Thank You for Smoking (2005)

September 9, 2005 (GB) • Comedy, Drama • 92m

Overview

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.

Director

Jason Reitman

Writers

Christopher Buckley, Jason Reitman

Top Billed

Aaron Eckhart

Keywords

research based on novel or book capitalism politics smoking cigarette lie affectation politician tobacco health marketing social satire morality advertising lung cancer candid lobbyist tobacco industry nicotine father son relationship absurd admiring adoring ambiguous ambivalent antagonistic audacious conceited

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Top Billed Cast

Aaron Eckhart

Nick Naylor

Maria Bello

Polly Bailey

Cameron Bright

Joey Naylor

Adam Brody

Jack

Sam Elliott

Lorne Lutch

Katie Holmes

Heather Holloway

Rob Lowe

Jeff Megall

William H. Macy

Senator Ortolan Finistirre

Robert Duvall

The Captain

David Koechner

Bobby Jay Bliss

J.K. Simmons

Kim Dickens

Jill Naylor

Connie Ray

Pearl

Joan Lunden

Mary Jo Smith

Sue Maclean

Todd Louiso

Ron Goode

Jeff Witzke

Kidnapper

Marianne Muellerleile

Teacher

Jordan Garrett

Kid #2

Courtney Taylor Burness

Kid #3

Daniel Travis

Brad

Richard Speight Jr.

Trainee

Renée Graham

Tiffany

Timothy Dowling

EGO Assistant

Dennis Miller

Terry James

Ski Mask #1

Marc Scizak

Ski Mask #2

Rachel Thorp

Flighty Girl

Aaron Lustig

Doctor

Melora Hardin

Interviewer

Brian Palermo

FBI Agent (voice)

Michael Mantell

Dr. Meisenbach

Spencer Garrett

Senator Lothridge

Earl Billings

Senator Dupree

Catherine Reitman

Reporter #1

Sean Patrick Murphy

Reporter #2

David O. Sacks

Oil Lobbyist

Nancy O'Dell

Nancy Humphries O'Dell

Roy Jenkins

Debate Moderator

Bruce French

Gentleman #2

Christopher Buckley

Man at Metro Station (uncredited)

Dana E. Glauberman

Hotel Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)

Eva La Dare

Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Robert Malina

Peter (uncredited)

Aloma Wright

Gizelle (voice) (uncredited)

Elon Musk

Valet (uncredited)

Crew

Daniel Brunt

Co-Producer

Eveleen Bandy

Associate Producer

Robert Lukacs

Compositor

Michael Crowe

Construction Coordinator

Joe Dornich

Set Production Assistant

Konrad Sigurdsson

Best Boy Electric

Shawn Stoddard

Dolly Grip

Marta Villalobos

Set Costumer

Kevin Wenger

Carpenter

Jeff Johnson

Set Medic

Stuart Abramson

Key Grip

Lorene Simpson

Digital Intermediate Producer

Mark Brooks

On Set Dresser

Donald Burghardt

First Assistant "A" Camera

Brett F. Gates

Second Assistant Camera

Edward Quirk

3D Artist

Lisa Tutunjian

Digital Intermediate Editor

Tara Chang

Assistant Production Coordinator

Tim Clarke

Camera Loader

Rick Kain

Stunt Driver

Matthew Dillon Noonan

Location Production Assistant

Laura E. Little

Key Set Costumer

Julie Glick

Wardrobe Supervisor

John T. Maye

Production Assistant

Patrick Lennon

Gaffer

Tony Ayala

Grip

Andy Colvin

Steadicam Operator

Natasha Leonnet

Digital Color Timer

Paul Arthur Hartman

Leadman

Casey Mako

Second Second Assistant Director

Terry Atchison

Assistant Property Master

Quinton Reilly

Best Boy Grip

Carlos Rodríguez

Chef

Patrick Brennan

Electrician

Jenny Lee

Title Designer

Virgil Sanchez

Special Effects Technician

Richard Dwan Jr.

