Howard Beale: Turn off your TVs

[@adamfitzgerald911]

42 years ago this was made, and it holds more relevancy now than it ever did back then.

[@slimtimes.l.l.c4081]

crazy like you said it's going on rite now the people are basically programmed

[@astrahcat1212]

@Frank Sparks So true, 30,000 years of human history and it all repeats itself over and over, the technology is irrelevant, it's all the same thing over and over.

[@r0land2k]

Especially now.

[@seancallahan7426]

They call it tv program for a reason

[@echowalker2153]

@Frank Sparks seriously? Wow. Are you like 25 yo?

[@1941Ron]

For many years I've been saying that this movie was one of the greatest of all time. Today's dumbed-down society has confirmed it's also the most prophetic.

[@petertard]

But the "romance" between Max and Diana spoils the script.

[@iamthebuddha]

Idiocracy is catching up

[@Frankjc3rd]

Replace tube with screen and it could be talking about today.

[@Peperosinnombre]

Its not prophetic stop idealizating previos generations, yeah the message apply to our Times too but dont forget that this movie was talking to the People of its time

[@andreamummert2912]

And "the people of its time" began the creep to the digital media saturated sheeple of today. Nothing "idealistic" about it.@@Peperosinnombre

[@bradlevantis913]

The soothsayer in this scene is actually my mom. Rhoda Levantis. She was not an actress. She was the switchboard operator at CFTO studios in Toronto where the movie was filmed. The director saw her in the lobby and went to the president of the studio and said she had to be in the movie. (I guess she looked like what he wanted for that extra part). That was her one and only acting job. But her picture was in a magazine(not sure what one it was) and she talked about it until she passed away in 2018. For me it’s nice to know her image will live on for years to come. 🥲

[@MensAsses33]

Interesting story, thanks for sharing. I'll rewind and take another look.

[@CamusSC]

Cool

[@chrisikaris5891]

Wow, I didn't know it was filmed in Toronto. Thanks for sharing that story. Bless your mom.

[@jamaalsjourney]

Dude stop rying to get a ego trip frm mentioning your mom. Whos cares? You not telling us no truth thats hidden frm us by tv

[@mrcervela]

This speech is so relevant today with the explosion of the internet and Facebook. In 1976, the issue was TV. Today the problem has expanded to "Social Media". Turn it all off, man.

[@rtmpgt]

You first

[@highly3382]

@@rtmpgt your comment is so perfect, people are quick to tell everyone to turn it off but they'll die before turning it off themselves

[@janetcameron4652]

We will tell you any shit you want to hear. This is mas madnes, you maniacs.

[@bephanie]

the internet is not the same as the TV. disenfranchised people have a voice on the internet, the voiceless have voice and everyone has a platform on the internet. sure you still have to tell the difference between the man and the machine, and there is censorship, but you can SEE the censorship, and theres other spaces to go - you can outrun it if you're smart. its not the same as having six corporations own all of the information flow. the internet is the solution to the TV if you use it correctly

[@messianic_scam]

@@bephanie z generation don't use it correctly trust me they're brain washed either by video games or tiktok or porn the next generations are doomed

[@d1want34]

i can listen to this 1000 times and not getting bored

[@richard7645]

Funny you say that me neither....

[@paulcarter476]

Ironic

[@HouseholdDog]

Every single year I live the more I appreciate this film.

[@62Cristoforo]

My absolute favourite film. More relevant now than when it was made, in ‘76. Or maybe it’s just there are certain universal truths the writer (Paddy Chayefsky) has tapped into. This film is a brutal antidote to the mass psychosis of American consumerism and mass conformity and bland uniformity.

[@yahyaal-hajeid4925]

Coming back here after 9 years

[@notmyrealname1437]

This is one of the most brilliant scenes ever written. This is the first truthful exposure of the media I encountered. Unfortunately we didn't listen to the message because the mainstream media did fall into the wrong hands.

[@PreacherTHC]

The mainstream media has always been in the hands of the wrong people ever since the beginning

[@BlacksParson]

Some of the best acting I've ever seen.

