Brooks also wrote he songs and lyrics for three songs in the film: "I""m Tired," "The French Mistake," and "The Ballad of Rock Ridge.The paper""s headline reads: "BEALE FIRED," accompanied by a 3/4 page blowup of the news reporter.In Hackett""s office following he night that "Howard Beale went on the air and yelled bulls--t for two minutes," Diana proposes to "put that lunatic back on the air yelling bulls--t.Fencing the stolen jewels himself would save the money that would have to be split with a fence:Oh, I suppose a fellow should stick to his own trade, but uh, I know some pretty big men around here that might not be averse to a deal like this - if they""re properly approached.(The film waits until its climax to provide the typical catharctic bloody violence of most traditional horror films - and with restraint - only one murder!)The film""s source material from science-fiction/horror author Stephen King""s 1977 best-selling novel (his third novel under his own name) by the same name, bears little resemblance to Kubrick""s creation.Virgil wisely added: "The greatest danger of all is that danger never ends." Caesar advised Mandemus to "be patient and wait."Caesar""s words morphed into the words of the Great Lawgiver from the film""s prologue, with the camera panning to reveal his audience of young humans and apes: "We still wait, my children.