• Stone was left speechless in presence of long ago superstars
• German upper house passes ban on cigarette advertising
• Water-pipe smoking may cause same health risks as cigarettes
• The Walt Disney Co. to eliminate smoking in Disney-Branded movies
• Jennifer Aniston “Traveling” with Aaron Eckhart

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).

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Directed by
Jason Reitman

Cast
Joan Lunden - Herself
Eric Haberman - Robin Williger
Aaron Eckhart - Nick Naylor
William H. Macy - Senator Ortolan K. Finistirre
Mary Jo Smith - Sue Maclean
Todd Louiso - Ron Goode
Jeff Witzke - Kidnapper
J.K. Simmons - Budd 'BR' Rohrabacher
Marianne Muellerleile - Teacher
Cameron Bright - Joey Naylor
Alex Diaz - Kid #1
Jordan Garrett - Kid #2
Courtney Taylor Burness - Kid #3
Jordan Orr - Kid #4
Maria Bello - Polly Bailey
David Koechner - Bobby Jay Bliss

Production Co.
ContentFilm
Room 9 Entertainment LLC

Studios
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Produced by
John Schmidt, Edward R. Pressman, Alessandro Camon

Writer
Jason Reitman
Christopher Buckley

Music
Rolfe Kent