“Network” (1976) Howard Beale – “The Mad Prophet” Speech
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Published: April 17, 2010

“Network” (1976) Howard Beale – The ‘Mad Prophet of the Airwaves’ speech delivered by Peter Finch Movie Torrent: thepiratebay.org Transcript: Beale: Edward George Ruddy died today! Edward George Ruddy was the Chairman of the Board of the Union Broadcasting Systems and he died at eleven o’clock this morning of a heart condition! And woe is us! We’re in a lot of trouble!! So, a rich little man with white hair died. What does that got to do with the price of rice, right? And why is that woe to us? Because you people and 62 million other Americans are listening to me right now. Because less than 3 percent of you people read books. Because less than 15 percent of you read newspapers. Because the only truth you know is what you get over this tube. Right now, there is a whole, an entire generation that never knew anything that didn’t come out of this tube. This tube is the gospel, the ultimate revelation. This tube can make or break presidents, popes, prime ministers. This tube is the most awesome goddamn force in the whole godless world. And woe is us if it ever falls into the hands of the wrong people. And that’s why woe is us that Edward George Ruddy died. Because this company is now in the hands of CCA — the Communication Corporation of America. There’s a new Chairman of the Board, a man called Frank Hackett, sitting in Mr. Ruddy’s office on the 20th floor. And when the 12th largest company in the world controls the most awesome goddamn propaganda force in the whole godless Great video bring with hitvideo.org

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25 Comments
  1. MrChameleon2010
    3:22 am on April 17th, 2010

    great movie.

  2. MusicBySav
    4:15 am on April 17th, 2010

    @tallsmile28 it can. the only problem would be trying to attract the audience with nonsense. And that is why we have steganography. We can hide the truth in a bunch of garbage scenes. Think about it.

  3. MusicBySav
    4:15 am on April 17th, 2010

    @sickwitit388 which is why we should keep control of it instead of the feds

  4. but4themind
    5:13 am on April 17th, 2010

    Nebris, have you blinders on? Fox News? How about every cable and network news organ. most film makers, telivision programming of most varieties.

  5. Nebris
    6:03 am on April 17th, 2010

    Facebook has blocked the posting of this vid. Fascist scum.

  6. RFKMLK1
    6:44 am on April 17th, 2010

    Ron Paul

  7. tysonboy82
    7:39 am on April 17th, 2010

    He was foretelling the creation of Fox News :)

  8. CNUCKLE903
    8:16 am on April 17th, 2010

    “This is MASS madness, you MANIACS!!!!, You people are the REAL thing WE ARE THE ILLUSION” ~ i wonder if we will ever figure this out????

  9. CNUCKLE903
    8:20 am on April 17th, 2010

    @Paulzilla I LOVE IT, NICE INSIGHT!!!

  10. n00bP4WnZ0r1233
    8:41 am on April 17th, 2010

    the ending of this movie was rather shocking they just killed him and this kind of movie was brilliant and defined the world but the shit movies they have today are all pop culture as the masses suckle on the teet of pure bullshit just like in this movie hell i bet most of this generation just like in the movie thinks obama is a good president because the press potrays him as a god.

  11. Naobi891
    8:49 am on April 17th, 2010

    he spoke the truth but do you think anyone understood.

  12. monkscellar
    9:21 am on April 17th, 2010

    This is great. I wish BBC, ITV, SKY and the rest would be forced to show this film regularly. It must certainly be broadcast during next month’s election, preferably after the Leader’s Debate.

  13. Hopllyte
    9:29 am on April 17th, 2010

    It would… but all the really thought provoking stuff would have seen the editing room floor… or would be completely re-written out of the movie.

  14. Hopllyte
    10:17 am on April 17th, 2010

    And people wonder why I havent watched TV for more than and hour in almost 8 years

  15. cjjorgensen
    10:53 am on April 17th, 2010

    When I saw this for the first time in 1976, I thought, “This will never happen”. Now I see it every night.

  16. FeifelMortress
    10:53 am on April 17th, 2010

    @TrygviMurt hell yeah thats the spirrit!!!!!
    im in!

  17. TheMoeman94
    11:46 am on April 17th, 2010

    gronk im talking about the media assssssssssssssssss

  18. drazowsky
    12:26 pm on April 17th, 2010

    @TheMoeman94

    Hey, Moeman! How’s your math work? Sumner is Jewish? GE is Jewish? Tribune is Jewish? Disney is Jewish? McClatchy is Jewish? Time/Warner is Jewish? Google is Jewish?

    Peace, brother.

  19. TheMoeman94
    12:50 pm on April 17th, 2010

    its true now the jews own 99% of the media

  20. yogafan6500
    1:14 pm on April 17th, 2010

    At 2:50 I love the part in which he says about how bad Tv was. But to me that’s what i think of today’s WWE in addition i include Rappers,Centerfolds,Circus Midgets, Charlie Manson type cult leaders, & Arnold Scharzenegger wannabes e.g John Cena. I miss the glory days of the old WWF.

  21. Natedawg422
    1:48 pm on April 17th, 2010

    There is not enough character space that I can use to describe how right you are. But the heart of the problems with this world comes down to supply and demand, and greed. Or at least thats what I believe. And the constantly growing population. Basically my advice would be: Use condoms, budget your money(since we are stuck with the monetary system), follow the golden rule, and find inexpensive hobbies. Peace xirishmagicx!!

  22. xirishmagicx
    2:44 pm on April 17th, 2010

    I would first learn about the art of persuasion. It might come in handy.

  23. Paulzilla
    2:59 pm on April 17th, 2010

    Yes because sitting in front of a television with your beer and pretzels is so much more productive and educational than READING and selectively searching for and researching real facts online, at your local library, bookstore, etc. The problem is that most people just sit and rot away in front of the TV and accept everything that comes from it as truth. Thanks for letting us see what person with a TV programmed brain acts like. You prove my point perfectly.

  24. shawndavids
    3:11 pm on April 17th, 2010

    but yet you hate tv and you sit in front of your computer reading and listing to even more bullshit than the tv has ever aired. you all are so fucked in the head. get a life it’s just entertainment.

  25. TrygviMurt
    3:34 pm on April 17th, 2010

    Endless streams of chills running down my spine. This is fucking genius.

    Oh, the sad world. What went wrong? I’ll tell you what went wrong: Genius maniacs with too much knowledge and too much power. The illusions became our lives, and we never even saw it coming. Let’s end the madness.

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