[@jimsinister13]

Just as relivent today as 1984

[@ododidit]

Crazy, yet people still watch TV and believe it more than their common senses...

[@daviddonoso6577]

He said Tube... funny how he was the mad prophet of the airwaves

[@somebody1828]

The mass has no common sense. I'm part of the mass so I know what I'm talking about.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Only old people watch TV these days.The young watch Facebook and Tik Tok,but that too is a form of television....

[@pluto9000]

@@lazarusblackwell6988 only the very old watch TV, old people watch Facebook, young people watch Tik Tok. If you got your first Internet experience when you got a smart phone with preinstalled apps, you probably feel like you have all the knowlege at your finger tips but really you're in a FaceBook bubble.

[@lesanecrooks3349]

Right

[@nnunoufyrbznez5331]

The sadness in all of this is that what Howard Beale says in this scene, relates to what Cable is truly about today! Everything is a distraction to keep most people uninformed and dumbed down !

[@slimtimes.l.l.c4081]

most definitely

[@GabbaaGhoul]

and sadly now social media

[@howardbeale661]

Art predicts life. One of the most brilliant films ever assembled. Many movies fade with time, but this one just shines brighter and brighter!

[@hondagoal]

Everything he says is 100 percent true.

[@Corinthian44]

One of the most memorable scenes in cinema history !

[@futuropasado]

Covid times, TV terror and manipulation times... This film is more relevant than EVER.

[@richard7645]

Covid was to change the climate on how we live

[@richard7645]

I don't think I watch t.v

[@davedahl4461]

This film scared the shit out of me when I saw it when I was 9. I had no idea it would be even more true now. The death of individual thought, if something doesn’t fit into the current sensitivities it gets pulled off the shelves, or removed. When the rumor of a act can cause someone to lose everything before due process.

[@MensAsses33]

I saw it when I was 15. It had quite an impact on me that I still feel today.

[@scrinbot]

2022 We are living this movie, right now. Think about WEF. It has begun. So, I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell: ‘I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take this anymore!’

[@lucasstrople4767]

Howard Beale: Turn them off forever!!!!" Immediate Netflix ad: WATCH ALL YOU WANT FOR ONE LOW PRICE!!!

[@captainwhackencracker4589]

CANCEL YOUR NETFLIX!!! THEY'RE PEDDLING BULLSHIT PROPAGANDA, TOO!!!

[@pequodexpress]

This is why the illegal downloading of copyrighted content, especially entertainment content, has not gone away and has only increased, though it does drive down the cost of streaming services to make those services a more attractive option (ease and convenience). It is necessary for consumers to be bombarded with content, images, ideas, distractions. If they are willing to pay for the distraction, all the better. But if they're not willing to pay directly, they still need to be encouraged to participate in the distractions. Consumers who download content "illegally" still pay. They pay for for computer hardware, some software (perhaps), a VPN service, etc. But they also pay by willingly being part of the distractions, desiring them. Perhaps this is the biggest price, to feel that one's desires are satiated to the point where there is little desire for political involvement. Does the oligarchy know the correct balance of "bread and circuses" to keep this ship of fools ambling on, or is the ship headed towards some kind of collision?

[@osmanyousif7849]

Don't believe their lies. Streaming is using you as a pawn.

[@chadanding8692]

Upgrade to youtube premium and avoid the ads. Told to me through an ad.

[@maikelnavarro6651]

2020 and this still relevant to society.

[@oliverxvi4373]

It will still be relevant in 100 years also, so...What a suprise its still relevant today -_-

[@andym28]

Now in a fascist society probably best not to watch the TV.

[@propagandatwo]

We're in the boredom killing business.

[@DavianSinner]

That line stood out to me, too.

[@iansanchez966]

@Randy White It means that for Beale, television's bottom line is to entertain (killing boredom) rather than to provide 'truth', whatever that is.

[@Leftofway]

The film is absolutely brilliant!

