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The Pyramid

The Pyramid

1976Movie⏱️ 1h 34mPG
Drama
4.5
IMDB Rating
176 votes

A young TV news reporter grows tired of Commercial programming and decides to cover more positive stories. He is fired for his troubles, and goes on a personal search for truth and beauty in the media. A voyage in consciousness fo...

Director
Gary Kent
Writers
Gary Kent, Thomas J. Kelly
Stars
Michael Ashe, Tomi Barrett, Dave Beidleman
Release Date
September 22, 1976
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Ashe
Michael Ashe
as Phil
Tomi Barrett
Tomi Barrett
as Merleen
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Dave Beidleman
as Officer Buckert
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Charley Brown
as Chris Lowe
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Carol Cassella
as Young Mother
June Christopher
June Christopher
as Iris
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Diana Corto
as Actress
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Dan Dusek
as Station Employee
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Steve Ferry
as Marinen
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Harold Gafford
as Trippy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Production
PMK Productions

🏷️ Keywords

television reporterreference to a clockwork orangetelevision journalisttelevision journalismsuicide

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Reality News versus New Life Pyramid
by jrneptune2019-12-01
6/10

"I am in agreement with both reviews from SnoopyStyle and Boblipton but for me I would add I was amused that part of the story revolved around the one reporter wanting to have a segment done around what his boss described as a self-masturbatory fluff piece that people would not be inclined to want to see. He was told they wanted sex, violence, nudity, or song instead. The way it is filmed I have to wonder if they are not mocking themselves or if the movie is meant to be a bit of a parody. I do believe that judgement applies to more than the news media and would go further that it applies not j..."

💡 Did You Know?

The supposed documentary on plant synthesis was also part of an episode from the series "In search of" (1976).

📖 Synopsis

A young TV news reporter grows tired of Commercial programming and decides to cover more positive stories. He is fired for his troubles, and goes on a personal search for truth and beauty in the media. A voyage in consciousness fo...