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Nick Naylor:
[during a meeting with company executives and other staff members]
In 1910, the US was producing ten billion cigarettes a year, by 1930 we were up to one hundred twenty three billion, what ha ppened in between? Three things: a world war, dieting and movies BR:
Movies? Nick Naylor:
In, 1927 talking pictures are born and suddenly directors need to give their actors something to do while their talking, Cary Grant and Carole Lombard lighting up, Bette Davis a "chimney", and Bogart, remember the first picture with him and Lauren Bacall? BR:
Not specifically Nick Naylor:
She shimmies through the doorway nineteen years old, pure sex, she says "anyone got a match?" and Bogie throws the matches at her, she catches them, greatest romance in the century, how did it start? lighting a cigarette, we need the cast of Will & Grace smoking in their living room, Forrest Gump puffing away between his boxes of chocolates, Hugh Grant earning back the love of Julia Roberts by buying her favorite brand her Virginia Slims, most of the actors smoke already, when they start doing it onscreen, we can put the sex back into cigarettes BR:
Well, that's a thought I was hoping for something more inspiring but at least you're thinking the rest of you people slam your fucking brains into your desks until something useful comes out
[during a meeting with company executives and other staff members]
In 1910, the US was producing ten billion cigarettes a year, by 1930 we were up to one hundred twenty three billion, what ha ppened in between? Three things: a world war, dieting and movies BR:
Movies? Nick Naylor:
In, 1927 talking pictures are born and suddenly directors need to give their actors something to do while their talking, Cary Grant and Carole Lombard lighting up, Bette Davis a "chimney", and Bogart, remember the first picture with him and Lauren Bacall? BR:
Not specifically Nick Naylor:
She shimmies through the doorway nineteen years old, pure sex, she says "anyone got a match?" and Bogie throws the matches at her, she catches them, greatest romance in the century, how did it start? lighting a cigarette, we need the cast of Will & Grace smoking in their living room, Forrest Gump puffing away between his boxes of chocolates, Hugh Grant earning back the love of Julia Roberts by buying her favorite brand her Virginia Slims, most of the actors smoke already, when they start doing it onscreen, we can put the sex back into cigarettes BR:
Well, that's a thought I was hoping for something more inspiring but at least you're thinking the rest of you people slam your fucking brains into your desks until something useful comes out
Full Transcript
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In 1910
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the U S was producing ten billion cigarettes a year
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By 1930
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we were up to 123 billion
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What happened in between
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Three things
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A world war
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dieting and movies
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Movies
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1927 talking pictures are born
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Suddenly directors need to give their actors
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something to do while they're talking
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Cary Grant Carole Lombard are lighting up
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Bette Davis a chimney
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And Bogart remember the first picture
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with him and Lauren Bacall
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Well yea not specifically
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Oh she sort
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of shimmies in through the doorway
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19 years old
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Pure sex
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She says
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Anyone got a match
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And Bogie throws the matches at her
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and she catches them
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Greatest romance of the century
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How'd it start Lighting a cigarette
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These days when someone smokes in the movies
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they're either a psychopath or a European
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The message Hollywood needs to send out
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is smoking is cool
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Movie Summary
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