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Amy Smolev

Assistant Accountant

Joel Tokarsky

Payroll Accountant

Dennis Janovici

Transportation Co-Captain

Jeremy Walker

Unit Publicist

Kevin Moll

Studio Teacher

Charlie Newberry

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Maxine Morris

Key Hair Stylist

M. Marcos Gonzalez

Set Dresser

Heather Ignarro

Visual Effects Coordinator

Mike Hazlitt

Production Consultant

Bob Weber

Post Production Accountant

Eddie Lin

Storyboard Artist

Laura Drake Mancini

Extras Casting Assistant

Betsy Royall

Local Casting

Elon Musk

Executive Producer

Mark Woolway

Executive Producer

Peter Thiel

Executive Producer

Max Levchin

Executive Producer

Edward R. Pressman

Executive Producer

Jason Reitman

Director

Dana E. Glauberman

Editor

Christopher Buckley

Novel

Alessandro Camon

Executive Producer

John Schmidt

Executive Producer

Jason Reitman

Screenplay

Rolfe Kent

Original Music Composer

James Whitaker

Director of Photography

Michael Beugg

Executive Producer

David O. Sacks

Producer

Mindy Marin

Co-Producer

Steve Saklad

Production Design

Danny Glicker

Costume Design

Michael Toji

Post Production Supervisor

Daniel Dubiecki

Co-Producer

Elisabeth Fry

Makeup Artist

Michael Beugg

Unit Production Manager

Stephen Belafonte

Associate Producer

Kurt Meisenbach

Set Decoration

Marsha Lewis

Hair Department Head

John E. Jackson

Makeup Department Head

David Bloomfield

Co-Executive Producer

Bob Dohrmann

Production Supervisor

Joe Fineman

Post Production Supervisor

Mindy Marin

Casting

Sherri Bramlett

Key Hair Stylist

Robin L. Neal

Makeup Artist

Casey B. Garrett

Propmaker

Steven Samanen

Assistant Art Director

Larry Fioritto

Special Effects Coordinator

Carl Catanese

Leadman

Theresa Greene

Art Department Coordinator

Brad Bryan

Cableman

Adam Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Josh Bower

Boom Operator

Craig Dollinger

Boom Operator

Richard Dwan Jr.

Sound Editor

Kevin Zimmerman

First Assistant Sound Editor

Marc Scizak

Stunts

Tommy Lohmann

Steadicam Operator

Perry Robertson

Supervising Sound Editor

Terry James

Stunt Coordinator

Scott Sanders

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

J. Stanley Johnston

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Melissa Sherwood Hofmann

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Malina

Visual Effects Editor

Dale Robinette

Still Photographer

Lee Shapira

Grip

Kara Lipson

Casting Associate

Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.

Visual Effects Producer

Joe Guzman

Grip

Ember Truesdell

Casting Associate

Marco S. Paolini

Digital Compositors

Daniel Nichols

Camera Operator

David Presley

Camera Operator

Tim Gillis

Electrician

Greg Townley

Scoring Mixer

Margaret Yen

Music Supervisor

Mateo Messina

Additional Music

Jack Lewars

Digital Intermediate

J. Armin Garza II

Driver

Stephen R. Sheridan

Color Timer

Neil Chisholm

Driver

Alex E. Burns

Driver

Gavin J. Behrman

Production Accountant

John Latenser V

Location Manager

Nick South

Music Editor

Robert Malina

First Assistant Editor

Peter Afterman

Music Supervisor

William Smallwood

Driver

Christopher Miller

Location Manager

Stephen M. Rickert Jr.

Assistant Editor

Julie Stevens

Studio Teachers

Errol Reichow

Location Scout

Traceigh Scottel

Production Coordinator

David Falicki

Set Medic

Damiano Fusca

Craft Service

Mary Anne Seward

Script Supervisor

Geno Hart

Transportation Coordinator

Julie Glick

Costume Supervisor

Patrick Cunningham

Key Production Assistant

Michael R. Newman

Co-Producer

Alison Litton

Music Coordinator

Paul Drenning

ADR Mixer

Xanthus Valan

Second Assistant Director

Stephen Coleman

Music Programmer

Eric Hunsaker

Property Master

Robert Sharman

Utility Sound

Nick Neutra

Foley Supervisor

Robert Althoff

Sound Recordist

Patrick Cabral

Foley Artist

Cynthia Merrill

Foley Artist

Geordy Sincavage

Foley Mixer

Barney Cabral

Supervising ADR Editor

Steven A. Morrow

Sound Mixer

Jason Blumenfeld

First Assistant Director

Sonia Bhalla

Second Assistant Director

Nicole Hirsch Whitaker

Second Unit Director of Photography

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$6,500,000

Revenue

$24,793,509

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Thank You for Smoking (2005)

Christopher Buckley, Jason Reitman

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