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Thank You For Smoking (2006) DVD Credits:

Thank You For Smoking (2006) Directed by: Jason Reitman Thank You For Smoking (2006) Written by: Jason Reitman Thank You For Smoking (2006) Cast: Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Robert Duvall, Aaron Eckhart, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, David Koechner, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, J.K. Simmons

Thank You For Smoking (2006) Released by: Not available at this time Region: 1 Thank You For Smoking (2006) DVD Release Date: 2nd October 2006

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Thank You For Smoking (2006) Synopsis:

The hero of THANK YOU FOR SMOKING is Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, who makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette makers in today's neo-puritanical culture. Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco and an opportunistic senator (William H. Macy) who wants to put poison labels on cigarette packs, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of cigarettes on TV talk shows and enlisting a Hollywood super-agent (Rob Lowe) to promote smoking in movies. Nick's newfound notoriety attracts the attention of both tobacco's head honcho (Robert Duvall) and an investigative reporter for an influential Washington daily (Katie Holmes). Nick says he is just doing what it takes to pay the mortgage, but he begins to think about how his work makes him look in the eyes of his young son Joey (Cameron Bright).

Thank You For Smoking (2006) DVD Review:

Thank You for Smoking made quite a buzz when it came out this year. The political incorrectness mixed with biting social satire pleased audiences immensely. Thank You for Smoking is clever, almost so clever that it seems to be smirking smugly at the audience during the entire 91 minutes. It’s the visual equivalence of having someone sitting beside you nudging you in your ribs and saying, “You know what I mean,” through the whole film. The problem is that by the end, I didn’t know what the film meant. There doesn’t seem to be any particular stance on any issue in the film, but instead is just biting satire at everyone’s expense. Satire is great fun, but when everything is made ridiculous it leaves you feeling as though the filmmakers are on the fence, laughing at both sides. Since audiences are bound to enter the film with one opinion or the other, they to cannot leave the film unscathed.

Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, a lobbyist for Big Tobacco, twisting the truth and charming people into believing that there is no proof that cigarettes are bad. He is ruthless in defending cigarette smoking which is seen when he visits his twelve-year-old son’s classroom and basically encourages the kids to try smoking, but equally wicked in attempting to win the tobacco war is Senator Ortolan Finistirre (William H. Macy) who is on a war path against the addictive pastime. In an attempt to make smoking cool again Nick has a plan to invest in a film as long as the lead actor smokes through the whole film.

It took many years for this film to get made, but in the end director Jason Reitman ended up with a stellar cast which would not have been available when the project first started. Rob Lowe is a studio executive in Hollywood and Adam Brody (The O.C.) is his assistant. Robert Duvall plays Nick’s boss and Katie Holmes is a seductive reporter out to get the truth from Nick. Maria Bello and Sam Elliot also have small roles. This film is packed with stars, which is almost a fault at times. All of these actors are fantastic and their roles all seem dramatically smaller than their talent deserves.

The DVD has a number of great features, most important being The Charlie Rose interview with Jason Reitman, Aaron Eckhart, Christopher Buckley and David O. Sacks. This interview is great because it goes into deeper discussion about the issues as well as the film. Special features are often frustratingly one-dimensional. They are promotional pieces created specifically to make the film look better, instead of taking a good look at the film, which is what special features are ideal for. Anyone watching the features must already like the film, so it is far more beneficial to take a closer look at what makes the film work or not work.

Special features also include two commentary tracks. The first is only with director Jason Reitman and the second includes the element of actors Aaron Eckhart and David Koechner. There are thirteen deleted scenes with optional commentary. There are a few great scenes, including one in which Nick’s son decides to have a cigarette in front of the press. There is also more spin-doctoring to watch as well. Surprisingly many of these scenes are quite good considering the shortness of the film’s running time. The special features also include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a featurette about spinning the truth and a number of galleries.

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Thank You For Smoking (2006) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay