18 Scripts Wannabe Screenwriters Should Read Right Now

6. Network (1976)

The Script: "A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit." - IMDb What You'll Learn: Three-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky crafted one of the best films of the '70s in Network - a powerful, satirical drama that predicted the age of reality television with gusto. Network is often cited as one of the great screenplays, mostly due to the fact that it moves effortlessly from one scene to the next, and because of its infamous "Mad as hell" speech that occurs at its mid-point. Chayefsky teaches how to write a script that is both thrilling, humorous and sad, whilst also having something to say. "I wanted everyone, every man, woman or child to realize that they had a choice," he said. "I wanted them to know that they have the right to get angry." You can read Paddy Chayefsky's script for Network here.