English subtitles for Thank You for Smoking movie

8/19/2019 English subtitles for Thank You for Smoking movie.

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{40}{160}Downloaded From www.AllSubs.org{1}{72}movie info: XviD; 23.976fps; 624x256; 700.29MB|Thank.You.For.Smoking.LiMiTED.DVDRip.XviD-LMG{181}{241}(drumroll){244}{339}(rousing orchestral fanfare playing){542}{642}(fanfare ends){796}{849}(jazz intro){852}{898}(man singing folk){1204}{1256}(singing continues){1570}{1661}(men sing chorus){1897}{1968}(jazzy instrumental break){2279}{2350}(country fiddle playing){2655}{2694}(singing continues){3385}{3470}(men sing chorus){3553}{3593}(singing continues){3640}{3737}(music ends){3897}{3937}Robin Williger.{3939}{4025}He is a 15-year-old freshman|from Racine, Wisconsin.{4028}{4069}He enjoys studying history.{4071}{4110}He's on the debate team.{4113}{4191}Robin's future looked|very, very bright,{4194}{4237}but recently he was|diagnosed with cancer,{4240}{4277}a very tough kind of cancer.{4280}{4365}Robin tells me he has|quit smoking, though,

{4368}{4445}and he no longer thinks|that cigarettes are cool.{4448}{4507}(applause){4545}{4600}Whoo!{4602}{4681}And our final guest today|is Nick Naylor.{4683}{4793}Mr. Naylor is the vice president|of the Academy ofTobacco Studies.{4795}{4868}Now, they are the tobacco|industry's main lobby{4870}{4901}in Washington, D.C.{4904}{4977}And Mr. Naylor is|their chief spokesman.{4980}{5057}(audience murmuring){5291}{5370}(booing, hissing){5409}{5452}NICK:|Few people on this planet know{5454}{5505}what it is to be truly despised.{5508}{5561}Can you blame them?

{5564}{5621}I earn a living|fronting an organization{5623}{5701}that kills 1,200 human beings a day.{5704}{5733}1,200 people.{5735}{5795}We're talking|twojumbojet plane loads{5798}{5862}of men, women and children.{5865}{5889}I mean, there's Attila,{5892}{5929}Genghis,{5931}{5953}and me,{5955}{5985}Nick Naylor,{5988}{6013}the face of cigarettes...{6015}{6081}the Colonel Sanders of nicotine.{6084}{6119}This is where I work,{6122}{6182}the Academy of Tobacco Studies.

{6185}{6237}It was established|by seven gentlemen{6239}{6277}you may recognize from C-SPAN.{6280}{6343}These guys realized quick|if they were going to claim{6346}{6372}that cigarettes were not addictive,{6374}{6426}they better have proof.{6429}{6473}This is the man they rely on,{6475}{6526}Erhardt Von Grupten Mundt.{6529}{6583}They found him in Germany.{6586}{6622}I won't go into the details.{6625}{6653}He's been testing the link


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{6655}{6685}between nicotine|and lung cancer{6687}{6765}for 30 years and hasn't found|any conclusive results.{6768}{6790}The man's a genius.{6792}{6832}He could disprove gravity.{6834}{6874}Then we've got our sharks.{6877}{6919}We draft them out|of Ivy League law schools{6922}{6977}and give them time-shares|and sports cars.{6979}{7017}It's just like|a John Grisham novel-{7019}{7081}you know, without all the espionage.{7083}{7161}Most importantly,|we've got spin control.{7163}{7207}That's where I come in.{7210}{7242}I get paid to talk.{7245}{7282}I don't have an MD or law degree.{7285}{7306}(shutter clicking){7309}{7338}(machine gun firing){7341}{7417}I have a bachelor's in|kicking ass and taking names.{7419}{7478}You know that guy|who can pick up any girl?{7480}{7505}I'm him{7508}{7534}on crack.{7537}{7611}(cheers, applause){7614}{7661}This is obviously a heated issue{7664}{7729}and we do have a lot|that we want to cover today.{7751}{7781}Nick, do you have a question?{7784}{7810}Joan,

{7813}{7904}how on earth would|Big Tobacco profit{7906}{7965}off of the loss of this young man?{7967}{8020}Now, I hate to think|in such callous terms,{8022}{8097}but, if anything,|we'd be losing a customer.{8099}{8173}It's not only our hope,|it's in our best interest{8176}{8229}to keep Robin alive and smoking.{8232}{8272}- That's ludicrous.|- Let me tell you something,{8274}{8318}Joan, and please,|let me share something{8321}{8408}with the fine, concerned|people in the audience today.{8410}{8496}The Ron Goodes of this world...{8498}{8560}want the Robin Willigers to die.{8562}{8589}- What?|- NAYLOR: You know why?{8591}{8629}So that their budgets will go up.

{8632}{8701}This is nothing less than|trafficking in human misery,{8703}{8745}and you, sir, ought|to be ashamed of yourself.{8748}{8784}I ought to be ashamed of myself?{8786}{8861}As a matter of fact,|we're about to launch...{8864}{8936}a $50 million campaign{8938}{9038}aimed at persuading kids|not to smoke.{9041}{9093}Because I think|that we can all agree{9095}{9146}that there is nothing|more important{9149}{9181}than America's children.{9183}{9216}LUNDEN: All right, now,|that's something that{9218}{9261}we're going to want|to know more about.{9263}{9291}But I have to take a short break.{9294}{9344}Hang on, a lot more coming.

{9346}{9413}(applause){9415}{9486}$50 million?! Are you|out of your fucking mind?!{9488}{9510}Everyone has a boss.{9512}{9534}BRjust happens{9536}{9573}to be mine.{9575}{9620}He came from the vending|machine world.{9622}{9662}This made him tough.{9695}{9772}The name BRcame|from his tour in Vietnam.{9774}{9849}The people who know|its meaning are all dead.{9851}{9886}The deal was five million!


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{9888}{9954}$5 million will get you|a couple of subway posters.{9957}{9979}It's not going to impress anyone.{9982}{10009}That's the idea, Nick.{10012}{10034}You'll be thanking me soon.{10037}{10065}This'll probably get you great press.{10067}{10124}I gotta call the captain|and see if this is gonna fly.{10126}{10177}Get your ass back to D.C.{10371}{10445}(applause nearby){10447}{10475}(door opening){10508}{10555}Thank you so much for coming.{10599}{10621}Mr. Naylor?{10623}{10647}It's your turn.{10650}{10705}Ah.{10708}{10757}Joey is such a bright young man.{10760}{10783}We all look forward{10786}{10828}to his coming out|of his shell a little.{10830}{10860}He's a bit shy.{10862}{10905}Yeah, he gets that from his mother.{11125}{11191}(whisper): Hey, Joey.{11194}{11250}Please don't ruin my childhood.{11253}{11302}Come on, Joey. Trust me.{11492}{11565}How many of you want to be|lawyers when you grow up?{11568}{11592}Right.{11594}{11630}How about...

{11633}{11674}movie stars?{11677}{11706}(laughing){11709}{11736}How about lobbyists?{11738}{11761}What's that?{11763}{11810}It's kind of like being a movie star.{11812}{11854}It's what I do.|I talk for a living.{11857}{11885}What do you talk about?{11887}{11937}I speak on behalf of cigarettes.{11939}{11969}My mom used to smoke.{11971}{12034}She says that cigarettes kill.{12037}{12094}Really? Now, is your mommy a doctor?{12097}{12118}No.{12121}{12162}A scientific researcher of some kind?

{12165}{12194}No.{12197}{12219}Well, she doesn't exactly sound{12222}{12255}like a credible expert,|now, does she?{12292}{12313}Don't feel bad.{12316}{12362}It's okay to listen to your mom.{12364}{12421}I mean, it's good to listen|to your parents... Joey.{12423}{12478}All I'm suggesting{12481}{12538}is that there will always|be people trying to tell you{12541}{12593}what to do and what to think.{12595}{12628}There probably already are|people doing that.{12630}{12652}Am I right?{12654}{12677}KI DS: Yes.{12679}{12721}I'm here to say

{12724}{12806}that when someone tries to act|like some sort of an expert,{12809}{12892}you can respond, "Who says?"{12895}{12936}So, cigarettes are good for you?{12938}{12984}- No!|- No, that's not...{12986}{13014}That's not what I'm getting at.{13017}{13073}My point is that you have|to think for yourself.{13075}{13117}You have to challenge authority.{13119}{13173}If your parents told you|that chocolate was dangerous,{13176}{13213}would you just take their word for it?{13215}{13241}KI DS: No.


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{13244}{13268}Exactly.{13270}{13314}So perhaps instead of acting|like sheep{13317}{13340}when it comes to cigarettes,{13342}{13377}you should find out for yourself.{13379}{13406}Okay, then.{13409}{13465}Thank you, Mr. Naylor,|for joining us.{13468}{13497}(light applause){13693}{13754}NICK:|Every week we meet here at Bert's.{13757}{13805}Together, we represent|the chief spokespeople{13807}{13878}for the tobacco, alcohol and|firearms industries.{13881}{13908}We call ourselves the MOD Squad.{13910}{13932}All right.{13934}{13998}M-O-D, Merchants of Death.{14001}{14029}So, my day's ruined.{14031}{14053}Why?{14055}{14085}Dateline's doing a segment{14087}{14125}on fetal alcohol syndrome.|Thank you.{14128}{14174}Polly works|for the Moderation Council.{14177}{14232}A casual drinker|by the age of 14,{14234}{14265}Polly quickly developed{14267}{14349}a tolerance usually reserved|for Irish dockworkers.{14351}{14395}In our world, she's the woman{14398}{14449}that got the pope|to endorse red wine.{14521}{14543}We're gonna get creamed.