[@bobbygnosis]

This speech should be shown to every human in America. Every human who watches television or any form of multi-media. Fucking hell. I watch youtube. I watch documentaries. I'm not immune, but I know damned well how to discern. This speech is important because he says, "Go to yourselves." The measure of humans is an interesting measurement. Probably the best. What is good? Do we need anyone to tell us?

[@ahmadabbas3380]

And yet most people will won’t do anything

[@hipocampelofantocame]

How did I miss this until now? Such candor is very rare. Kudos.

[@craigprice6795]

Network .One of my top Ten movies of all time. I'm going to find it on DVD.

[@ssilva5500]

When i heard this man talk.... When he gave this speech, i woke up. Very few people over time has said television is bad. I never listened because they could never convince me..... All i asked was "WHY?" No one ever gave me a good answer. That changed when this man howard beale delivered this message. Thanks howard... You have big balls and are one solid individual. Thank you

[@bigrobtheactor]

It takes what it takes.

[@aswani69]

Don't thank him, thank Paddy Chaevsky.

[@hambone-gv3sx]

Silva there have been books like The Plug in Drug and reports on television

[@EthosF4ded]

He was merely an amazing actor. The message still stands true.

[@Ptpop]

Screenplay written by Paddy Chayefsky, performed by Peter Finch.

[@Max-ru4lp]

Funny thing, is that this guy, he himself and his ideas turned into an amusement instrument, it's paradojic and funnier because its even in a movie, a movie that amuse our boredom.

[@rookerycephapirin9980]

So happy to be on the right side of history, and I know it to be true! Because the television instructs me what to think, and what to do.

[@andresdr]

This speech becomes more relevant by the day.

[@rfountai]

There is a difference between information and truth. In this age of conflicting claims, fake news, and online hoaxes, media is the one thing we MUST be skeptical of.

[@Doc64]

Paddy Chayefsky saw the future

[@snap8626]

Its 2020, he is describing CNN< FOX< MSNBC to the most finite detail it is scary.

[@jimmyajp]

Yet 42 years later people are still watching TV and believe it more than their common senses...

[@hyourinmaruookami]

This gives me goosebumps every single time I watch it.

[@JeffreySykes]

It's amazing how they tried to predict the future power of media but only within the context of what they had at the time (television). All of these things could be said now about the cell phone and social media as propaganda/control tools.

[@rescuemytrip7988]

A Brave Man In a Brave Movie Pray for a future of wise people helping each other as strange as that may sound.

[@slimtimes.l.l.c4081]

it's gone have to hope I get to see it

[@DTM-Books]

Now multiply that by 100 and you have social media, smartphones, AI and Fox News. Woe is us, indeed.

[@ronblitz]

And msnbc and cnn

[@eadg4life1]

Makes complete sense now. Back then no one listened.

[@antman5474]

And they're still not listening. Anyone for bake off?

[@ReeseMac]

2:32 - 2:46 the most prophetic piece of scripted dialogue ever written in regards to media. This movie is a satire on tv broadcasting but I'll be damned if those words didn't come true in real life. Corporate media gives us our news and boy there's some politically biased shit being "peddled for truth" on their networks. Now we watch news with some caution and skepticism .....sad.

[@Tripp1993]

+ReeseMac Ain't that the goddamn truth in the whole godless world. That Paddy Chayefsky was a genius. The film is one of the greatest dystopian dramas ever, despite the fact that it's not a dystopian film.

[@bigrobtheactor]

You're almost there. Don't blame the "corporate media" - they do what they are designed to do - deliver eye-balls to advertisers for profit - it's the individual choice made that does the damage, watching TV, making a life-style out of "boredom-killing" via passive, steady, all consuming "entertainment" addiction. It's us, not them.

[@ReeseMac]

I'm directing my aim more so at the news. You can't not "blame the corporate media". It's like having a drug epidemic in your community and saying 'Don't blame the drug dealer or kingpin. Blame the addict.' They're misleading people with bias news thereby undermining the integrity of their own profession. A profession that once had greater integrity; it was more trustworthy in the past. People today have become more & more aware and are becoming less trustworthy of corporate news today. News should be objective. Not bias.

