Did you see the news this morning? Did you see the Times? We got press coverage on this...
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Diana Christensen:
Did you see the news this morning? Did you see the Times? We got press coverage on this you couldn't buy for a million dollars. Frank, that dumb show jumped five rating points in one night. Tonight's show is gonna be at least fifteen. We've just increased our audience by twenty or thirty million people in one night! And you're not going to to get something like this in your lap for the rest of your days and you can't just piss it away. Howard Beale went up there last night and said what every American feels, that he's tired of all the bullshit! He's articulating the popular rage! I want that show, Frank. I can turn that show into the biggest smash on television.
Frank Hackett:
What do you mean you want that show? It's a News show. It's not your department.
Diana Christensen:
I see Howard Beale as a latter day prophet. A magnificent messianic figure in vain against the hypocrisies of our times! A strip Savonarola, Monday through Friday, that I tell you Frank will just go through the roof! And, I'm talking about a six dollar cost per thousand show. I'm talking about a hundred, a hundred and thirty thousand dollar minutes and you ought to figure out the revenues of a strip show that sells for a hundred thousand bucks a minute! One show like that could pull this whole Network right out of the hole. Now, Frank, it's being handed to us on a plate, let's not blow it.
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Did you see the news this morning Did you see the Times
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We've got press on this you couldn't buy for a million dollars Frank
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That dumb show jumped five rating points in one night
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Tonight's show has gotta be at least 15
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We just increased our audience by 20 or 30 million people in one night
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You're not gonna get this dumped in your lap
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for the rest of your days You can't piss it away
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Howard Beale said what every American feels
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that he's tired of all the bullshit He's articulating the popular rage
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I want that show Frank I can turn that show into the biggest smash on television
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What do you mean It's a news show It's not your department
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I see Howard Beale as a latter day prophet
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A magnificent messianic figure inveighing against the hypocrisies of our times
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A strip Savonarola Monday through Friday
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that I tell you Frank could just go through the roof
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and I'm talking about a 6 cost per thousand show
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I'm talking about a hundred A 130 000 dollar minutes
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Do you wanna figure out the revenues of a strip show
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that sells for 100 000 bucks a minute
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One show like that could pull this network out of the hole
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Frank it's being handed to us on a plate Let's not blow it
Clip duration: 72 seconds
Views: 380
Timestamp in movie: 00h 25m 35s
Uploaded: 30 November, 2022
Genres: drama
Summary: When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
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