{14546}{14576}Any ideas?{14578}{14609}I don't know.{14612}{14668}Deformed kids are tough.{14670}{14725}I'm lucky my product only makes|them bald before it kills them.{14727}{14773}You could hug the kids.{14775}{14822}They're not going|to let me hug the kids.{14825}{14862}Who's doing the segment,|Donaldson or Sawyer?{14865}{14886}Sawyer, probably.{14889}{14910}You're fucked.{14913}{14934}Why?{14937}{14964}Cause she's gonna hug them.{14966}{15019}Look, if you see her going in|for a hug,{15022}{15089}maybe just box her out,|get in there before she does.

{15092}{15130}NICK:|BobbyJay works for SAFETY,{15133}{15186}- (ricochet)|- The Society for the Advancement of Firearms{15189}{15232}and Effective Training for Youth.{15234}{15289}You want me to smile?{15332}{15390}After watching the footage|of the Kent State shootings,{15392}{15460}BobbyJay, then 17, signed up|for the National Guard{15462}{15513}so he, too, could shoot|college students.{15515}{15574}But the National Guard|recruiter was out to lunch,{15577}{15653}so BobbyJay ended up|shooting Panamanians instead,{15655}{15695}which was almost as good|as college students.{15698}{15722}(gunshot){15725}{15768}Only they shoot back.{15770}{15810}You know, you can beat|a Breathalyzer

{15813}{15885}- by sucking on activated charcoal tablets?|- Really?{15887}{15925}Maybe we should change|our campaign to{15927}{15974}"If You Must Drink and Drive,|Suck Charcoal."{15977}{16002}Yeah, but don't the police wonder{16005}{16026}why you're sucking on charcoal?{16029}{16072}There's no law against charcoal.{16074}{16110}- Yet.|- Yet.{16227}{16299}Dad, why is the American|government the best government?{16302}{16338}Because of our|endless appeals system.{16413}{16473}Joe, you're not writing down|what I just said are you?


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{16476}{16504}Mm-hmm.{16506}{16554}Joey, stop for a second.{16557}{16592}What is the subject of your essay?{16595}{16662}Why is American government|the best government in the world.{16665}{16704}Your teacher crafted that question?{16706}{16749}Yeah. Why?{16751}{16818}Well... I'll look past|the obvious problems{16821}{16852}in syntax for a moment,{16854}{16905}and I'll focus more on the core|of the question.{16907}{16936}I mean, "A,"{16938}{17001}does America have|the best government in the world?{17004}{17044}And "B," what constitutes|a"best government"?{17046}{17105}Is it crime, is it poverty, literacy?{17107}{17142}Hmm?{17144}{17166}And America- definitely not best.{17169}{17197}Perhaps not even better than most.{17200}{17233}We do have a very|entertaining government...{17235}{17266}Dad.{17269}{17313}I'm sorry.{17344}{17402}Are you familiar with the term "B.S."?{17405}{17442}Bullshit.{17445}{17475}Yes, exactly.{17478}{17547}B.S., if I may, is what|questions like the one{17550}{17595}your teacher posed are made for.

{17598}{17644}Because even if America|had the best government,{17646}{17683}there'd be no way to prove it.{17686}{17717}And how many pages are you writing?{17720}{17741}Two pages.{17744}{17782}Two pages...{17785}{17822}Definitely not in two pages.{17825}{17877}So what am I supposed to write?{17879}{17920}You can write whatever you want.{17922}{17956}Okay.{17958}{17982}Write about...{17985}{18042}write about America's|amazing ability{18045}{18117}to make profit by breaking down|trading tariffs{18119}{18176}and bringing American jobs|to Third World countries.

{18178}{18225}Or how good we are|at executing felons.{18227}{18266}They're all correct answers.{18269}{18316}I can do that?{18318}{18355}See, Joey, that's the beauty|of argument.{18358}{18415}'Cause if you argue correctly,|you're never wrong.{18600}{18670}Dad, if I finish|this essay within an hour,{18672}{18714}can we stay up all night?{18717}{18829}That's a negotiation,|not an argument.{18831}{18897}(over TV):|Well, Conway, see you made it.{18899}{18948}Yeah, I guess that little|voice was wrong.{18950}{18977}I feel better.{18979}{19007}I feel a lot better, too.{19010}{19071}As a matter of fact, I never|felt so good in my life.

{19074}{19112}How about a cigarette?{19114}{19150}(gunshot){19152}{19197}(dramatic music playing){19274}{19337}(gunfire){19516}{19542}MAN 1: Is he?{19545}{19571}MAN 2: Yeah.{19622}{19704}Hey.{19706}{19789}Nick, you still own a watch, don't you?{19791}{19820}Jill, I can't help feeling{19822}{19859}Joey's getting the wrong idea|about his dad.


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{19862}{19898}It would be great if I could spend{19901}{19937}a little more time with him,|you know?{19940}{20024}To give him a fair|and balanced perspective.{20026}{20071}Nick, you had plenty|of time for that.{20074}{20109}Now you're his weekend guardian.{20111}{20160}Besides, he has Brad.{20162}{20189}He still needs his father.{20191}{20244}Nick.{20246}{20273}You have a second?{20314}{20345}Sure, Brad.{20348}{20438}Nick, your job|and everything aside,{20441}{20487}I hope you understand|that secondhand smoke's{20490}{20530}a real killer.{20533}{20577}What are you talking about?{20580}{20619}I just hope you're providing{20622}{20683}a smoke-free environment|forJoey, that's all I'm saying.{20686}{20738}Brad, I'm his father.{20741}{20797}You're the guy fucking his mom.{20854}{20909}That was unnecessary.{20914}{20996}Thank you all.|Thank you all for coming.{20998}{21058}Tobacco is winning the war.{21060}{21137}The war against our children.{21139}{21218}They like to use cartoons|and symbols to hook our kids.{21221}{21290}Well, now we have|a symbol of our own.

{21292}{21345}Doctor.{21347}{21413}It is my hope that|within the year{21416}{21457}every cigarette package{21459}{21532}sold in America|will carry this symbol.{21534}{21588}Perhaps then, cigarettes|will finally be labeled{21590}{21665}appropriately as poison.{21667}{21712}I will be holding|a congressional hearing{21714}{21780}to discuss the inclusion|of the skull and crossbones{21782}{21818}in the next two weeks.{21820}{21854}As usual, I extend|an open invitation{21856}{21916}to big tobacco.{21918}{22014}Perhaps this time they will|grace us with their presence.{22017}{22048}And their answers.

{22050}{22084}Thank you very much.{22086}{22137}(reporters clamoring){22197}{22279}People, what is going on out there?{22282}{22369}I look down this table,|all I see are white flags.{22371}{22434}Our numbers are down|all across the board.{22437}{22481}Teen smoking-|our bread and butter,{22484}{22525}is falling like a shit from heaven.{22577}{22617}We don't sell Tic Tacs,|for Christ's sake.{22619}{22659}We sell cigarettes.{22662}{22756}And they're cool and available|and addictive.{22758}{22797}The job is almost done for us.{22840}{22958}This environmentalist|is challenging us.{22960}{23021}We have to have an answer.

{23024}{23065}I'm asking you,{23067}{23111}when this cocksucker puts|Captain Hook on our products,{23114}{23150}what the fuck are we going to do?{23153}{23214}- BR.|- Yeah, Nick.{23217}{23245}If I may.{23248}{23306}In 1910,{23309}{23368}the U.S. Was producing|ten billion cigarettes a year.{23371}{23398}By 1930,{23401}{23448}we were up to 123 billion.{23450}{23498}What happened in between?


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{23500}{23540}Three things.{23542}{23566}A world war,{23568}{23661}dieting... and movies.{23663}{23693}Movies?{23695}{23768}1927- talking pictures are born.{23770}{23824}Suddenly, directors need to give|their actors{23826}{23873}something to do|while they're talking.{23875}{23940}Cary Grant, Carole Lombard|are lighting up.{23942}{23978}Bette Davis- a chimney.{23980}{24011}And Bogart-|remember the first picture{24014}{24039}with him and Lauren Bacall?{24042}{24101}Well, yea... not specifically.{24103}{24133}Oh, she sort{24136}{24186}of shimmies in|through the doorway,{24189}{24239}19 years old.{24242}{24277}Pure sex.{24279}{24301}She says,{24303}{24357}"Anyone got a match?"{24359}{24400}And Bogie throws|the matches at her...{24436}{24482}and she catches them.{24484}{24569}Greatest romance of the century.{24572}{24624}How'd it start?|Lighting a cigarette.{24626}{24686}These days when someone|smokes in the movies,{24688}{24765}they're either a psychopath|or a European.

{24768}{24814}The message Hollywood|needs to send out{24816}{24863}is smoking is cool.{24866}{24921}We need the cast of Will and Grace{24923}{24956}smoking in their living room.{24958}{25012}Forrest Gump puffing away|between his box of chocolates.{25014}{25096}Hugh Grant earning back|the love ofJulia Roberts{25098}{25201}by buying her favorite brand-|her Virginia Slims.{25204}{25289}Most of the actors smoke already.{25291}{25345}If they start doing it on-screen,{25347}{25412}we can put the sex|back into cigarettes.{25414}{25476}Well, it's a thought.{25478}{25521}I was hoping for something|a little more inspiring,{25524}{25549}but at least you're thinking.