[@bigrobtheactor]

The trouble with that line of thinking is it erroneously assumes that all "corporate media" act in concert which in fact they do not - if by "corporate media" you mean commercial news channels. In fact there are practically an infinite number of ever-changing and competing sources from every corner of the globe representing almost every point of view imaginable. There is no "they" in that sense. People, just like you and me choose to tune in to the sources they find most appealing and come out with basically what they went in for which in most cases is entertainment, some information, or as Beale says boredom killing. I don't think we need a "it's like" analogy, the subject is analyzable on its own. I get my news from a variety of competing and often conflicting channels forming my evolving opinions based on a number of factors. There is no conspiracy. There is a free-press, at least in most of the West. There is mostly chaos and conflict and confrontation as well as cooperation. People are responsible for their own choices and the outcomes. That's the point of his speech, If you don't want to be informed or told what to think exclusively by CNN or Fox or The New York Times they can go to RT or Al Jazeera or BBC or the Washington FreeBeacon, watch The News Hour or C-Span for informed discussion programs with experts that often disagree, or any number of a million other sources and channels and get the mix they look for from El Mundo to Ha'arretz to the Bangkok Post in a nearly endless, varied and always changing landscape, from the AP to Bloomberg to Reuters, I do it all the time so I think I know. Looking angrily for scapegoats is easy but fruitless, Beale is addressing the audience as free agents capable of making their own decisions. He's reminding them. That's his point, he's not blaming the "corporate media" or assuming people are powerless pawns being led around by powerful, evil, cooperating entities. It's a warning not to voluntarily surrender responsibility for your own mind. Thanks for reading. ;)

[@ReeseMac]

bigrobtheactor Yes I am referring specifically to FOX News & MSNBC and , yes, I'm well aware and understand that aspect of his speech on audience culpability (It's very hard for anyone to miss) but just because I did not type a remark about that part doesn't mean that I didn't see it or understand it to the point where a KZbinr has to point it out to me as if I needed it broken down. So I am "there". I just didn't TYPE about audience culpability. I typed about what he said between 2:32 - 2:46 . How ironic that back then it seemed far fetched where as today it has unfortunately come to fruition. ((( My essential sentiment is--->There should be no news channels, especially those that claim to be "fair & balanced", presenting biased and propagandized news information to the public. It should be objective. You disagree with that?))))

[@laomark9583]

PERFECT and BRILLIANT !

[@simonboland]

“Television is not the truth…” and now the new head of NPR said something along the lines that there’s multiple truths while she was at Wikimedia. Seems like we’ve been going in the wrong direction.

[@tgamendoza2528]

Turn your TVs off!!! TURN THEM OFF! Social media accounts as well...

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

RIGHT.

[@DianeDixey]

Genius.... back then and still now

[@iddqds]

i really feel good everytime when i watch this scene. thanks mr.lumet...

[@WackySketch]

THIS IS TOTALLY THE BEST MONOLOGUE YET! AND I'M TOTALLY DOING THIS FOR MY ENGLISH PROJECT! (faint)

[@Maisonier]

This looks like Mr Robot ...

[@justinbennett9998]

La dictator with Charlie chaplan

[@user-drdestiny]

This speech has really stuck with me for years

[@jagdmw]

Best video I have ever watched.

[@duncangerrard6828]

only now its the "Smart" phone.

[@o.l4890]

I wonder how you wrote this

[@lawjoseph2701]

We need more Howard Beales in the world

[@MrJust2times]

Called Alex Jones :D

[@lawjoseph2701]

@@MrJust2times Thats one we need more

[@richard7645]

I wouldn't trust Alex jones 🙈 bill cooper called him out as a liar

[@karllieck9064]

​@@MrJust2timesNo sweetie. Howard Beale spoke the truth; AJ only tells crazy lies that hurt people.

[@KarthikSoun]

one of the best speeches ever.. loved it..

[@mattb6646]

Theres millions of people that need to see this today. The only difference now is it doesnt just come from the TV but mainly the internet now.

