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      • Based on a book by Christopher Buckley, Thank You for Smoking follows the unapologetic Naylor as he spins for cigarettes in the major media, including an appearance on the Joan Lunden Show in which he defends the industry before a hostile studio audience while seated next to a bald teen dying of smoking-related cancer—and wins at least some of them over.
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  2. Oct 4, 2023 · No, Thank You for Smoking is not based on a specific true story. However, it is inspired by real events and the practices of the tobacco industry. The movie uses satire and fictional characters to shed light on the influence and tactics employed by lobbyists.

  3. 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 by Christopher Buckley.

  4. Based on a book by Christopher Buckley, Thank You for Smoking follows the unapologetic Naylor as he spins for cigarettes in the major media, including an appearance on the Joan Lunden Show in which he defends the industry before a hostile studio audience while seated next to a bald teen dying of smoking-related cancer—and wins at least some ...

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  5. As a Vice President of the Academy of Tobacco Studies, a Washington tobacco lobby masquerading as research organization debunking the health risks of tobacco use, Nick Naylor, a born communicator, is the public face of the tobacco lobby.

  6. Thank You For Smoking, based on Christopher Buckley’s acclaimed novel, has a provocative title which paves the way for razor-sharp satire. The story is about Nick Naylor (Eckhart), the...

  7. Based on Christopher Buckley's popular novel, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING isn't as clever as it seems to be, and it doesn't exactly condemn or admire Nick. But it does question his nihilism, in part through his adoring and inquisitive son, whose big-eyed reaction shots underline that Nick has responsibilities, beyond the job.

  8. Based on the novel by Christopher Buckley. Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), a lobbyist for big tobacco, finds it difficult to balance his duties defending the dangerous substance with those of being...

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