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{{Infobox Film| name = Thank You for Smoking| image = Thank you for smoking Poster.jpg| caption = Poster for Thank You for Smoking| director = Jason Reitman
[Stephen Belafonte
Michael Beugg
David J. Bloomfield
Daniel Brunt
Alessandro Camon
Daniel Dubiecki
Max Levchin
Mindy Marin
Elon Musk
Michael R. Newman
Edward R. Pressman
David O. Sacks
John Schmidt
Peter Thiel
Mark Woolway (screenplay)
[Christopher Buckley (novel)]
Maria Bello
Cameron Bright
Adam Brody
Sam Elliott
Katie Holmes
David Koechner
William H. Macy
J.K. Simmons
Robert Duvall
Kim Dickens
Rob Lowe
Todd Louiso
Dennis Miller
and Joan Lunden ]| cinematography = James Whitaker| distributor = [Fox Searchlight Pictures, [2006| budget = $7,000,000| preceded_by =| followed_by =| imdb_id = 0427944-->Thank You for Smoking is a [2006 in film, Golden Globe Award-nominated film satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks. It is based on the Thank You for Smoking (novel) by Christopher Buckley. The title is based on the popular saying "Thank You for Not Smoking," and the cover of the DVD case is modeled on the Lucky Strike cigarette box.{{cite web], 2006, and had a wide release on April 14. As of 2007, the film has grossed a total of more than United States dollar 39 million worldwide. On November 24, 2006, National Broadcasting Company announced that it is developing a television pilot based on the film. The film was released on DVD in the United States of America on October 3, 2006 and in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2007.

Plot Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the Vice President of and the chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, a tobacco lobby whose stated purpose is to research the links between smoking cigarettes and health. The group, funded by cigarette companies, never finds any links. Nick's job requires him to inform the public of these results, as well as defend the rights of smokers. The film follows his career as a Pundit (expert) for big tobacco, appearing in both public speaking engagements and on television programs. Each week, Nick meets with Polly Bailey (Maria Bello) and Bobby Jay Bliss (David Koechner), lobbyists for the alcohol and gun industries, for lunch and mutual support. The three jokingly refer to themselves as "the M.O.D. Squad" (alluding to both the phrase "Merchants Of Death" and the television show The Mod Squad).Faced with a bill to add a skull and crossbones to all cigarette packaging, Nick proposes an idea to his boss, BR (J.K. Simmons) — whose initials stand for Bud Rohrabacher, though this is never specifically mentioned in the film — to get actors in films to start smoking on screen again as in the 1920s and 1930s, and thus "put the sex back in cigarettes". BR sends him to Hollywood to meet with Talent agent Jeff Megall (Rob Lowe) and arrange product placement. Nick elects to bring his son, Joey (Cameron Bright), on the sudden conviction that they do not spend enough time together since Joey's mother gained child custody. As Joey asks about the details of Nick's job during the trip, they bond as Nick teaches him the art of Public relations#Spin.

Nick also plans to appear before the U.S. Senate to fight the packaging bill, as well as Senator Finisterre (William H. Macy), the primary supporter of the bill as well as a long time critic of cigarettes. During an appearance on Dennis Miller's talk show to debate the issue with Finisterre, a caller threatens to kill Nick. After refusing BR's suggestion for him to hire bodyguards, Nick is soon kidnapped, and transdermal nicotine patches are placed all over his skin, sending high doses of nicotine into his blood stream, triggering a toxic response (nicotine poisoning) and nearly killing him. Luckily, he is found alive, and in a twist of irony, it was his smoking habit and resulting tolerance of nicotine which (as his doctor put it) "saved his life"; however, he can never smoke again because of resultant hypersensitivity to the drug.

