"Network" is probably my favorite movie of all time.

[Xavier Breath]

2. I was 10 when my Mom and Aunt dragged me and my cousin to see it at the drive-in.

I guess it was cheaper and easier than a baby-sitter, and they figured we'd get bored and fall asleep before we saw too much of the R-rated stuff. But, as a kid who worshipped at the tv alter I was fascinated by a behind-the-scenes look. I stayed awake until the ending. Yeah, much of the political stuff, like the scenes with the terrorist leaders was a bit over my head, and I couldn't really relate to William Holden's monologues about age and decay, but I got the gist of it. My favorite speech is when the network's president dies and Howard bemoans tv's intrusion into American lives and the power now in the hands of Robert Duvall's character.