{25551}{25584}Rest of you people,|slam your fucking brains{25586}{25608}against your desks{25610}{25673}until something useful comes out.{25675}{25721}That was awesome.{25723}{25748}Thank you.{25750}{25798}Nick, you've been summoned.{25801}{25824}Captain wants to see you.{25827}{25859}He saw the Joan show.{25862}{25888}What'd he think?{25890}{25933}Get your ass on the next flight|to Winston-Salem.{26018}{26065}Most people have this image|in their heads{26067}{26117}of tobacco executives|jet-setting around the world{26120}{26173}on private planes,|eating foie gras

{26175}{26208}as they count their money.{26210}{26261}Not me.{26264}{26319}I like to ride with the people.{26322}{26358}Know your clients.{26361}{26413}My people cram themselves|into a tiny seat,{26416}{26461}pop a Xanax and dream|of the moment{26463}{26534}they can stuff their face|with fresh tobacco.{26536}{26602}If I can convincejust one of|these kids to pick up smoking,{26605}{26659}I've paid for my flight-round-trip.{26862}{26953}The Captain is the last great|man of tobacco.


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{26955}{26997}He introduced filters{26999}{27082}when cigarettes first got|slammed by Reader's Digest.{27085}{27190}Later, he founded|the Academy of Tobacco Studies.{27192}{27261}The club was founded|by the tobacco barons in 1890{27263}{27346}so they'd have a place|to get away from their wives.{27404}{27489}Here, the Captain is a legend-{27491}{27547}a self-made man who started|from nothing,{27550}{27617}and ended up with everything...{27619}{27696}except, evidently, a son.{27698}{27752}Nick, my boy.{27754}{27829}You're just in time for mud.{27831}{27869}Thank you.{27872}{27913}Sit down there. Yeah.{27969}{28021}Yeah.{28024}{28072}You know the secret|to a really good julep?{28074}{28115}No, sir.{28118}{28174}Well, you crush the mint{28177}{28251}down onto the ice with your thumb{28254}{28312}and you grind it in, see?{28314}{28377}And it releases the menthol.{28416}{28440}Hmm.{28442}{28476}Now you know who taught me that?{28478}{28501}No, sir. Who?{28503}{28546}Fidel Castro.

{28654}{28704}Do you remember 1952?{28706}{28784}Well, sir, I wasn't alive in 1952.{28786}{28900}Good Lord, I was in Korea|shooting Chinese in 1952.{28902}{28954}Really?{28957}{29011}Today they're our best customer.{29014}{29077}Next time we won't have to shoot|so many of them, will we?{29079}{29121}- (chuckles)|- No, sir.{29123}{29219}1952 was the year|Reader's Digest{29222}{29290}nailed us with|the whole health aspect.{29293}{29352}As Churchill said,{29355}{29409}that was perhaps the end|of our beginning.{29412}{29492}Tell me,{29494}{29541}do you enjoy your current work, Nick?

{29543}{29566}Yes, sir.{29569}{29603}It's challenging...{29606}{29692}If you can do tobacco,|you can do anything.{29694}{29762}Yes, sir, I like that.{29765}{29822}You know, Nick, you remind me{29825}{29878}just a little bit|of myself when I was your age.{29881}{29944}Well, thank you, sir.{29946}{29990}Like thatJoan Lunden show you did.{29993}{30047}You could have given up,|cried, apologized,{30050}{30073}but you didn't.{30076}{30122}You stayed loyal.{30125}{30242}And you gave it|to that son of a bitch good.{30244}{30305}- (chuckles)|- My pleasure.

{30381}{30457}Now, BR's come under the idea{30459}{30525}that we should start bribing|producers in Hollywood{30528}{30616}to make the actors smoke on screen.{30618}{30690}You know, like in the old days.{30693}{30747}Say, that's, uh...{30750}{30804}that's a great idea.{30806}{30841}Mm-hmm.{30843}{30880}Smart man, that BR.{30882}{30919}Oh, yeah, yeah.{30922}{30958}And loyal.


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{31429}{31451}Yes, sir?{31454}{31498}Have a seat, Ron.{31756}{31862}You, see, Ron, I can't be|everywhere I'm needed.{31864}{31910}That's why I send|people like you{31912}{31944}to speak on my behalf.{31946}{32034}When you're there,|you're not Ron Goode,{32037}{32084}the guy your friends probably like,{32086}{32148}you're Senator Finistirre's aide,{32150}{32229}and your name really doesn't matter.{32231}{32277}So, when{32279}{32344}Ron Goode acts|like a complete asshole{32346}{32411}on the Joan Lunden Show,{32414}{32488}I am being an asshole|on the Joan Lunden Show.{32490}{32530}Senator, sir, he sprang on me like...{32533}{32609}Where in the hell|did you find cancer boy?{32612}{32670}He was supposed to be quite reliable.{32673}{32741}The Pulmonary Council|was one of his references.{32743}{32784}Fucking nonprofits.{32874}{32939}When you're looking|for a cancer kid,{32942}{32973}he should be hopeless.{32975}{33013}He should have a wheelchair.{33015}{33067}He should have trouble talking.{33070}{33135}He should have|a little pet goldfish{33138}{33176}he carries around|in a ziplock bag-

{33178}{33204}hopeless.{33206}{33261}I apologize, sir, but if it wasn't{33263}{33295}- for Nick Naylor...|- Nick Naylor?{33341}{33446}Don't you even think|of using him as an excuse.{33448}{33496}The man shills bullshit for a living.{33498}{33546}You work for a fucking senator.{33548}{33602}A senator who is supposed|to be tough on tobacco.{33605}{33674}Have a little... pride,|for God's sake.{33676}{33777}It won't happen again, sir,|I promise.{33841}{33925}All right, you're excused.{34066}{34098}Sometimes I feel like{34101}{34165}a Colombian drug dealer.{34168}{34206}(chuckles)

{34209}{34318}The other day, my own granddaughter,|flesh of flesh of my own loins,{34321}{34401}asked me, " Granddaddy, is it true{34404}{34473}cigarettes are bad for you?"{34530}{34592}We got to do something, Nick.{34594}{34625}I think you're our man.{34627}{34669}Thank you, sir.{34671}{34725}I want you to work|on this Hollywood project.{34728}{34788}Get out there the next|few weeks, stir things up{34790}{34885}and report directly to me.{34887}{34913}Sir, about the,{34915}{34989}the $50 million.{34991}{35061}Anti teen-smoking advertising.

{35063}{35147}Well, shit, I sure hope|it's not too persuasive.{35150}{35185}(laughs){35187}{35214}I hope.{35217}{35245}(laughs){35490}{35513}Nick,{35515}{35560}you're family now.{35562}{35625}Tobacco takes care of its own, eh?{35628}{35674}Thank you, sir.{35984}{36006}Mr. Naylor?{36009}{36032}Hi.


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{36035}{36070}Hi. Welcome to Tobacco One.{36072}{36102}Thank you.{36105}{36168}The captain told me to take|extra special care of you today.{36170}{36229}So if there is anything|at all I can do{36231}{36261}to make your flight|more pleasant,{36264}{36342}you be sure and let me know now.{36634}{36661}BR.{36663}{36685}Pleasant flight?{36687}{36737}Oh! You could say that.{36740}{36782}Came up on the Captain's plane.{36785}{36830}Oh, it's quite the way to travel.{36833}{36877}I wouldn't know.{36880}{36910}No? You never been on Tobacco One{36913}{36990}with those seats, that kitchen,{36993}{37033}that stewardess, Tiffany?{37035}{37084}Haven't had the chance yet.{37086}{37117}Oh, well, you really must try it.{37120}{37169}It's the only way to travel.{37172}{37249}What'd he think of your $50 million|anti-smoking campaign?{37252}{37298}Oh, the $50 million|anti teen-smoking campaign?{37301}{37322}Yeah.{37325}{37353}Yeah, he gave that the go-ahead.{37355}{37383}Oh, and he loved your idea{37386}{37417}to put cigarettes back into movies.

{37419}{37481}- That was your idea.|- Oh, yeah?{37483}{37534}- He must have gotten confused.|- Hmm.{37537}{37642}Yeah. Well, either way,|he was pretty blown away.{37645}{37709}Right. Well, get a flight to L.A.{37711}{37737}I'll get you a meeting|with Jeff Megall.{37740}{37765}Who?{37767}{37797}Hollywood super agent.{37800}{37888}Runs the agency EGO:|Entertainment Global Offices.{37890}{37928}This guy is the entertainment business.{37930}{37985}And you are cigarettes, BR.{37987}{38032}Whatever.{38070}{38121}Yeah, but it's not a vacation,|it's a learning experience.{38124}{38173}And California is one|of the fastest-growing

{38176}{38205}states, it's got{38207}{38248}the largest number of electoral|votes in the country.{38250}{38317}I mean, this could be|a very good trip forJoey.{38320}{38352}You know what?|Don't smooth-talk me.{38354}{38378}You're not going to|take him sightseeing.{38381}{38406}You're probably going{38409}{38456}to take him|to some lung cancer symposium{38459}{38506}where a guy with an electronic|voice box will tell him{38508}{38536}that his father is the devil.{38538}{38566}That's unfair.{38569}{38600}Unfair? What about Virginia?{38602}{38635}And what about Virginia?{38638}{38680}You took him to a cigarette factory.