In the midst of all of this, Nick has secretly begun having sex with an attractive reporter named Heather Holloway (Katie Holmes), revealing many secrets to her during their love making, assuming it was journalism sourcing#Confidentiality terminology. She was preparing a piece about him, promising to be fair to both sides of the issue. She then publishes an article that paints Nick as a heartless monster, including Nick's dealings with the M.O.D. Squad, bribery of cancer-stricken Marlboro Man Lorne Lutch (Sam Elliott), supposed training of Joey to follow in his footsteps, and the behind-the-scenes plan to increase cigarettes in film. When Nick confronts Heather over the phone, she condescendingly states that she's like him by just working a job to pay the mortgage. Deciding that the article has either removed or completely reversed any sympathy of the public towards Nick after his kidnapping, BR decides that the Academy should distance itself from Nick and fires him. After Nick initially becomes depressed, Joey reminds him of why he does his job: to defend the "defense-less" corporations.

Speaking to the press, Nick promises to clear the names of those linked to him by the article, and reveals his affair with Holloway, ruining her professional journalism career as she watches him live on TV at work with her surprised co-workers. He also reveals his intention to still testify before the Senate in hopes of stopping the bill from passing. Nick ends up performing so well at the Senate hearing that BR asks him to return to the Academy. However, as a reporter asks Nick if he will continue to work with the Academy, he fully realizes BR's motives for firing and hiring him and decides not to return as an example to his son, completely catching BR off guard before the press. The film ends with a review of the lives of those affected by the entire situation: BR is out of work for the first time in years after the Academy is dismantled, Heather is reduced to working as a weather reporter for a small TV station, Senator Finistirre is still working on his anti-cigarette campaign by digitally removing cigarettes from classic films, and the M.O.D. Squad is still meeting weekly — with new lobbyists from the oil, fast food and hazardous waste industries being invited to the luncheon. Joey wins a school debate, and Nick begins a public relations training firm (which is seen taking on the growing Mobile phone radiation and health).

Analysis According to the film's director, this film is neither pro- nor anti-smoking. In fact, the act of smoking is not shown at all in the movie (except only once in the deleted scenes portion of the movie: after Naylor has been assaulted by anti-smoking activists, recovers, and is told he can never smoke again. He tries one, and passes out.) The closest the movie ever comes to depicting a character smoking is when Nick reaches into his shirt pocket for a cigarette. The pack, however, is empty. The film is more inclined to attack political correctness, despite some scenes showing pro-smoking messages. Overall it slightly parodies both struggles in promoting and preventing smoking, with the Tobacco companies resorting to giving obvious lies to people and the anti-smoking movements going too far (such as the senator editing movies that have cigarettes in them). During the film, it is repeated that "there is no scientific proof against cigarettes". On The Charlie Rose Show, and in his director's commentary on the DVD, Reitman described it as a film with a libertarian message. This message is crystallized in the movie when the Senator asks Nick whether he would let Joey smoke when he reaches the age of consent, to which Nick replies "if he really wants a cigarette, I'll buy him his first pack." When asked by a Senator if he believes cigarettes can lead to lung cancer and other conditions, Nick responds, to everyone's surprise, that he does. He goes on to state that he doesn't think there is a single person in the room that doesn't believe this. This captures the libertarian idea of freedom to endanger one's own body, as long as the person is fully informed/educated of all the dangers.

Reitman has given interviews clarifying his position. "I don’t want to change the tobacco industry," he declares on Ignoremagazine.com. "I think the tobacco industry should just keep on doing what they’re doing. I want to make people laugh... This is about the freedom to smoke. This is about chilling out a little and relaxing. Let people make decisions for themselves as long as they’re willing to take personal responsibility for their actions." Reitman went on to describe the response of tobacco lobbyists to his oeuvre. "I’m going to be DC tonight actually for a screening that Donald Rumsfeld apparently might attend... we had a great screening with lots of local politicos, and lobbyists, plenty of lobbyists. An alcohol lobbyist pulled me aside and went on and on about how much she loved the film and how everyone she knows in guns and liquor and cigarettes can’t wait to see it. And I thought that was awesome."

Cast *Indicates characters not featured in the novel.

