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• Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Joan Lunden, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody
• Directors: Jason Reitman
• Format: NTSC, Import, Dolby, Subtitled, Dubbed, Widescreen
• Subtitles: Spanish, Portuguese, English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001E6GH1A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,303 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Synopsis WARNING: Thank You For Smoking "just might make you laugh your head off!" (Maxim). Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, a sexy, 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 old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator (William H. Macy) bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test. As Nick says, "If you want an easy job, go work for the Red Cross." With a smokin' all-star cast that includes Rob Lowe, Maria Bello, Katie Holmes, Adam Brody and Robert Duvall, this "fiendishly funny" (Good Morning America) comedy will prove seriously addictive.. SINOPSIS: Advertencia: Gracias por Fumar "puede hacer ¡que pierdas la cabeza a carcajadas!" (Maxim) Aaron Eckhart interpreta a Nick Naylor, el sexy y carismático comentarista de Big Tobacco que luchará por los derechos de los fumadores, incluso si él mismo resulta muerto, mientras sigue siendo un modelo a seguir para su hijo de 12 años de edad. Cuando Nick atenta contra la ira de un senador (William H. Macy), inclinado hacia la extinción total de los cigarrillos, sus poderes para filtrar la verdad serán puestos a prueba. Como dice Nick, "Si quieres un trabajo fácil, ve a trabajar a la Cruz Roja". Con un humeante elenco que incluye a Rob Lowe, Maria Bello, Katie Holmes, Adam Brody y Robert Duvall, esta amigable y divertida comedia le resultará seriamente adictiva.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nick Naylor: "Michael Jordan plays ball. Charles Manson kills people. I talk.", June 25, 2010

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thank You For Smoking (DVD)

When he's not publicly advocating for the tobacco industry (a seemingly daunting task), lobbyist Nick Naylor (Eckhart) hangs at a D.C. tavern booth with two fellow "merchants of death," a firearms tout (Koechner) and alcohol spokeswoman (Bello). Friendly but competitive chats of this "M.O.D. Squad" often entail how many die annually from products they espouse, the point being: the more dangerous the product, the more lofty its spokesman's mission.

Nick is fearless in his defense of Big Tobacco. On panel shows, he runs smoke rings around cancer patients, scientific studies and experts who declare that cigarettes are deadly. When tasked with increasing movie product placement to supplement his employers' new "smoking is cool" campaign, Nick takes his adoring 12-year-old son (Bright) along so he can watch daddy in action.

Eventually, Big T's front man grows a conscience, albeit not a fully developed one. He grudgingly admits to the hazards of smoking but hedges by falling back on the right of ADULTS to choose and the personal responsibility this entails. The correct message is sent when a horrified Nick instinctively knocks a lit ciggie from his boy's mouth during an impromptu press conference.

Of special note are Robert Duvall's amusing caricature of a tobacco company CEO, William H. Macy's virulently anti-smoking senator from Vermont, Rob Lowe as a kimono-clad Hollywood producer and Sam Elliott's cancer-stricken yet mercenary Marlboro Man. Snickering laughs and intelligent dialogue are plentiful in this well-paced film. It's a satire that skillfully walks a fine line, ultimately providing satisfaction to those on both sides of this hot button issue.


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(7.8) Thank You For Smoking (2005)- Aaron Eckhart/Cameron Bright/Katie Holmes/William H. Macy/Katie Winslow/Robert Duvall/Rob Lowe/Adam Brody/Sam Elliott/Maria Bello/David Koechner/Joan Lunden/Dennis Miller

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best satire in decades., July 23, 2010

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Stan Quinn "The Toner Man" (Oceanside, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thank You For Smoking (DVD)

This is one of the best satire/comedies I have seen. One of the best scenes is the tobacco lobbyist versus the senator at a Senate hearing. One of the few movies I see more than once.