{38682}{38727}No, I took him to a tobacco farm.{38730}{38758}That's hardly the same thing.{38761}{38808}This conversation's over.{38903}{38952}(sighs): Oh, fuck.{38956}{39020}Last week we had another|disgruntled postman.{39022}{39046}Of course,{39049}{39077}an hour later the Washington Post{39079}{39146}is calling me on the phone-|godless swine.{39149}{39185}I said to 'em, I says,{39188}{39285}"Now if a plane crashes|on account of pilot error,


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{39287}{39320}do you blame the Boeing Corporation?"{39322}{39346}Nice.{39349}{39381}- That's a good one.|- Thank you.{39384}{39445}If some booze-besotten drunk|runs someone down,{39448}{39494}do you go banging on the doors|at General Motors?{39497}{39529}Tell me you didn't say that.{39531}{39564}Mm-hmm.{39566}{39614}Have either of you heard of a|reporter named Heather Holloway?{39617}{39693}Oh, yeah. Yeah. Irish type.{39695}{39728}Brown hair, big blue eyes.{39730}{39757}Nice skin.{39759}{39784}Amazing tits.{39786}{39853}Tits? Why are tits relevant?{39855}{39887}Hmm, let's see.{39890}{39956}World-class tits on a reporter|interviewing a man{39958}{40026}with privileged information|are relevant.{40029}{40076}How about it, Nick?|Are you a tit man?{40079}{40122}Don't answer that.|That's a trap.{40125}{40192}Depends whose tits.{40194}{40237}Look, just don't get screwed,|all right?{40240}{40311}Bobby, I think I can handle|a good-looking girl reporter.{40314}{40353}Thank you.{40574}{40598}Heather Holloway.{40601}{40642}Nick Naylor, big tobacco.

{40683}{40736}Is this kosher?{40738}{40785}Only if I can call you "Heather."{40787}{40841}By all means.{40904}{40928}So, Mr. Naylor...{40930}{40981}- Nick.|- Nick.{40983}{41032}Let's start with...{41034}{41066}An '82 Margaux.{41069}{41117}Okay. Is it good?{41120}{41202}Good? It'll make you believe in God.{41532}{41592}So what is the focus of your piece?{41594}{41638}- You.|- Really?{41641}{41685}You want to know how I live|with myself.{41687}{41777}No. I don't imagine|that's much of a problem.

{41779}{41833}I want to know how you see yourself.{41835}{41864}I'm...{41866}{41933}a mediator between two sects|of society{41935}{41976}that are trying|to reach an accommodation.{41978}{42023}Interesting.{42026}{42113}My other interviews have pinned|you as a mass murderer,{42116}{42189}bloodsucker, pimp,|profiteer, child killer,{42192}{42270}and my personal favorite|"yuppie Mephistopheles."{42273}{42348}Wow, that sounds|like a balanced article.{42350}{42400}Who else should I talk to?{42402}{42453}55 million American smokers,|for starters{42456}{42525}or perhaps|the American tobacco farmer{42527}{42578}who is constantly being treated|like a drug smuggler.

{42581}{42614}I actually do plan on speaking|to a tobacco farmer.{42617}{42640}Good.{42643}{42693}They're fine people,|salt of the earth.{42695}{42753}Nick, why do you do this?{42755}{42795}What motivates you?{42951}{43001}You really want to know?{43004}{43032}Mm-hmm.{43034}{43059}Really?{43062}{43105}Mm-hmm.{43107}{43218}(whispers): Population control.


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{43221}{43275}(chuckles){43313}{43339}You're bad.{43398}{43449}Everyone's got a mortgage to pay.{43451}{43505}NICK: The yuppie Nuremberg defense.{43507}{43592}So is a mortgage that much|of a life goal?{43594}{43697}Well, 99% of everything done|in the world, good or bad,{43700}{43760}is done to pay a mortgage,|so perhaps the world{43763}{43812}would be a better place|if everyone rented.{43814}{43864}Then why don't you rent?{43867}{43910}Mm. Well, I rent as well.{43913}{43948}- Really?|- Yeah.{43950}{44005}My son and his mother|and her boyfriend{44007}{44030}live in my house.{44033}{44060}I live in my apartment.{44062}{44146}What does Nick Naylor's|apartment look like?{44149}{44207}I don't know.|It's nothing impressive.{44209}{44242}It wouldn't make|the real estate section.{44245}{44266}(chuckles){44269}{44311}Can I see it?{44374}{44416}You want to see my apartment?{44418}{44488}I'd like to see|where the devil sleeps.{44639}{44690}NICK: I know what|you're probably thinking.{44752}{44803}This is a bad idea, right?{44869}{44908}I mean, come on.

{44910}{44936}It's not that bad of an idea.{45014}{45041}(sizzling){45044}{45101}(pots clattering){45288}{45325}Mom, why can't I go{45328}{45377}to California?{45380}{45462}Because California's|just not a... safe place.{45465}{45525}And besides,|I'm not sure it's appropriate{45528}{45605}for your father to bring you|on a business trip.{45608}{45642}Appropriate for who?{45645}{45692}What?{45694}{45749}Mom, is it possible that|you're taking the frustration{45752}{45797}of your failed marriage out on me?{45822}{45881}Excuse me?

{45884}{45938}This California trip seems like|a great learning opportunity{45941}{46008}and a chance for me|to get to know my father.{46010}{46052}But if you think it's more important{46054}{46099}to use me to channel your frustration{46102}{46147}against the man you no longer love,{46150}{46189}I'll understand.{46310}{46357}How'd you convince her?{46359}{46412}It was an argument,|not a negotiation.{46414}{46453}That's my boy.{47242}{47313}(soft music playing){47564}{47604}Nick?{47606}{47657}Nick, Jack, Jeff's assistant. Hey.{47660}{47714}How was your flight?|Are you jet-lagged at all?

{47717}{47757}It's, like, 2:00 in D.C.|Right now.{47760}{47795}You know what?|Take some vitamin B.{47797}{47827}Jeff swears by it- in fact,{47830}{47869}I'm gonna hook you up|with an injection.{47872}{47905}Who's this with you?|How are you, dude? What's going on?{47908}{47934}You guys ever been to L.A. Before?{47937}{47981}You want to head back|toJeff's office?{47983}{48040}In fact, we probably should-|He's a punctual being.{48042}{48110}We actually had some problems at first|with the exterior mirroredglass.


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{48113}{48174}The reflection of the sun was causing|head-on collisions on Wilshire.{48177}{48215}Oh, is everybody all right?{48217}{48269}Yeah, they got three-picture deals|at Paramount- I'm sure they'lllive.{48272}{48301}- It's a nice building.|- Yeah?{48304}{48349}Hey, tellJeff you think so, okay?{48351}{48412}'Cause he just put a lot|of himself into this building.{48414}{48497}And you know something?|It really shows.{48499}{48536}What's up, Hiroshi?{48539}{48629}Keep going- that sand's|not gonna rake itself.{48632}{48680}All right, come here,|this is my favorite part.{48683}{48761}That one right there?|It's $7,000.{48763}{48812}- $7,000 for a fish?|- (laughs): Yep.{48814}{48860}Kind of makes you want|to stop eating sushi,{48862}{48901}but I guess you kind of have to.{48904}{48948}Hey, you see that|big white one right there?{48950}{49017}Swear to you- $12,000,|gift from Oprah.{49019}{49110}It's a Chamberlain- office-warming gift|from Matthew McConaughey.{49113}{49145}Generous gift.{49148}{49196}(laughs): Yeah. Right!{49199}{49267}Don't get me wrong, Matthew is|a tremendously talented individual{49270}{49305}and an extremely decent human being,{49308}{49368}however, beforeJeff|took him on, he was a face.

{49371}{49401}Now he's a name.{49403}{49462}(elevator bell dings){49488}{49557}Do you hear that?{49635}{49667}No.{49693}{49746}Exactly.{49749}{49783}(bell dings){49959}{49992}Hey, Neal.{49994}{50049}Neal, I'm gonna impale|your mom on a spike,{50051}{50115}and I'm gonna feed her dead body|to my dog with syphilis.{50117}{50160}(laughs): Aw, Jack, you got me!{50162}{50202}NEAL: That guy!{50205}{50269}It's an inside joke.{50272}{50326}(sighs):|So, as you can see,

{50329}{50381}Jeff just really loves Asian shit.{50384}{50425}Uh, Candace, is he ready?{50428}{50468}- Mm-hmm.|- Fantastic.{50470}{50525}(quietly): Okay, Joey,|I'm gonna bring your dad in now.{50527}{50576}Is there anything I can get|you while you're waiting,{50578}{50631}like an orange juice|or a coffee or a Red Bull?{50633}{50691}- No, thanks.|- Okay.{50751}{50798}Wow, it's a great office.{50801}{50848}Yeah. Jeff basically designed|the whole thing.{50851}{50897}The architect just made the drawings.{50899}{50956}Jack, stop it.{50958}{50989}Next you're gonna be telling him{50992}{51028}what position I played|for the Bruins.

{51030}{51052}(quietly): Quarterback.{51054}{51085}Jeff Megall.{51087}{51117}Nick Naylor.{51119}{51173}Mr. Naylor's here to see|if we can't get cigarettes{51175}{51236}- into the hands of somebody|other than the usual RAVs.|- Sure.{51238}{51298}- RAVs?|- Russians, Arabs and Villains.{51301}{51342}Oh, well, then yes, I guess|that is why I'm here.{51345}{51397}Good. I think we can help.{51400}{51450}Jeff invented product placement.{51453}{51500}NICK: I feel I have to ask, uh...