Trivia

References

External links

{{Infobox Film| name = Thank You for Smoking| image = Thank you for smoking Poster.jpg| caption = Poster for Thank You for Smoking| director = Jason Reitman
[Stephen Belafonte
Michael Beugg
David J. Bloomfield
Daniel Brunt
Alessandro Camon
Daniel Dubiecki
Max Levchin
Mindy Marin
Elon Musk
Michael R. Newman
Edward R. Pressman
David O. Sacks
John Schmidt
Peter Thiel
Mark Woolway (screenplay)
[Christopher Buckley (novel)]
Maria Bello
Cameron Bright
Adam Brody
Sam Elliott
Katie Holmes
David Koechner
William H. Macy
J.K. Simmons
Robert Duvall
Kim Dickens
Rob Lowe
Todd Louiso
Dennis Miller
and Joan Lunden ]| cinematography = James Whitaker| distributor = [Fox Searchlight Pictures, [2006| budget = $7,000,000| preceded_by =| followed_by =| imdb_id = 0427944-->Thank You for Smoking is a [2006 in film, Golden Globe Award-nominated film satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks. It is based on the Thank You for Smoking (novel) by Christopher Buckley. The title is based on the popular saying "Thank You for Not Smoking," and the cover of the DVD case is modeled on the Lucky Strike cigarette box.{{cite web], 2006, and had a wide release on April 14. As of 2007, the film has grossed a total of more than United States dollar 39 million worldwide. On November 24, 2006, National Broadcasting Company announced that it is developing a television pilot based on the film. The film was released on DVD in the United States of America on October 3, 2006 and in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2007.

Plot Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the Vice President of and the chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, a tobacco lobby whose stated purpose is to research the links between smoking cigarettes and health. The group, funded by cigarette companies, never finds any links. Nick's job requires him to inform the public of these results, as well as defend the rights of smokers. The film follows his career as a Pundit (expert) for big tobacco, appearing in both public speaking engagements and on television programs. Each week, Nick meets with Polly Bailey (Maria Bello) and Bobby Jay Bliss (David Koechner), lobbyists for the alcohol and gun industries, for lunch and mutual support. The three jokingly refer to themselves as "the M.O.D. Squad" (alluding to both the phrase "Merchants Of Death" and the television show The Mod Squad).Faced with a bill to add a skull and crossbones to all cigarette packaging, Nick proposes an idea to his boss, BR (J.K. Simmons) — whose initials stand for Bud Rohrabacher, though this is never specifically mentioned in the film — to get actors in films to start smoking on screen again as in the 1920s and 1930s, and thus "put the sex back in cigarettes". BR sends him to Hollywood to meet with Talent agent Jeff Megall (Rob Lowe) and arrange product placement. Nick elects to bring his son, Joey (Cameron Bright), on the sudden conviction that they do not spend enough time together since Joey's mother gained child custody. As Joey asks about the details of Nick's job during the trip, they bond as Nick teaches him the art of Public relations#Spin.

Nick also plans to appear before the U.S. Senate to fight the packaging bill, as well as Senator Finisterre (William H. Macy), the primary supporter of the bill as well as a long time critic of cigarettes. During an appearance on Dennis Miller's talk show to debate the issue with Finisterre, a caller threatens to kill Nick. After refusing BR's suggestion for him to hire bodyguards, Nick is soon kidnapped, and transdermal nicotine patches are placed all over his skin, sending high doses of nicotine into his blood stream, triggering a toxic response (nicotine poisoning) and nearly killing him. Luckily, he is found alive, and in a twist of irony, it was his smoking habit and resulting tolerance of nicotine which (as his doctor put it) "saved his life"; however, he can never smoke again because of resultant hypersensitivity to the drug.

