screenplay "Network"
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The screenplay "Network" is a satirical drama about the television industry and media sensationalism, renowned for its sharp critique of corporate power and its iconic "I'm as mad as hell" monologue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1976 film Network | 1 |
| Network (screenplay) | 1 |
| screenplay "Network" canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
satirical drama
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screenplay ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Network (1976 film) ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| awardedTo | Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Diana Christensen
NERFINISHED
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Frank Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Beale in Network ⓘ
surface form:
Howard Beale
Max Schumacher ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByInFilm |
Diana Christensen in "Network"
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surface form:
Diana Christensen – Faye Dunaway
Frank Hackett – Robert Duvall ⓘ Howard Beale in Network ⓘ
surface form:
Howard Beale – Peter Finch
Max Schumacher – William Holden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
commodification of outrage
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merger of news and entertainment ⓘ ratings-obsessed programming ⓘ |
| directorOfFilmAdaptation | Sidney Lumet ⓘ |
| famousLine | "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| influenced | later media satires about television news ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
corporate power
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mass media ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ ratings-driven news ⓘ television industry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
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surface form:
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" monologue
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| periodDepicted | 1970s American television industry ⓘ |
| portrays |
corporate interference in editorial decisions
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news anchors as media celebrities ⓘ television as entertainment-driven news ⓘ |
| producerOfFilmAdaptation | Howard Gottfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American screenwriting
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landmark critique of television culture ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfFilmAdaptation | 1976 ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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fictional television network UBS ⓘ |
| theme |
audience complicity
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commercialization of news ⓘ corporate control of media ⓘ dehumanizing effects of television ⓘ exploitation of mental breakdown for ratings ⓘ loss of journalistic integrity ⓘ |
| title | Network ⓘ |
| writer | Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howard Beale
this entity surface form:
1976 film Network
subject surface form:
The Hospital
this entity surface form:
Network (screenplay)