I couldn't believe they had the kids smoking in Newsies! They'd never get away with that today. Accurate for the period or no.
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Jesse - Jan 07, 2008 10:23:05 am PST #3222 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Cashmere - Jan 07, 2008 10:26:46 am PST #3223 of 10000
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My grandpa started smoking when he was 9 years old. He was born in 1911. A little bit after Newsies, but still.
Jesse - Jan 07, 2008 10:27:38 am PST #3224 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm sure the kids then did smoke. I'm just shocked they had the young actors in 1990-whatever smoking! Or maybe it was just Max Casella, and he was a grownup anyway.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 07, 2008 10:30:05 am PST #3225 of 10000
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No, I just watched newsies, and I am pretty sure they were all smoking! I was shocked too!
Also, it was so "pro-strike" which I found funny in light of the writer's strike.
Also, the same director is now directing the High School Musical franchise.
Jessica - Jan 07, 2008 10:30:31 am PST #3226 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They were probably herbal cigs, not real ones.
Cashmere - Jan 07, 2008 10:32:02 am PST #3227 of 10000
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I'm just shocked they had the young actors in 1990-whatever smoking! Or maybe it was just Max Casella, and he was a grownup anyway.
I'd have to go watch it again to figure out which actors are smoking. I'm willing to bet they just have the actors who were of age smoking. There are on-set monitors for child welfare for actors who are underage, etc.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2008 10:56:38 am PST #3228 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I couldn't believe they had the kids smoking in Newsies! They'd never get away with that today. Accurate for the period or no.
Want a shock? Check out the original BAD NEWS BEARS if you haven't seen it in a while. Dear lord could they not do that now (and I heard for the remake they didn't really). I suspect PAPER MOON would also draw some serious ire.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 07, 2008 11:03:15 am PST #3229 of 10000
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I'd have to go watch it again to figure out which actors are smoking. I'm willing to bet they just have the actors who were of age smoking. There are on-set monitors for child welfare for actors who are underage, etc.
I would actually agree (despite what I said above)
My surprise is more that they showed smoking as a "cool" thing for kids to do, even if they were played by 18 year olds.
SailAweigh - Jan 07, 2008 11:33:20 am PST #3230 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
just how much everyone smoked back then....
I died laughing when I saw the commercial for Kent cigarettes in the movie. That's the brand my dad smoked for years, until he went to a low tar cigarette right before he quit in 1973. I honestly thought he was the only person in the world who smoked Kents, it tickled me to think Murrough smoked them, too. Although, now I'm curious as heck as to whether they actually had Straitharn smoking them for the sake of the movie. Argh, I've already sent that one back to Netflix.
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Atropa - Jan 07, 2008 4:18:44 pm PST #3231 of 10000
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Oh, but if you're into that sort of thing, the new LOEG book has an excellent Lovecraftian Jeeves & Wooster story!
...Aaand I think we've just determined exactly why I'm so unhip. Excellent.
Strega, if it makes you feel better, when Pete offered to read that story out loud to me, I made a squeaky noise, grabbed Clovis, and sat on the couch in giddy anticipation.
I ... I STILL have not seen Sweeney Todd. We didn't have time over vacation, and Pete is chained to the computer for a looming deadline the rest of the week. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is still in 1st run theaters next week.