[@samuelhepburn2636]

It's sad that this only has 180k views 😢

[@rosemariemarotta4188]

more true today than ever

[@woodyburns]

It’s like they knew what was coming

[@debbieberry4150]

Duh. Satan dies nothing without God's knowledge. He is BOUND to disclose it to humanity. we've been told.. look at all the movies. How long before conspiracy becomes truth?

[@mainstreetsaint36]

Folks like Christine Chubbuck were more the real life TV prophets.

[@Koldeman]

In 1976, TV was the most important family member in most homes. We live now in an age where information is transmitted all over the world instantly. We're all zombies walking around, sitting around, even sleeping around with these pocket-sized devices churning out content nonstop. We can find art, life-changing inspiration, & wisdom with the swoosh of our fingertips. We can also find unhealthy ideas, immoral behaviors, & unimaginable fakery with equal ease. It's alarming how fast & loose we consume & share online material. With active systems relying more & more on AI, is scary to think how easily an irresponsible, careless, or evil user could create something online that could yield devastating results. How prescient this movie was.

[@wilfordbrimleypranks]

The audience cheering after he collapsed is chilling

[@MrDHWong1989]

Even more so when you consider the fact that the actor who played Howard Beale (Peter Finch) actually did collapse and die of a heart attack in real life shortly after this film's release.

[@DrMarianus]

TV shows have workers who held signs back then telling people when to clap, laugh, scream, etc. during taping.

[@manuelserrano9857]

Hallelujah! A truer statement could not have been said if it came from the Bible itself!

[@curtcurtcurtis1982]

i'm mad as hell and i'm not gonna take it anymore!

[@mdbarnes21]

Totally right on with the influence of TV on society and how they create and give us our culture...

[@mageedahsmobilenotary8540]

This is happening right now!!! People wake up !!

[@CrimsonFury006]

This is so true. I imitated what i saw on TV my entire life and it got me into so much trouble, from not having friends to getting fired from two jobs. This is madness. There should be a disclaimer on TV shows that says "For entertainment purposes only", or simply put it like he says turn off the TV and leave it off.

[@metalmilitia1890]

"go to yourselves! Because thats the only pace your going to find any real truth!"

[@daviddonoso6577]

He said Tube... he was indeed the mad prophet of the airwaves

[@Freezykow]

I think John Mayer put it best. "And when you trust your television What you get is what you got Cause when they own the information, oh They can bend it all they want"

[@nasalpolecat091]

Now THAT is an Oscar performance!!

[@Aufderwel]

I dedicated a house track to this movie and sampled Beale's "mad as hell" speech, which is on my channel called Get Mad. It's not for everyone, but I'm sure some of you will like it.

[@cjonyx]

When this movie came out in 1976, it was truly ahead of it's time. This is why the Late Great Peter Finch won the Oscar for "Best Leading Actor"(The first in Oscar history to win an award posthumously in an acting category), Faye Dunaway won for "Best Leading Actress", and another woman won for "Best Supporting Actress". Compared to how television was back then to how it is now, it was tame, especially with the Internet, so-called "reality TV", and other things, just imagine if "Howard Beale" was to come back today with one of his fire and brimstone "I told you so monologues", when you think about it, he proved his point by what I just said.

[@jwavada]

Beatrice Straight

[@skatedude22]

this clip was used in the movie Zeitgeist, I've been looking for the title of the movie all night! thanks for posting

[@hippieal]

It’s crazy how this is so relevant to today that just with television but with social media and the Internet

[@mickeywicked478]

Truth in plain sight. There’s no other way to sum up this speech.

[@saintpreferred9223]

One of the best films ever made...

[@alaricblair3264]

I refuse to buy a television for many of the same reasons mentioned in this GREAT speech--that and the fact that I refuse to pay for cable ( the HAMSTER WHEEL OF ENTERTAINMENT )

[@jeffreyrobertson619]

Now the television has been replaced with social media

[@hakansaribal5093]

And it’s the worst😒 News flash everything everywhere, all at once! Stupidity took all over the mainstream.

[@rustybucket1256]

What he is talking about could be referred as "anti-knowledge" which in itself is worst than ignorance. Ignorance can be educated, but "anti-knowledge" must be deprogrammed .

