Thank You for Smoking
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jason Reitman
Nancy O'dell
David O. Sacks
Eric Maldonado
Kim Dickens
Marianne Muellerleile
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Nick Naylor, chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, 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 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 to promote smoking in movies. Nick's newfound notoriety attracts the attention of both tobacco's head honcho and an investigative reporter for an influential Washington daily. Nick says he is just doing what it takes to pay the mortgage, but the increased scrutiny of his son and a very real death threat may force him to think differently.
Director
Jason Reitman
Cast
Nancy O'dell
David O. Sacks
Eric Maldonado
Kim Dickens
Marianne Muellerleile
Mark Scizak
Howard Weitzman
Robert L Richards
Jeff Witzke
David Koechner
Jordan Garrett
Eric Haberman
Adam Brody
Brian Palermo
Sam Elliott
Dennis Miller
Renee Graham
Aaron Eckhart
Connie Ray
Carl Catanese
Timothy Dowling
Rob Lowe
J. K. Simmons
Spencer Garrett
Robert Duvall
Mary Jo Smith
Roy Jenkins
Alex Diaz
Dennis Miller
Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden
Katie Winslow
Daniel Travis
Bruce French
Richard Speight
Karen Harrison
Melora Hardin
Rachel Thorp
Terry James
Paul Arthur Hartman
Michael Mantell
Earl Billings
Catherine Reitman
Tonyo Melendez
Cameron Bright
Aaron Lustig
Todd Louiso
William H. Macy
Nancy O'dell
Jordan Orr
Maria Bello
Katie Holmes
Courtney Burness
Sean Patrick Murphy
Crew
Stuart M. Abramson
Peter Afterman
Peter Albert
Nino Aldi
Robert Althoff
Steve Altman
Mike Artino
Hoyt Axton
Tony Ayala
Ted Ayd
Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Baird
Eveleen Bandy
Gary Beaird
Gavin J. Behrman
Stephen Belafonte
Michael R Belt
Dave Bennett
Don Berg
Michael Beugg
Michael Beugg
Michael Beugg
Sonia Bhalla
Ralph-gordon Blaine
David Bloomfield
Rhett Bloomquist
Jason Blumenfeld
Paul Bock
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Sherri Bramlett
Phil Brandes
Patrick M Brennan
Julie J Briggs
Mark Brooks
Scott Brown
Daniel Brunt
Brad Bryan
Christopher Buckley
Jennifer Buonantony
Donald Burghardt
Barney Cabral
Patrick Cabral
Luis Cabrera
Alessandro Camon
Anthony Canard
Jamie Carmichael
Michael Chickey
Neil Chisholm
Bob Church
Dean Citroni
Patrick Clancey
Tim Clarke
Richard Coniglio
Ralph Coon
Thomas M Cornelius
Joe Cosentino
Jon Cosham
Tara L. Craig
Michael Crowe
Yanosh Cuglove
Patrick Cunningham
Deb Dalton
Mike Delnero
Andrew Depung
Donald Diggs
Oliver Doering
Bob Dohrmann
Craig Dollinger
Joe Dornich
Paul Drenning
Daniel Dubiecki
Richard Dwan
Cassian Elwes
Sam Ennis
David Falicki
Rick J. Fese
Joe Fineman
Larry Fioritto
Paul Flinton
Danielle Frederickson
Elisabeth Fry
Casey Garrett
Brett Gates
Chris Geair
H Eugene Gifford
Tim Gillis
Dana E Glauberman
Julie Glick
Danny Glicker
M Marcos Gonzalez
M Marcos Gonzalez
Tim P Gordon
Theresa Greene
Francis Hadinoto
Lisa Hagenmeyer
Nathan Hardcastle
Phil Hardt
Kenneth Harris
Geno Hart
Michael Hazlitt
Nicole Hirsch-whitaker
Nicole Hirsch-whitaker
Nicole Hirsch-whitaker
Melissa Hofmann
Alyssa Houze
Colin Hudson
Eric Hunsaker
Karen Iacofano
Heather Ignarro
David Insley
John E Jackson
Terry James
Dennis Janovici
Adam Jenkins
Lee Jennings
Jeffrey L Johnson
J. Stanley Johnston
Uday Sharad Joshi
Otis Kaltvedt
Scott Kaye
Rolfe Kent
Patrice King
Jerry L Knight
Ashley Kravitz
Tom Lamont
John Latenser V
Esther Lee
Jennifer Lee
Packy Lennon
Natasha Leonett
Max Levchin
Jack Lewars
Dana Lewis
Marsha Lewis
Eddie Lin
Laura Little
Alison Litton
Rogelio Loera
Thomas H. Lohmann
Thomas H. Lohmann
Robin Luce
Robert Lukacs
Joan Lunden
Kenji Luster
Joan M Lynch
Casey Mako
Robert Malina
Robert Malina
Deano Manley
Mindy Marin
Mindy Marin
Rudy Martinez
Nathan Maruccio
Asa Mccall
Kelly Mccormick
Josh Medak
Kurt Meisenbach
Cynthia Merrill
Matt Messina
Matt Messina
Christopher Miller
Dennis Miller
Steve Monaghan
Phillip Montgomery
Melissa H. Morgan
Maxine Morris
Steven A. Morrow
Elon Musk
Charlie Newberry
Michael R Newman
Danny Nichols
Matt Noonan
Kevin O'connor
Nancy O'dell
Greg O'donohue
Greg O'donohue
Mike O'leary
Bruce Oldham
Dexter Padgitt
Raffi Paloulian
Valarie Payne
Karen Persechino
Joe Pier
Edward Pressman
Gregory Purcell
Michyl-shannon Quilty
Edward Quirk
Jaime Ramirez
Kennard Ramsey
Carmelo Randazzo
Clay Rawlins
Jonathan Reich
Errol Reichow
Alex Reilly
Daniel Quinton Reilly
Jason Reitman
Aaron Richmond
Stephen M Rickert
Perry Robertson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2006 award for Best Directorial Debut by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2006 award for Best First Feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).
Limited Release in United States March 17, 2006
Released in United States Spring March 17, 2006
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2006
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States March 2006
Released in United States September 2006
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Special Screening) March 10-18, 2006.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) September 1-10, 2006.
Based on the novel "Thank You for Smoking" written by Christopher Buckley; published by Random House June, 1994.
Project was previously set up at Icon Entertainment and Warner Bros.
Feature directorial debut for Jason Reitman.
Fox Searchlight acquired distribution rights for a reported $7 million at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.
Jason Reitman is the son of filmmaker Ivan Reitman
Limited Release in United States March 17, 2006
Released in United States Spring March 17, 2006
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2006
Winner of the 2006 award for Best Adapted Screenplay by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premiere) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States March 2006 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Special Screening) March 10-18, 2006.)
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) September 1-10, 2006.)
