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[[Image:network.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Network'' (1976)]] | [[Image:network.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Network'' (1976)]] | ||
'''''Network''''' is the 1976 satire directed by [[Sidney Lumet]] (''[[Serpico]]'', ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'') and written by Paddy Chayefsky. The film follows a fictional US television network that tries to raise its struggling ratings by giving their mentally unstable news anchor his own commercial prime time show to express his rants. The cast included [[Faye Dunaway]], [[William Holden]], [[Robert Duvall]], [[Ned Beatty]], and the late [[Peter Finch]], whose infamous "I'm mad as hell" rant in the film is remembered to this day (Finch | '''''Network''''' is the 1976 satire directed by [[Sidney Lumet]] (''[[Serpico]]'', ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'') and written by Paddy Chayefsky. The film follows a fictional US television network that tries to raise its struggling ratings by giving their mentally unstable news anchor his own commercial prime time show to express his rants. The cast included [[Faye Dunaway]], [[William Holden]], [[Robert Duvall]], [[Ned Beatty]], and the late [[Peter Finch]], whose infamous "I'm mad as hell" rant in the film is remembered to this day. ''Network''' would go on to receive four Academy Awards: for Best Screenplay (Chayefsky), Best Supporting Actress (Beatrice Straight), Best Actress ([[Faye Dunaway]]) and [[William Holden]] and [[Peter Finch]] would receive dual nominations for Best Actor, with Finch receiving the Award posthumously for his performance. | ||
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The Great Ahmed Khan ([[Arthur Burghardt]]) pulls out what appears to be a [[Star Model B]] during a contract negotiation with network lawyers. | The Great Ahmed Khan ([[Arthur Burghardt]]) pulls out what appears to be a [[Star Model B]] during a contract negotiation with network lawyers. | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 22 April 2021
Network is the 1976 satire directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) and written by Paddy Chayefsky. The film follows a fictional US television network that tries to raise its struggling ratings by giving their mentally unstable news anchor his own commercial prime time show to express his rants. The cast included Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, and the late Peter Finch, whose infamous "I'm mad as hell" rant in the film is remembered to this day. Network' would go on to receive four Academy Awards: for Best Screenplay (Chayefsky), Best Supporting Actress (Beatrice Straight), Best Actress (Faye Dunaway) and William Holden and Peter Finch would receive dual nominations for Best Actor, with Finch receiving the Award posthumously for his performance.
The following weapons were used in the film Network:
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Star Model B
The Great Ahmed Khan (Arthur Burghardt) pulls out what appears to be a Star Model B during a contract negotiation with network lawyers.
MAC-10
The Great Ahmed Khan (Arthur Burghardt) uses a MAC-10 as he opens fire during a live television broadcast.
M16A1
A member of Ahmed Khan's Ecumenical Liberation Army is seen armed with an M16A1 during the contract negotiation.
Colt Official Police
A member of the ELA opens fire with a Colt Official Police revolver during a live broadcast.
Smith & Wesson 76
Heiress Mary Ann Gifford (Kathy Cronkite, the real-life daughter of former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite) is seen armed with a Smith & Wesson 76 submachine gun that she fires during a bank heist.
