Nov. 27 1976 was the premiere of Network. Paddy Chayefsky brilliantly predicted today's raging cable news in an ingenious screenplay; Sidney Lumet guided stunning performances, especially Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch. Beatrice Straight won an Oscar for just 5 minutes on screen.
@Freelineorlando @Tico_Romao @SpyLovedMeToo @JaneNightshade @roger_bakes @TimothyJamesCat @JeffreyRothsch3 @OldCarLongRoad @ihateclaims @MikeRey61920141 @performativeUtt The Ned Beatty scene alone makes the film worth watching.
@TheGhoul69 @Tico_Romao @SpyLovedMeToo @JaneNightshade @roger_bakes @TimothyJamesCat @JeffreyRothsch3 @OldCarLongRoad @ihateclaims @MikeRey61920141 @performativeUtt That supporting cast? William Holden, Ned Beatty, Robert Duvall and Beatrice Straight were all sensational. This was an actor's paradise
@Freelineorlando @TheGhoul69 @Tico_Romao @SpyLovedMeToo @JaneNightshade @roger_bakes @TimothyJamesCat @JeffreyRothsch3 @OldCarLongRoad @ihateclaims @MikeRey61920141 @performativeUtt Just a mention that my much-loved acting teacher, Darryl Hickman, plays a bearded tv network exec in the film (& he was that in real life as well).
@MarkBringelson @Freelineorlando @TheGhoul69 @Tico_Romao @SpyLovedMeToo @JaneNightshade @roger_bakes @TimothyJamesCat @OldCarLongRoad @ihateclaims @MikeRey61920141 @performativeUtt Wow! That’s an impressive entry on your resume. He was so cool. As a young boy, I can still remember watching The Adventures of Dobie Gillis. It was one of my favorite shows growing up.
@JeffreyRothsch3 @MarkBringelson @Freelineorlando @TheGhoul69 @Tico_Romao @SpyLovedMeToo @JaneNightshade @roger_bakes @TimothyJamesCat @OldCarLongRoad @ihateclaims @MikeRey61920141 Me too. Tuesday Weld for a time, Dobie’s crush. And Warren Beatty for few eps just prior to ascent to mega-stardom.
@performativeUtt @MarkBringelson @Freelineorlando @TheGhoul69 @Tico_Romao @SpyLovedMeToo @JaneNightshade @roger_bakes @TimothyJamesCat @OldCarLongRoad @ihateclaims @MikeRey61920141 And let’s never forget Maynard G. Krebs! “Work!” “Hey, Dobbs, what do you say we go down & watch them knock down the old Endicott Building.”