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{51502}{51574}Are you concerned at|all about the, um...{51577}{51614}about the health element?{51617}{51685}I'm not a doctor, I'm a facilitator.{51688}{51718}I bring creative people together.{51721}{51773}Whatever information there is,|exists, it's out there.{51776}{51805}People will decide for themselves.{51807}{51865}They should. It's not|my role to decide for them.{51868}{51913}It'd be morally presumptuous.{51916}{51977}NICK: I could learn a lot|from this man.{51980}{52037}Now, what we need is|a smoking role model,{52039}{52061}a real winner.{52064}{52105}Indiana Jones meets Jerry Maguire.{52107}{52132}Right, on two packs a day.{52135}{52184}Only he can't live|in contemporary society.{52186}{52208}Why not?{52210}{52258}The health issue's way too prevalent.{52261}{52307}People would constantly|be asking the character{52309}{52364}why he's smoking-|and that should go unsaid.{52366}{52413}How do you feel about the future?{52415}{52468}The future?{52470}{52512}Yeah, after the health thing's|blown over.{52514}{52546}A world|where smokers and nonsmokers{52549}{52582}live together in perfect harmony.{52585}{52641}Sony has a futuristic sci-fi movie|they're looking to make.

{52644}{52690}Message From Sector Six.{52693}{52741}All takes place in a space station.{52744}{52789}They're actively looking|for some cofinancing.{52791}{52826}So cigarettes in space?{52829}{52880}It's the final frontier, Nick.{52882}{52930}But wouldn't they blow up|in an all-oxygen environment?{52956}{52997}Probably.{53000}{53062}But it's an easy fix-|one line of dialogue:{53065}{53112}"Thank God we invented the..."|you know,{53114}{53145}whatever device.{53148}{53193}Brad Pitt.{53195}{53232}Catherine Zeta-Jones.{53235}{53269}They've just finished ravishing

{53271}{53333}each other's bodies|for the first time.{53336}{53384}They lie naked, suspended in air{53387}{53421}underneath the heavens.{53424}{53481}Pitt lights up.{53483}{53525}He starts blowing smoke rings|all around{53527}{53570}Catherine's naked, flawless body,{53573}{53649}as the galaxies go whizzing|by over the glass-domed ceiling.{53651}{53700}Now, tell me that|doesn't work for you.{53703}{53734}I'd see that movie.{53737}{53767}I'd buy the goddamn DVD.{53769}{53834}You know, if the academy|didn't send them to me for free.{53837}{53872}You know,{53874}{53926}you guys ought to think|about designing a cigarette

{53929}{53970}to be released simultaneously|with the movie.{53973}{54010}Sector Sixes.{54013}{54050}No one's ever done it|with a cigarette.{54053}{54080}Wow.{54082}{54128}Well, where do we go from here?{54130}{54198}You enjoy the rest of your day|in L.A. With your son{54201}{54247}while I find out|the answers to these questions.{54249}{54312}Hey, where can I get|a bite to eat with my son?{54315}{54352}You ought to try Nobu's new place.{54354}{54412}- He only serves food that's white.|- Oh, great.


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{54442}{54496}JOEY: So, you go to an office,{54498}{54561}then you go on TV|and talk about cigarettes.{54564}{54608}Then you fly out to L.A.{54610}{54669}To talk to some guy who|works with movie stars.{54672}{54751}- What is that?|- That's my job; I'm a lobbyist.{54753}{54817}I know, but did you study to do that?{54820}{54880}No. No, I just kind of figured it out.{54882}{54932}Then can't anyone just do that?{54935}{55029}No, it, uh, requires a...{55032}{55121}a moral flexibility|that goes beyond most people.{55148}{55216}Do I have flexible morals?{55218}{55283}Well, let's say|you became a lawyer, right?{55285}{55325}And you were asked|to defend a murderer.{55327}{55364}Worse than that- a child murderer.{55366}{55397}Now,{55400}{55472}the law states that every person|deserves a fair trial.{55474}{55524}Would you defend them?{55527}{55568}I don't know.|I guess every person{55570}{55614}- deserves a fair defense.|- Yeah, well,{55617}{55668}so do multinational corporations.{55670}{55749}So, what happens when you're wrong?{55752}{55792}(chuckles):|Well, Joey, I'm never wrong.{55794}{55829}But you can't always be right.{55832}{55902}Well, if it's your job to be right,|then you're never wrong.

{55905}{55957}But what if you are wrong?{55960}{56012}Okay, let's say that|you're defending chocolate{56014}{56046}and I'm defending vanilla.{56049}{56106}Now, if I were to say to you,{56109}{56178}"Vanilla's the best flavor|ice cream," you'd say?{56181}{56230}- "No, chocolate is."|- Exactly.{56233}{56271}But you can't win that argument.{56273}{56335}So, I'll ask you-|So you think chocolate{56337}{56405}is the end-all and be-all|of ice cream, do you?{56407}{56456}It's the best ice cream;|I wouldn't order any other.{56459}{56505}Oh. So it's all chocolate|for you, is it?{56507}{56545}Yes, chocolate is all I need.{56548}{56579}Well, I need more than chocolate.

{56581}{56629}And for that matter,|I need more than vanilla.{56632}{56674}I believe that we need|freedom and choice{56677}{56736}when it comes to our ice cream,|and that, Joey Naylor,{56739}{56776}that is the definition of liberty.{56778}{56825}But that's not what|we're talking about.{56827}{56885}Ah, but that's what|I'm talking about.{56887}{56957}- But... you didn't prove that vanilla's the best.|- I didn't have to.{56960}{57028}I proved that you're wrong-|and if you're wrong, I'm right.{57030}{57053}But you still didn't{57056}{57081}convince me.{57084}{57116}'Cause I'm not after you.{57118}{57197}I'm after them.

{57417}{57465}(phone ringing){57583}{57618}Hello?{57621}{57666}Thought I'd give you a little update.{57669}{57716}Jeff. You still at the office?{57718}{57779}Do you know what time it is|in Tokyo right now?{57781}{57824}- No.|- 4:00 p.m. Tomorrow.{57826}{57869}It's the future, Nick.{57898}{57940}Anyway, for Pitt to smoke,{57942}{57996}it's $10 million;|for the pair, it's 25.{57998}{58074}25?! Usually when I buy two|of something, I get a discount.


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{58077}{58105}What's the extra five for?{58108}{58136}Synergy.{58138}{58205}These are not stupid people;|they got it right away.{58207}{58261}Pitt and Zeta-Jones lighting up|after some cosmic fucking{58263}{58322}in the bubble suite's|gonna sell a lot of cigarettes.{58325}{58359}Well, for that kind of money,{58361}{58407}my people will expect|some very serious smoking.{58409}{58445}Can Brad blow smoke rings?{58448}{58481}I don't have that information.{58484}{58525}Well, for $25 million,|we'd want smoke rings.{58527}{58563}Oh, one other thing-|you'll be cofinancing{58565}{58612}the picture|with the Sultan of Glutan.{58614}{58643}The Sultan of Glutan?{58645}{58694}The one who massacred|and enslaved his own people?{58697}{58756}Aren't they calling him|the Hitler of the South Pacific?{58759}{58817}No, I can't speak to that-|All my dealings with him,{58820}{58861}he's been a very reasonable|and sensitive guy.{58864}{58893}He's fun. You'll like him.{58896}{58925}I better run it by my people.{58927}{58953}No problem.{58956}{58989}- (beep)|- Oh, that's London calling.{58991}{59042}7:00 a.m. In the Old Empire.{59045}{59082}Jeff, when do you sleep?{59085}{59114}Sunday.

{59117}{59158}(line hangs up){59498}{59545}(laughs softly){60415}{60463}(groans){60513}{60561}(line ringing){60604}{60664}- Operator.|- Yeah, my light is blinking.{60666}{60744}- There's a package downstairs for you.|- Okay, send it up.{60805}{60881}Captain, I'm sitting in front|of an open briefcase.{60884}{60932}I don't suppose this is a raise.{60935}{61026}Now, Nick, do you know|who Lorne Lutch is?{61029}{61069}Yeah, of course.|He's the original Marlboro Man.{61072}{61131}He's dying.|He was on Sally last week.{61133}{61186}Not exactly our biggest fan.{61189}{61218}Well, the money's for him.

{61221}{61284}Now, he has a ranch|out there in California.{61286}{61326}I want you to bring it to him.{61329}{61421}He's a cowboy, sir,|and cowboys don't like bribes.{61423}{61475}It's not a bribe. No, sir.{61477}{61544}You're going out there|on wings of angels, son.{61546}{61617}You mean we're just going|to give him the money?{61619}{61653}Well, I think Christ himself|would say,{61655}{61709}"That's mighty white of you boys."{61711}{61760}No gag agreement?{61763}{61821}Hopefully, he'll be so damn|overcome with gratitude{61823}{61879}he'll... he'll have to shut up.{62137}{62193}Hey, kiddo, I got to go do|a little bit more work{62195}{62221}this afternoon, all right?

{62224}{62245}Can I come?{62248}{62282}No. Not this time.{62285}{62336}But I want to see what you do.{63327}{63365}You stay here, okay?{63825}{63886}What the fuck are you doing here?{63889}{63951}Uh... uh...{63953}{63994}Do you have a minute?{64117}{64157}What do you want?{64160}{64189}Dad!{64192}{64219}Joey, get back in the car.


