{"product_id":"mad-as-hell-dave-itzkoff-9781250062246","title":"Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Dave Itzkoff takes us on an extraordinary journey, and in the process reveals Chayefsky's prognosis for TV, a prognosis we've chosen to ignore even as it's come true before our eyes.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForbes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Those words, spoken by an unhinged anchorman named Howard Beale, \"the mad prophet of the airwaves,\" took America by storm in 1976, when \u003ci\u003eNetwork\u003c\/i\u003e became a sensation. With a superb cast (including Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, and Robert Duvall) directed by Sidney Lumet, the film won four Oscars and indelibly shaped how we think about corporate and media power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMad As Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, Dave Itzkoff of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the surprising and dramatic story of how Network made it to the screen, and of Paddy Chayefsky, the tough, driven, Oscar-winning screenwriter who envisioned a world--outlandish for its time--that is all too real today. Itzkoff vividly re-creates the action behind the camera at a time of swirling cultural turmoil. The result is a riveting account that enriches our appreciation of this prophetic and still-startling film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Itzkoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250062241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250062246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2015 pg. 28","brand":"Dave Itzkoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994960691455,"sku":"9781250062246","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_990dc7f8-6eb7-462f-9d1f-deadb542ba09.jpg?v=1683333201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mad-as-hell-dave-itzkoff-9781250062246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}