Thank You for Smoking (Widescreen Edition)
starring: Joan Lunden, Eric Haberman, Aaron Eckhart, Mary Jo Smith, Todd Louiso
directed by: Jason Reitman
directed by: Jason Reitman
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NICK NAYLOR IS A CHARISMATIC SPIN-DOCTOR FOR BIG TOBACCO WHO'LL FIGHT TO PROTECT AMERICA'S RIGHT TO SMOKE - EVEN IF IT KILLS HIM - WHILE STILL REMAINING A ROLE MODEL FOR HIS 12 YEAR SON. WHEN HE INCURS THE WRATH OF A SENATOR BENT ON SNUFFING OUT CIGARETTES NICK'S POWERS OF 'FILTERING OUT THE TRUTH' WILL BE TESTED.
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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
NICK NAYLOR IS A CHARISMATIC SPIN-DOCTOR FOR BIG TOBACCO WHO'LL FIGHT TO PROTECT AMERICA'S RIGHT TO SMOKE - EVEN IF IT KILLS HIM - WHILE STILL REMAINING A ROLE MODEL FOR HIS 12 YEAR SON. WHEN HE INCURS THE WRATH OF A SENATOR BENT ON SNUFFING OUT CIGARETTES NICK'S POWERS OF 'FILTERING OUT THE TRUTH' WILL BE TESTED.
Amazon.com:
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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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Spin is the message, not anti-tobacco
You might mistake this for an anti-smoking propaganda movie, and there is just a little of that. But this is really about modern spin and how it's taken over every issue in society, making it difficult to filter out fact from fiction. This is unexpectedly entertaining.
Rating: 
- The Sultan of Spin
Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is a lobbyist for the tobacco industry; he's very good at spinning facts and convincing people that smoking is their American right.His young son isn't so sure about the ethics of Dad's job, however.
This is a very funny, sarcastic movie.I've seen Eckhart before but was never impressed, until now.He is perfect as the fast-talking lobbyist with his dazzling smile and charismatic charm.The cast is full of good actors in small but witty roles:William ... Read More
Rating: - Hilarious!
One of the best comedies I've seen in a long, long time. Definitely one to own.... and I do!
Rating: 
- Hypocritical
Clever tale of libertarianism from Peter Thiel, the PayPal guy.In the story, our hero Aaron Eckhart lives a lie so that he can pay his mortgage, he goes through a series of challenges, and comes out on top the way you'd see in any Tom Cruise movie, the main difference is that this one happens to be starring Aaron Eckhart instead of Mr Couch Jumper.
Sure, it seems to be a thinking man's movie, but why would a movie about smoking not show anybody smoking?Why would a movie about the ... Read More
Rating: - Black Lung Comedy
"Thank You For Smoking" is a movie about suckers. Suckers who are willing to forgo every piece of information available as long as they have one person telling them what they want to believe is right, as long as it's what they want to hear. Into this void steps Nick Naylor (Adam Eckhart), a lobbyist for Big Tobacco, whose job is convincing everyone to take a rolled up tube of paper stuffed with carcinogens, set it on fire and suck the fumes into your body because you have the right to do so. Naylor ... Read More
- Spin is the message, not anti-tobaccoYou might mistake this for an anti-smoking propaganda movie, and there is just a little of that. But this is really about modern spin and how it's taken over every issue in society, making it difficult to filter out fact from fiction. This is unexpectedly entertaining.
- The Sultan of SpinNick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is a lobbyist for the tobacco industry; he's very good at spinning facts and convincing people that smoking is their American right.His young son isn't so sure about the ethics of Dad's job, however.
This is a very funny, sarcastic movie.I've seen Eckhart before but was never impressed, until now.He is perfect as the fast-talking lobbyist with his dazzling smile and charismatic charm.The cast is full of good actors in small but witty roles:William ... Read More
- Hilarious!One of the best comedies I've seen in a long, long time. Definitely one to own.... and I do!
- HypocriticalClever tale of libertarianism from Peter Thiel, the PayPal guy.In the story, our hero Aaron Eckhart lives a lie so that he can pay his mortgage, he goes through a series of challenges, and comes out on top the way you'd see in any Tom Cruise movie, the main difference is that this one happens to be starring Aaron Eckhart instead of Mr Couch Jumper.
Sure, it seems to be a thinking man's movie, but why would a movie about smoking not show anybody smoking?Why would a movie about the ... Read More
- Black Lung Comedy"Thank You For Smoking" is a movie about suckers. Suckers who are willing to forgo every piece of information available as long as they have one person telling them what they want to believe is right, as long as it's what they want to hear. Into this void steps Nick Naylor (Adam Eckhart), a lobbyist for Big Tobacco, whose job is convincing everyone to take a rolled up tube of paper stuffed with carcinogens, set it on fire and suck the fumes into your body because you have the right to do so. Naylor ... Read More