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{64377}{64425}Just want to talk.{64457}{64507}All right.{64509}{64545}Let's talk.{64938}{64997}Pearl, we got company.{65060}{65137}Mister, you got a lot of nerve|walking in here after...{65139}{65220}Honey, why don't you show|this young man some iced tea?{65295}{65331}I'll be right back, tiger.{65486}{65529}(hissing){65725}{65786}Saw you on...{65789}{65872}Weren't you on that TV show?{65875}{65942}Yeah. Yeah, that was me.{65945}{66030}You're lucky you made it|out of there alive.{66033}{66088}Yeah. Tobacco used to be|all over the television.{66090}{66186}Now TV is leading the witch hunt.{66189}{66233}Strange business.{66236}{66305}Last year, after I was diagnosed,{66308}{66440}flew east to attend the|annual stockholders' convention.{66483}{66530}Stood up and told them|I thought{66533}{66644}they ought to cut back|on their advertising.{66646}{66708}You know what your boss said to me?{66786}{66860}He said, " We're certainly sorry{66862}{66953}"to hear about your medical problem.{66955}{67037}"However, without|knowing more{67040}{67128}"of your medical history,

{67130}{67180}we can't comment further."{67242}{67296}But then they tried to pretend{67298}{67340}I never worked for 'em.{67386}{67440}Yeah, I got the pay stubs.{67442}{67509}But, hell,|I was on the damn billboards.{67550}{67592}I never|even smoked{67594}{67643}Marlboro.{67645}{67705}I smoked Kools.{67810}{67885}You look like a nice-enough fella.{67888}{67943}What are you doing|working for these assholes?{67989}{68038}I'm good at it.{68041}{68070}Better at doing this{68073}{68113}than I ever was|at doing anything else.

{68115}{68161}Aw, hell, son.{68164}{68225}I was good at shooting VC.{68228}{68275}I didn't make it my career.{68330}{68418}I suppose we all|got to pay the mortgage.{68510}{68562}Your dad always bring|you along like this?{68565}{68630}No. I live with my mom.{68633}{68674}He tell you why he's here today?{68677}{68769}He said that your husband|was the Marlboro Man.{68771}{68805}(phone rings){68807}{68898}Yeah, well, not anymore.{68901}{68936}Hello.{68938}{68990}Yeah. Hey, can you hold on a second?{68993}{69091}You need anything else,|grab it out of the fridge.

{69093}{69133}So I'm standing here|minding my own business,{69136}{69181}filling up pill bottles...{69183}{69325}So you're here to talk me|into shutting up?{69369}{69424}That what's in that case of yours?{69426}{69490}Yeah, basically.{69519}{69553}No, not basically.{69555}{69609}That's... that's exactly it.{69659}{69698}My dignity ain't for sale.{69701}{69760}It's not an offer.|It's a gift.{69762}{69789}Taxes have all been paid.


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{69792}{69857}You get to keep it|no matter what you do.{69860}{69894}The idea is that, somehow,{69897}{69960}your guilt will prevent you|from bad-mouthing us.{69962}{70005}Are you supposed to be{70008}{70049}telling me all that?{70051}{70112}No, sir. Just apologize,{70114}{70157}give you the money, and leave.{70159}{70201}Why are you telling me this?{70262}{70309}Because, this way,|you'll take the money.{70312}{70342}Why would I do that?{70345}{70368}Because you're mad.{70371}{70405}Damn straight I am.{70408}{70432}The first thing you'll do,{70434}{70484}is you'll call the L.A. Times,|and CNN...{70487}{70521}- Huh?|- And insist on Bonnie Carlton.{70523}{70545}She does really good{70547}{70569}controlled outrage.{70571}{70601}Tell them, "No Bonnie, no story."{70603}{70628}Watch it on MSNBC.{70630}{70661}- Okay.|- When they get here,{70664}{70734}you open up the case...{70799}{70875}and you pour all the cash|out onto the floor.{70877}{70903}- Why?|- Trust me.{70905}{70934}It'll look more effective that way.

{70937}{71034}Don't forget to shake|every last bundle out.{71076}{71116}If you can, you know,|give a cough or two.{71118}{71188}Once it's all|out on the floor,{71190}{71225}tell them what you're|going to do with it.{71228}{71251}What am I going to do with it?{71253}{71278}You're going to donate it.{71281}{71333}Yeah. Start the Lorne Lutch|Cancer Foundation.{71336}{71368}You're going to have|a ranch and a fair{71370}{71433}and a 5K.|A 5K is a must. Television...{71436}{71460}Wait a minute.{71463}{71517}What about my family?{71575}{71628}But, Lorne, you can't keep the money.{71630}{71666}Why the hell not?

{71669}{71698}What do you mean?{71701}{71763}Denounce us,|and then keep the blood money?{71765}{71797}I mean, look at it.{71971}{71993}I got to think this over.{71995}{72016}Lorne, whoa.{72018}{72066}News doesn't work that way.{72069}{72117}You can't denounce us next week.{72276}{72354}I don't suppose I can|denounce you for half of it.{72357}{72437}No, Lorne. Either you keep|all the money,{72440}{72506}or you... you give it all away.{72757}{72808}Dad, how did you know{72811}{72856}he would take the money?{72912}{72981}You'd have to be crazy|to turn down all that money.

{72984}{73043}When I saw he wasn't crazy,|I knew he'd take it.{73079}{73138}Would you have taken it?{73141}{73202}If I were him? Sure.{73268}{73303}So would I.{73580}{73605}I don't think you understand, sir.{73608}{73639}He's like a wild animal.{73641}{73681}You'll have to be|on your guard at all times.{73684}{73708}He has this trick.{73710}{73739}Ron, shut up.{73741}{73785}I've tangoed with presidents,|lawyers and Indian chiefs.


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{73788}{73849}I think I can handle Mr. Nick Naylor.{73852}{73894}(clears throat){73897}{73925}DENNIS MI LLER:|All right, welcome back, kids.{73928}{73973}We've got two guests|on the show tonight.{73976}{74024}First, joining us|from our Washington studio...{74026}{74073}I must have that tie clip!{74075}{74137}...is the senator from|the great state of Vermont.{74140}{74192}Please welcome Ortolan Finistirre.{74194}{74216}Welcome, Senator.{74218}{74256}Good to be here, Dennis.{74258}{74299}And, joining us here|in our Los Angeles studio,{74301}{74346}he is the chief spokesperson{74349}{74401}for the Academy ofTobacco Studies.{74404}{74440}Quite an august chamber, might I add?{74442}{74485}- Nick Naylor. Nick, welcome.|- Pleasure to be here.{74487}{74553}All right, I understand you were|on Joan Lunden's show recently.{74555}{74593}Didn't make a lot|of friends over there, did you?{74596}{74629}I will say that I don't think{74631}{74662}I'll be getting|my annual invitation{74665}{74731}to the Finistirre Labor Day Barbecue.{74733}{74791}Well, I continue to offer|an open invitation to Mr. Naylor{74793}{74849}to join us in Congress|to talk about the inclusion{74852}{74917}of our new poison label which,|if I might say...{74920}{74972}Nick, ready to trek up|the Hill and testify

{74974}{75003}before Congress?{75005}{75057}Well, I'd love to, Dennis,|but not as long as the senator{75060}{75093}is calling for me to be fired.{75095}{75150}It's not exactly|a welcome invitation.{75153}{75213}Yeah. Bit of a mixed message,|Senator.{75216}{75270}Well, not as mixed as the stance|that Big Tobacco has taken{75273}{75315}about the dangers|of smoking cigarettes.{75317}{75352}- Oh, no.|- Now what are you laughing?{75354}{75404}You're a wind-up artist.|Give the man his due.{75407}{75450}He's got a bit of a point there,|doesn't he?{75453}{75497}Sorry. I just can't|help myself, Dennis.{75500}{75540}I... I... I'm just tickled by the idea{75542}{75583}of the gentleman from Vermont

{75585}{75647}calling me a hypocrite|when, uh... this same man,{75649}{75694}in one day, held a press|conference where he called{75697}{75756}for the American tobacco fields|to be slashed and burned,{75759}{75797}then he jumped on a private jet{75800}{75860}and flew down to Farm Aid|where he rode a tractor onstage{75862}{75934}- Oh, come on.|- As he bemoaned the downfall|of the American farmer.{75937}{75980}Care to comment, Senator?{75982}{76029}He... I... No.{76031}{76085}Eloquent in its brevity.{76087}{76114}Emotional issue.{76117}{76146}Let's take some phone calls now.{76149}{76204}Herndon, Virginia.|Go ahead. You're on the show.

{76206}{76266}MAN: Dennis, has anyone ever|announced that they're going{76269}{76311}to kill someone live on your show?{76313}{76391}My demo's been called quirky|but, no, at this point,{76393}{76444}we're not skewing|to the emotionally unstable.{76446}{76497}Then it's your lucky day.{76500}{76540}Because I'm here to tell|you that, within a week,{76542}{76604}we're going to dispatch|Mr. Naylor from this planet{76607}{76696}for all the pain and suffering|he's caused in the world.{76698}{76747}(click){76786}{76846}As I said, emotional issue.|We're going to break now.


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{76849}{76891}I got to fire a call screener.{77537}{77572}Let's go.{78291}{78324}(chuckling){78326}{78359}(moans){78427}{78491}This is Nick Naylor|telling you kids,{78493}{78570}"Don't do drugs, smoke cigarettes."{78573}{78600}That's really great.{78603}{78642}It's like I'm looking in a mirror.{78645}{78696}New idea:{78698}{78755}Cigarettes for the homeless.{78757}{78784}We'll call them "hobos."{78786}{78818}(chuckling){78821}{78853}Uh, that's awful.{78856}{78892}Any better than "Sector Sixes"?{78895}{78942}Right.{78945}{79013}Oh, my God, Nick, you're on TV.{79015}{79038}(TVplaying){79041}{79104}"Lobbyist on the lookout."{79106}{79183}You got to be kidding me.{79213}{79302}I want to fuck you|while I watch you on TV.{79305}{79346}And they call me sick.{79349}{79370}Hurry.{79373}{79420}Before your segment ends.{79423}{79469}All right.