[@TheSharonruby]

yes

[@TucsonDude]

That's pretty good!

[@iarreolav]

Programming the Human Biocomputer - John C. Lily

[@lunarmist428]

there you go kids,,,totally correct

[@HLordz301]

INSTANT CLASSIC.

[@62Cristoforo]

Yes. And it’s been instant for the past 45 years. That’s why it’s so good

[@atlascove1810]

substitute "television" with "twitter".

[@rikflare7970]

Here in 2021 I can’t help but think this is as prevalent currently as it was when made, makes ya think bout things.

[@berndheiden7630]

That is the tragedy of all important information: It has been out there all the time and nobody noticed or cared!

[@Surfwriter2]

Thanks for posting this segment. I'd almost forgotten what an impact this film made on me when it was released. I've just ordered the DVD version.

[@WatchyertopknowAhhhGrizz1964]

Probably the most sober segment of this movie; yes, overall it's a dark comedy of sorts, but this is the point, where what he's saying is sober, pure truth, for any who would heed it...not for just the studio audience in this movie, but for anyone watching this movie; even you and I.

[@glendarelli]

BRAVO ! The TRUTH!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!

[@Robzrx]

Replace tube/television with social media here and you’ve got today’s world.

[@skdewolf7606]

It’s both. Boomers love their Tv programs.

[@bobthebear1246]

Life is like a Hollywood movie, except the bad guys win. This is not a Hollywood movie.

[@ITFDAVE]

Its not at all the same today as it was when this movie came out. The "tube" has multiplied in a way that makes the 70s propaganda machine look like childs play.

[@pjl7592]

You'd be better off living your life backwards.

[@burger_kinghorn]

And now we have You...Tube

[@D33Lux]

The Revolution will be televised! and I'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it any more...ahrgh.

[@backfru]

We're in a lot of trouble!

[@CougarNick78]

A great film way ahead of its time. I notice it's not aired much anymore. Also, it's hard to find for purchase. Odd coincidences or maybe the powers don't want us thinking too much. This and Captain America-The Winter Soldier are dangerous films. Dangerous to the upper echelons, their flunkies, and the masses of sheeple who'll be forced to finally think.

[@misplacednewyawker]

I bought on dvd about 8 years ago with many extras[2 disks].

[@aresef]

I can go to the library and take it out for a week. C'mon man.

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

I guarantee if you free these slaves they will kill you and the want the chain back (tv, sports, drugs,advertising, school, false prophets) freedom takes guts

[@MarcPfeiffer]

Has the internet become the next TV?? I think this depends on what you read/watch on the internet. Certainly the internet has provided for more opinions and ideas to be expressed.

[@gnuPirate]

The writing in this film is so off the charts amazingly insanely great. Paddy, you're the fucken dude!

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

My tv has been off for years I look for truth inside myself

[@MensAsses33]

I don't have a television in my home.

[@windwalker1313]

Nicely done!

[@lucasisacomic]

I remember saying this is "this is sick" when the crowd chanted what was a battle cry to the voiceless to a catchphrase that they put on a T Shirt

[@MatE-yr5ud]

Shout out to Mike Dice! Now it’s turn those tablets and Smartphones off! Especially kids!

[@reneehurt387]

🎉Rest in peace and birthday wishes to Peter Finch 9 23 Mr. Finch died of a heart attack while promoting Network. He never knew he won the Oscar for his unforgettable, stll relevant performance Rest in Respect

[@cjonyx]

Although I do love "Rocky", I am shocked, I mean shocked that this did not win "Best Picture"!

[@VAWineNB]

Network, Taxi Driver, All the President's Men, Bound for Glory....all great films but the crowd-pleasing blockbuster wins Best Picture.

[@scyfox.]

Now the "Tube" is Social Media... nobody watches TV anymore

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

RIGHT.

[@crisp99]

you had me the whole way and i nodded approvingly at a bugs life, excellent comment

[@casiswell2135]

This is how people are living in FEAR about this virus.