Hell

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Pod Damn America

Comedy

4.1702 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

We discuss the 1976 film, Network, about a news anchor that becomes a mad prophet, and how it relates to today's yelling and screaming media guys. FULL EPISODE AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

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0:00.0

And, uh, this guy played by Ned Beatty, like the head, head, head of the executive, uh, or the executive department or whatever the fuck.

0:08.6

I don't know what the fuck.

0:09.7

All these jobs are called.

0:11.1

Forgive me.

0:11.8

I don't, who cares?

0:12.6

They're dumb.

0:12.9

They're made up.

0:13.3

The CFO of cash.

0:14.6

I guess he's a CFO.

0:16.2

He brings him into this office, the board room office with all the little green lamps and

0:21.4

shit. It's beautifully shot. He, he, it's really funny because as he's bringing him into

0:27.6

this office, he's like giving him a speech that's like, we're just going to have a friendly little chat.

0:31.9

I'm a salesman, you know, I started off in sales. I could sell anything and I'm going to sell

0:36.2

you something. And then he just makes him sit at the end of the table and then Ned Bady walks to the other

0:41.6

end of this long Mr.

0:42.7

Byrne style boardroom table.

0:44.7

He stands up and then he just gives this insane screaming speech about how you have meddled

0:51.8

with the forces of nature, Mr. Beale.

0:56.1

It's the best thing in the movie.

0:57.7

It's really funny.

0:58.4

Somebody sent me a clip.

1:00.1

It sent me that clip one time with just the caption,

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