{79608}{79659}Tell me more about Los Angeles, baby.{79661}{79689}Huh?{79790}{79833}NICK: He says he wants|to trail me everywhere,{79836}{79864}I said, "Who's paying for it?"{79866}{79902}He says the tobacco company's|paying for it.{79905}{79941}I said, "I don't need a bodyguard."{79944}{79981}I'm a man of the people.{79984}{80029}Rock on, Kennedy.{80031}{80072}Listen, we're all going to|need bodyguards soon enough.{80074}{80117}Did you see the coverage|the fetal alcohol people{80120}{80145}got themselves over this weekend?{80148}{80192}They made it seem like|we were encouraging{80194}{80221}pregnant women to drink.

{80224}{80250}I'm surprised I didn't get kidnapped{80253}{80285}on my way to work this morning.{80287}{80371}I don't think people from|the alcoholic beverage industry{80373}{80421}need to worry about|being kidnapped just yet.{80460}{80498}Pardon me?{80501}{80532}Look, I mean,{80534}{80582}nothing personal,|but tobacco generates{80585}{80638}a little more heat than alcohol.{80641}{80676}Oh, this is news.{80678}{80765}My product puts away 475,000 a year.{80768}{80832}Oh, okay, now 475 is a legit number.{80834}{80864}Okay, 435,000.{80866}{80892}That's 1,200 a day.

{80894}{80926}How many alcohol-related deaths|a year?{80929}{80980}- Well, does that...|- 100,000 tops?{80982}{81069}That's, what, 270 a day?{81072}{81100}Wowee.{81102}{81159}270 people, a tragedy.{81161}{81209}Excuse me if I don't exactly see|terrorists getting excited{81212}{81251}about kidnapping anyone|from the alcohol industry.{81253}{81284}- Well, you haven't even|- Okay,{81286}{81330}- taken into account the number of deaths|- let's just{81333}{81397}- breathe.|- How many gun deaths a year in the U. S?


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{81400}{81441}11,000.{81444}{81500}11,000, are you kidding me?{81502}{81549}30 a day.{81551}{81585}That's less than passenger car|mortalities.{81588}{81626}No terrorist would bother|with either of you.{81954}{81997}Okay, look...|stupid argument.{81999}{82048}I'll say.{82050}{82121}I'm sure both of you warrant|vigilante justice.{82124}{82166}Thank you.{82309}{82349}(motor revs){82352}{82387}(tires screech){82454}{82504}(grunting, groaning){82506}{82546}(engine racing,|overlapping voices){82666}{82697}Hey... please.|Stop... hey.{82699}{82725}Who are you guys?{82728}{82767}(tires screeching){82819}{82874}GI RL: And freedom means|that we can do what we want.{82877}{82933}And that's really important.{82936}{83022}Because otherwise,|we couldn't be free.{83025}{83121}And that's why America is|the best government in the world.{83124}{83161}Whoa, hey, hey, hey.{83164}{83229}Hey, no need for that,|no need for that.{83231}{83264}Whoa, whoa, hey.{83266}{83289}Hey, wait.

{83292}{83320}Can we get a dialogue going here?{83323}{83389}Nick, we want you|to stop killing people.{83392}{83433}So many people.{83436}{83473}Half a million people a year|in the U.S.{83476}{83517}That, there's no data|to support that.{83519}{83570}Nick... you're not on TV anymore.{83652}{83692}Okay, Joey, it's your turn.{83755}{83785}Hey!{83788}{83821}Nick, how much do you smoke a day?{83824}{83861}Hey, what are you doing?{83864}{83918}According to the box,|each one of those patches{83921}{83972}contains 21 milligrams of nicotine.{83975}{83998}That's, like, what?

{84001}{84034}One pack?{84037}{84092}Our industry has been working|hand in hand with...{84094}{84141}Nick! Just listen, all right?{84143}{84180}What makes America|the best government?{84183}{84238}The passion that doesn't exist|anywhere in the world.{84241}{84286}Says here there are|many adverse reactions{84289}{84314}from those things.{84317}{84362}Let's see, " arrhythmia,{84365}{84400}"constipation, dyspepsia,{84402}{84463}- " nausea...|- My industry does $48 billion in revenue.{84465}{84506}Pharyngitis, sinusitis..."{84509}{84577}Sure you can call it capitalism,|a free market,{84579}{84618}a celebration of tariff breakdowns...

{84621}{84684}"dysmenorrhea..."{84687}{84734}I don't even want to know|what that means.{84737}{84779}Hey, look, I guess you could|start by, you know,{84781}{84825}asking for five million,|working your way up from there.{84827}{84861}But I don't want any money, Nick.{84864}{84886}Well, what do you want?{84889}{84920}I mean, I'm all ears here.{84922}{84997}I have another word for it-{85000}{85029}love.{85032}{85071}What does any man want?


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{85073}{85111}The love of a woman,{85113}{85142}crisp bacon...{85145}{85261}an average life span over 80 years.{85264}{85321}Oh, Nick...{85323}{85370}(filtered applause){85373}{85422}...you don't look so good.{85590}{85633}WOMAN:|If you should smell smoke,{85635}{85694}please dial zero for the operator.{85697}{85796}Before leaving the room,|check the door for heat.{85798}{85862}Find your nearest|emergency exit,{85865}{85962}then soak a washcloth|and cover your nose and mouth.{85995}{86048}Do not remove your washcloth.{86050}{86141}Try at all times to avoid|breathing in the smoke.{86143}{86221}If necessary, crawl on|your hands and knees{86224}{86279}to avoid the inhalation of smoke.{86281}{86322}Do not be alarmed.{86325}{86380}There are still|no conclusive studies{86382}{86448}that link smoking to emphysema.{86450}{86485}(machine beeping){86605}{86653}(monotone): You woke up.{86656}{86708}NICK:|Perhaps a bad choice of inflection.{86710}{86798}Is she implying that I|could'vejust as easily not?{87067}{87096}I was so scared.{87098}{87129}Hey, Joey.

{87131}{87165}(sighs heavily){87167}{87197}What happened?{87200}{87265}No nonsmoker|could've ever withstood{87268}{87316}the amount of nicotine|you had in your bloodstream.{87318}{87365}Hate to say it, but...{87368}{87429}cigarettes saved your life.{87484}{87520}Can I quote you on that, doc?{87523}{87577}You're a real trooper, my boy.{87580}{87624}Hey, Captain,{87626}{87658}where are you?{87661}{87702}Winston-Salem General.{87738}{87797}Damn heart failing me again.{87799}{87841}I thought we could be roommates.

{87843}{87872}Nick, before|we get sidetracked,{87875}{87916}there is one thing.{87918}{87978}All right, don't get|all dramatic on me, doc.{87981}{88029}You can't smoke.{88120}{88145}That's no problem.{88148}{88184}I've quit before.{88187}{88233}I did during the pregnancy.{88235}{88260}How long, you think?{88263}{88312}I don't think you understand.{88315}{88376}It's a miracle you came|out of this alive.{88379}{88417}Any smoking- one cigarette-{88420}{88470}could put you right back|into a paralytic state.{88473}{88535}Your body just can't handle it.

{88662}{88710}Nick, I don't want to put|any more pressure on you,{88713}{88757}but we got a camera crew|waiting out there.{88759}{88808}If we want to make|the evening news...{88810}{88872}You want to unhook me here?{88874}{88968}This just goes to prove what|I've been saying for so long.{88970}{89069}These nicotine patches|are just deadly.{89072}{89114}Smoking saved my life.{89117}{89179}Considering your condition,|will you still be able to appear{89181}{89231}before Senator Finistirre's|subcommittee hearing{89233}{89282}on the usage of poison labels|on cigarette packaging?


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{89285}{89323}Oh, I think now more than ever{89325}{89369}it is imperative that I be there.{89372}{89420}Nothing will keep me from testifying.{89423}{89496}Fucking kidnapping.{89499}{89533}I don't understand, sir.{89535}{89613}Aren't we considering|the kidnapping a good thing?{89616}{89656}Well, he didn't die.{89658}{89714}He was almost killed, sir.{89717}{89744}That's the point.{89747}{89797}Now he looks like a victim,|lucky bastard.{89843}{89894}The way I heard it,|D.C. Police found you naked{89897}{89936}laying in Lincoln's crotch{89939}{90028}covered in nicotine patches|with a sign across your chest{90030}{90090}- that said...|- He doesn't need to hear the details.{90093}{90149}It was some pretty fucked up shit.{90151}{90174}Shh!{90177}{90200}How are you feeling?{90203}{90283}I don't know.{90285}{90346}First time I'm thinking these|cigarettes are pretty dangerous.{90349}{90396}You might be right about that.{90398}{90433}What are you doing?{90475}{90521}It may be small,|but it'll do the trick.{90524}{90551}One shot, bam.{90553}{90608}Listen, Nick is not|going to shoot anyone.

{90610}{90637}Cool.{90640}{90662}Yeah, huh?{90665}{90694}I mean, uh...{90697}{90741}guns are to be treated with|respect, you understand that?{90743}{90790}You'll make a great father.{90793}{90825}Thanks.{90879}{90918}(applause){90921}{90956}Hey, there he is!{90959}{91000}Hey, he's back!{91002}{91037}Hey!{91039}{91073}Welcome back.{91076}{91126}- You okay?|- Great.{91129}{91170}Good, 'cause you're booked on|all the Sunday talk shows.

{91173}{91240}For once we got public sympathy|on our side.{91242}{91306}We can start our own little|celebrity victim tour.{91309}{91365}I mean, we couldn't have planned|this thing better ourselves.{91368}{91412}Oh, maybe next time|I can lose a lung.{91451}{91510}Oh. Uh, I heard the, uh...{91513}{91565}Heather Holloway article|is coming out tomorrow.{91568}{91614}Really?{91617}{91644}Yeah, anything I should be|worried about?{91646}{91705}Uh, yeah, the Cancer Association.{91708}{91741}Apparently, they have it in for us.{91743}{91797}Fuckers.{92046}{92069}What?{92072}{92136}I got a call from the paper.

