Thank You for Smoking: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557047758 ISBN 13: 9781557047755

Publisher: Newmarket Press,U.S., 2007

Synopsis

A fiercely satirical look at today's culture of spin, this hilarious movie portrays the chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, Nick Naylor, as the hero. Nick makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette makers. Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco and an opportunistic senator who wants to put "poison" labels on cigarette packs, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of cigarettes while still trying to be a role model to his twelve-year-old son. Thank You for Smoking features an all-star cast including Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, David Koechner, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, J. K. Simmons, and Robert Duvall.

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Synopsis

A fiercely satirical look at today's "culture of spin", this hilarious and moving film portrays Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the chief spokesman of Big Tobacco, firmly in the spotlight as he makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette manufacturers, spinning away the dangers of tobacco on TV talk shows and enlisting a Hollywood super-agent to promote smoking in movies. His newfound notoriety puts him right in the firing line of everyone from anti-smoking zealots to investigative reporters - and forces him to rethink everything he ever thought he knew. This excellent volume presents the complete film shooting script and an exclusive introduction by Jason Reitman, a foreword by Christopher Buckley - whose book inspired the movie, production notes, colour photographs from the production, as well as comprehensive cast and crew credits.

Edition details

• Publisher: Newmarket Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557047758
• ISBN 13: 9781557047755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160