In the midst of all of this, Nick has secretly begun having sex with an attractive reporter named Heather Holloway (Katie Holmes), revealing many secrets to her during their love making, assuming it was journalism sourcing#Confidentiality terminology. She was preparing a piece about him, promising to be fair to both sides of the issue. She then publishes an article that paints Nick as a heartless monster, including Nick's dealings with the M.O.D. Squad, bribery of cancer-stricken Marlboro Man Lorne Lutch (Sam Elliott), supposed training of Joey to follow in his footsteps, and the behind-the-scenes plan to increase cigarettes in film. When Nick confronts Heather over the phone, she condescendingly states that she's like him by just working a job to pay the mortgage. Deciding that the article has either removed or completely reversed any sympathy of the public towards Nick after his kidnapping, BR decides that the Academy should distance itself from Nick and fires him. After Nick initially becomes depressed, Joey reminds him of why he does his job: to defend the "defense-less" corporations.

Speaking to the press, Nick promises to clear the names of those linked to him by the article, and reveals his affair with Holloway, ruining her professional journalism career as she watches him live on TV at work with her surprised co-workers. He also reveals his intention to still testify before the Senate in hopes of stopping the bill from passing. Nick ends up performing so well at the Senate hearing that BR asks him to return to the Academy. However, as a reporter asks Nick if he will continue to work with the Academy, he fully realizes BR's motives for firing and hiring him and decides not to return as an example to his son, completely catching BR off guard before the press. The film ends with a review of the lives of those affected by the entire situation: BR is out of work for the first time in years after the Academy is dismantled, Heather is reduced to working as a weather reporter for a small TV station, Senator Finistirre is still working on his anti-cigarette campaign by digitally removing cigarettes from classic films, and the M.O.D. Squad is still meeting weekly — with new lobbyists from the oil, fast food and hazardous waste industries being invited to the luncheon. Joey wins a school debate, and Nick begins a public relations training firm (which is seen taking on the growing Mobile phone radiation and health).

Analysis According to the film's director, this film is neither pro- nor anti-smoking. In fact, the act of smoking is not shown at all in the movie (except only once in the deleted scenes portion of the movie: after Naylor has been assaulted by anti-smoking activists, recovers, and is told he can never smoke again. He tries one, and passes out.) The closest the movie ever comes to depicting a character smoking is when Nick reaches into his shirt pocket for a cigarette. The pack, however, is empty. The film is more inclined to attack political correctness, despite some scenes showing pro-smoking messages. Overall it slightly parodies both struggles in promoting and preventing smoking, with the Tobacco companies resorting to giving obvious lies to people and the anti-smoking movements going too far (such as the senator editing movies that have cigarettes in them). During the film, it is repeated that "there is no scientific proof against cigarettes". On The Charlie Rose Show, and in his director's commentary on the DVD, Reitman described it as a film with a libertarian message. This message is crystallized in the movie when the Senator asks Nick whether he would let Joey smoke when he reaches the age of consent, to which Nick replies "if he really wants a cigarette, I'll buy him his first pack." When asked by a Senator if he believes cigarettes can lead to lung cancer and other conditions, Nick responds, to everyone's surprise, that he does. He goes on to state that he doesn't think there is a single person in the room that doesn't believe this. This captures the libertarian idea of freedom to endanger one's own body, as long as the person is fully informed/educated of all the dangers.

Reitman has given interviews clarifying his position. "I don’t want to change the tobacco industry," he declares on Ignoremagazine.com. "I think the tobacco industry should just keep on doing what they’re doing. I want to make people laugh... This is about the freedom to smoke. This is about chilling out a little and relaxing. Let people make decisions for themselves as long as they’re willing to take personal responsibility for their actions." Reitman went on to describe the response of tobacco lobbyists to his oeuvre. "I’m going to be DC tonight actually for a screening that Donald Rumsfeld apparently might attend... we had a great screening with lots of local politicos, and lobbyists, plenty of lobbyists. An alcohol lobbyist pulled me aside and went on and on about how much she loved the film and how everyone she knows in guns and liquor and cigarettes can’t wait to see it. And I thought that was awesome."

Cast *Indicates characters not featured in the novel.

Trivia

References

External links



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