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Thank You for Smoking (Widescreen Edition) |  | Director: Jason Reitman
Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Joan Lunden, Eric Haberman
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  190 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: Spanish (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.8
MPN: 024543255048
UPC: 024543255048
EAN: 0024543255048
ASIN: B000H0MKOC
Theatrical Release Date: April 14, 2006
Release Date: October 3, 2006
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Product Description
A tobacco industry lobbyist must become more creative in his arguments and logic to promote tobacco use when the health hazards become too obvious to
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As the saying goes, Aaron Eckhart was born to play Nick Naylor, the 30-something "voice of Big Tobacco" in this brazen satire of corporate profits and what lobbyists will do to protect them. Right from the opening, Eckhart is in spin mode, turning the tables on a popular talk show when he states health officials want a young teen stricken by cancer to die more than big tobacco does, since the boy would be a martyr to them, but only a single lost customer to the industry. Audiences gasp, panelists guffaw, and the kid happily shakes Nick's hand. The Academy of Tobacco Studies has a colorful array of folks surrounding Nick, including his cantankerous boss (J.K. Simmons) and the Colonel (Robert Duvall), tobacco's undisputed leader. His closet friends are lobbyists for guns (David Koechner) and alcohol (Maria Bello) who discuss their odd businesses over regular lunches, but when a cutie-pie reporter (Katie Holmes) swings into Nick's life, things begin to unravel. Based on Christopher Buckley's even more outlandish novel, Thank You for Smoking is a bright light for the filmgoer tired of gutless films formulated by committee, and first-time filmmaker Jason Reitman has expertly cast the film, which includes deft turns by William H. Macy and Sam Elliot. Nick's son, a throwaway in the novel, becomes a major influence here in Nick's development and a key student of Naylorisms such as, "If you argue correctly, then you're never wrong," though a father and son trip to Hollywood to visit an uber agent (Rob Lowe at his most suave) demonstrates how the inclusion of the son both helps and hurts the film. Book fans will miss the wicked plot turn, but the final result is a sharp and smart comedy deserving of a long, savory drag. --Doug Thomas
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 Clever Political Satire August 30, 2010
Christopher deHoll
My first experience with this movie was in a college debate class. I was very surprised about not only the content of the movie but also the real world practicality. The Movie follows Nick Naylor as he goes about his daily life as a spokesman for big tobacco, but don't be turned off by where he works. The movie is less about who he works for and more about the sheer brilliance of a good speaker and the effect it can have upon whatever information they choose to relay. One of the classic examples is the movies discussion of which was better, chocolate or vanilla. Nick Naylor manages to create a witty, sarcastic, and enjoyable political satire, while poking fun at most of the major agencies, and branches of work. All in all a very clever work, definitely worth watching even if only for the comedic aspect. I recommend watching this movie with an open mind, and listening to not WHAT is said, but HOW it is said and the outcomes he is able to achieve. Enjoy Nick Naylor and the MOD squad!
Just Too Funny! July 5, 2010
D. Parker (Philadelphia, PA)
Structurally, I thought the movie was perfect. The pacing was flawless and it held my interest all the way through.
The acting was pretty good and it was funny. I watched the movie when I was dead tired at 1:30 a.m., dosing off. When I was finished the movie, I was wide awake.
MIND OPENING June 29, 2010
Michael Ledo (Windsor, SC United States)
Aaron Eckhart (Two Face) plays the ultimate spin doctor as a tobacco lobbyist. The movie is extremely funny and educational. It teaches people, and Aaron's son, not to accept the status quo in thinking, that there are alternative realities depending on how one wants to use spin it. A truely libertarian film to the point of absurdity.
Favorite movie. Great satire. June 18, 2010
Nej Kutcharian (CA, USA)
Honestly I don't know how to review this... It's one of those movies where you have to see it in order to feel it's true awesomeness. I mean, I've tried describing the greatness of this movie to my friends but they just wouldn't understand it's level until they watched it with me.
Buy this movie, its a great movie to watch and to add to your movie collection.
This is by far the best satire I've seen.
A rarity: fantasic book AND movie May 21, 2010
D. Sorel (Massachusetts USA)
Less than 12 hours after I finished this novel, I ran out and rented the movie. Though they share the same title and some of the same plot points, the novel and movie are completely different. In order to make the movie stay within in an hour and a half, the director/screenwriter took out a main character who was crucial to the novel. In doing so, the film has a completely different feel than the movie. The moral of the book is to basically watch one's back because a friend or co-worker could be your greatest enemy. However, the moral of the movie is that you should never tell anything to a reporter even if you are sleeping with her and she seems sweet. In other words, the enemy is from the outside. Due to this, the ending of the novel and that of the film are almost exact opposite of each other. While the film eliminated a pivotal co-worker character, it added Nick's son. Though the scenes between father and son were humorous, I don't believe that it added anything to the movie. In contrast, the book only mentions Nick's son once or twice which further shows Nick's alienation from his family and any kind of love. Lastly, the novel puts a great emphasis on Nick's relationship with the owner of the Academy of Tobacco Studies (known as the Captain). It is this relationship that gives Nick any hope for the future and the Captain acts as Nick's only ally. Yet in the movie, the profoundness of this relationship is stripped down. Overall, I think that the movie and the book are wonderful! I fully enjoyed both. I have to say that I might have even enjoyed the movie a bit more than the book (but the jury is still out on that).
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