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Thank You for Smoking is a 2005 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring Aaron Eckhart, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley.
Thank You for Smoking: Directed by Jason Reitman. With Joan Lunden, Eric Haberman, Aaron Eckhart, Mary Jo Smith. Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.
- Jason Reitman
- 3 min
The kidnapper (Jeff Witzke) covers Naylor in nicotine patches and leaves him naked in the lap of the Lincoln Memorial. Ironically, his smoking gave him a resistance to the nicotine, otherwise he would have died. Naylor is interviewed by a reporter for a Washington paper but ends up seducing her.
Nick Naylor, chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette makers in todays neo-puritanical culture.
- 3 min
- 123.5K
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Based on Christopher Buckley's acclaimed 1994 novel of the same title, Thank You For Smoking is a fiercely satirical look at today's "culture of spin.
A lobbyist and promo man for the big tobacco business (Aaron Eckhart) tries to promote smoking in any way imaginable - from product placement to sitting in on chat shows giving anti-spin to promote the dreaded coffin nails.
- DVD