{92138}{92190}Really?|What'd they want?{92193}{92266}They wanted the correct spelling|of my name and job title.{92269}{92313}You didn't tell her|about us, did you?{92315}{92355}Who?{92357}{92386}Heather?{92389}{92433}No.{92476}{92528}I mean, maybe in passing, I...{92531}{92570}In passing.{92573}{92602}Oh, God, he fucked her.{92605}{92637}I tried to warn you.


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{92640}{92698}Hey, he didn't fuck her.|You didn't fuck her, did you?{92757}{92792}When?{92794}{92817}In passing.{92819}{92846}Look, she's a really nice girl.{92849}{92873}Oh, God.{92876}{92924}We're really fucked.{93364}{93430}NICK: "Nick Naylor,|lead spokesman for big tobacco,{93433}{93505}"would have you believe he|thinks cigarettes are harmless.{93508}{93590}"But really, he's doing it|for the mortgage.{93593}{93689}BAI LEY: The MOD squad-meaning,|of course, merchants of death-{93692}{93770}is comprised of Polly Bailey|of the Moderation Council{93773}{93806}and BobbyJay Bliss{93809}{93903}of the gun business's|own advisory group, SAFETY.{93905}{93990}BLISS: As explained by Naylor,|the sole purpose of their meetings{93993}{94038}is to compete for|the highest death toll{94041}{94078}as they compare strategies{94081}{94153}on how to dupe the American people.{94156}{94218}MEGALL:|The film, Message from Sector Six,{94221}{94273}would emphasize the sex appeal|of cigarettes{94276}{94324}in a way that only floating, nude,{94326}{94414}copulating Hollywood stars could.{94417}{94494}LUTCH: This did not stop Nick|from bribing the dying man{94497}{94568}with a suitcase of cash|to keep quiet on the subject{94570}{94669}ofhis recent lung cancer diagnosis.

{94672}{94756}JI LL: Nick's own son, Joey Naylor,|seems to be being groomed{94759}{94807}for thejob as hejoins his father{94809}{94880}on the majority ofhis trips.{95007}{95037}(beep){95040}{95090}RECEPTIONIST:|I have Heather Holloway on line one.{95093}{95120}Heather.{95122}{95165}Hey, Nick, what did you think?{95168}{95208}Heather, uh... I...{95210}{95270}I mean, there's a lot|of information in here, Heather,{95273}{95308}that is off the record.{95311}{95365}You never said anything|about off the record.{95368}{95474}I presumed anything said while|I was inside you was privileged.{95477}{95512}Nick...

{95514}{95565}If you wanted to talk on a plane{95568}{95649}or at a movie or over dinner,|that would have been fine.{95651}{95700}But you wanted to fuck.{95702}{95737}That's fine by me.{95739}{95788}You used me.{95790}{95829}Oh, Nick, come on.{95832}{95880}Now we're being children.{95883}{95932}Look, we both love our jobs.{95935}{95996}I'm just a reporter,|and you're just a lobbyist.{95999}{96053}How can you do this to me?{96107}{96156}For the mortgage.{96357}{96381}Bitch.{96383}{96408}Whore.

{96411}{96489}You should have been|more careful, Nick.{96491}{96558}You've destroyed all the good|will created by your kidnapping.{96561}{96592}Well, we'll work up a rebuttal.{96594}{96660}Heather Holloway isn't|the only reporter in town.{96662}{96690}No, there isn't going|to be any rebuttal.{96693}{96718}What do you mean?{96721}{96753}Don't talk to anyone.{96755}{96797}We're pulling you|from the congressional hearing.{96800}{96837}No, no, no. You can't pull me|from the congressional hearing.{96840}{96872}All you'll be doing is giving|credence to her article.


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{96874}{96904}I'm ready to testify.{96906}{96946}Look, Nick, half of my job|is damage control.{96949}{96975}Today, that consists{96977}{97040}of distancing ourselves|from you entirely-{97043}{97133}letting you take|all the heat on this article.{97135}{97177}Your job relied on your ability|to keep secrets{97179}{97205}and spin the truth.{97208}{97248}I just cannot imagine a way{97251}{97290}in which you could have fucked|up more.{97293}{97361}There's just no way I could|possibly keep you on staff.{97363}{97406}Then I assume you've run this|by the captain.{97409}{97455}Captain died this morning.{97506}{97580}(mellow, jazzy intro plays){97773}{97909}(man singing slowly){98554}{98633}(singing ends){98790}{98841}(beep){98844}{98890}(over answering machine): Mr. Naylor,|this is Pete in Security from the Academy.{98893}{98937}Your things are waiting for you{98940}{98980}at the information kiosk|in the lobby.{98982}{99011}Look, if you don't pick your|stuff up by Friday,{99013}{99069}we're instructed to throw it out.{99072}{99109}(beep){99112}{99181}Mr. Naylor, this is Special|AgentJohnson with the FBI.

{99183}{99247}Having not found any leads in|your kidnapping investigation,{99249}{99281}we're going to be|handing over the case{99283}{99308}to the local D.C. Police,{99311}{99364}so please refer to them|in the future{99366}{99404}for any updates and questions.{99407}{99448}(beep){99451}{99513}Nick, Jack in Jeff Megall's office.{99516}{99598}Jeff really enjoyed|meeting you the other day{99601}{99650}and he's just... he's torn up|about the fact{99653}{99695}that you two couldn't find|a project to work on.{99697}{99748}He's reallyjust... I don't know.{99751}{99793}So, listen,|but we should hang, at least,{99796}{99843}so you drop me a line|whenever you're in town.

{99845}{99928}Uh... my e-mail is, uh...{99965}{100002}#[Man Singing]{100005}{100088}(knocking on door){100208}{100258}(pounding on door){100302}{100341}Who is it?{100344}{100389}JI LL: It's me, Nick.{100436}{100496}Jill, this is a bad time.{100499}{100537}Let me in.{100540}{100567}(sighs softly){100569}{100612}No.{100614}{100685}I brought someone|who needs to talk to you.{100810}{100841}Hey, buddy.{100844}{100890}Hey, Dad.

{100893}{100941}Coke in the fridge.{101096}{101210}So, this Heather Holloway,|she must have been pretty hot.{101213}{101282}Yes. She's pretty hot.{101285}{101333}Don't take it so hard.{101336}{101399}A few flaws can be appealing.{101401}{101428}Makes you human.{101430}{101465}Who wants to be human?{101467}{101500}Well, I know one person{101502}{101573}who still thinks you're a God.{101969}{102034}Why did you tell that reporter|all your secrets?


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{102112}{102175}You're too young to understand.{102177}{102252}Mom says it's because|you have dependency issues{102254}{102290}and it was all just|a matter of time{102293}{102344}before you threw it all away|on some tramp.{102347}{102426}Well, that's one theory.{102429}{102473}Why are you hiding from everyone?{102475}{102609}It has something to do with|being generally hated right now.{102612}{102648}But it's your job to be|generally hated.{102650}{102717}It's more complicated|than that, Joey.{102719}{102773}You're just making it|more complicated{102776}{102813}so that you can feel|sorry for yourself.{102816}{102857}Like you always said,{102860}{102939}"If you want an easy job,|go work for the Red Cross."{102941}{102980}You're a lobbyist.{102983}{103057}Your job is to be right, and|you're the best at what you do.{103097}{103130}You're the sultan of spin.{103159}{103193}"Sultan of spin"?{103195}{103232}Mom subscribes to Newsweek.{103266}{103298}Who cares what the Brads{103301}{103325}of the world think?{103328}{103358}He's not my dad.{103399}{103434}You are.{103437}{103514}NICK: And right there,|looking intoJoey's eyes,{103517}{103598}it all came back in a rush.

{103601}{103660}Why I do what I do-|defending the defenseless,{103662}{103717}protecting the disenfranchised|corporations{103720}{103769}that have been abandoned|by their very own consumers-{103772}{103826}the logger...{103829}{103882}the sweatshop foreman...{103885}{103933}the oil driller...{103936}{103988}the land mine developer...{103990}{104069}the baby seal poacher...{104072}{104105}Baby seal poacher?{104108}{104141}Even I think that's kind of cruel.{104143}{104193}All right, you're missing the point.{104196}{104238}I must be, because I thought|you were apologizing.{104241}{104264}I'm getting to that.

{104266}{104308}When?{104311}{104370}Look.{104373}{104489}The two of you, you're|basically my only friends,{104491}{104546}and the last thing that|I would ever want to do{104549}{104589}would be to hurt you.{104592}{104637}And, I can only imagine...{104639}{104664}Why are you smiling?{104666}{104706}Why is he smiling?{104709}{104759}He won a hundred bucks off of you.{104761}{104834}I bet Polly you'd spill the beans|to that reporter.{104837}{104896}That goes against everything|that we stand for.{104898}{104953}Oh, please! You've ratted us out|to some reporter with tits!{104955}{105001}Glorious tits.

{105003}{105058}Only after you created a betting|pool testing my incompetence?{105061}{105110}Do you have any idea the beating|I'm taking at Moderation?{105113}{105178}Well, look, I'm sure both of|you are under a lot of scrutiny.{105181}{105233}You know what?|You can stop using the plural.{105236}{105312}The guys at Safety actually liked|the name "Merchants of Death."{105315}{105346}They're gonna have|some bumper stickers made up.{105349}{105394}I'll make sure you get one.{105397}{105443}Thank you.{105495}{105539}That is disgusting.{105572}{105613}It's American.


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{105616}{105653}Can I have a bite?{105656}{105692}Mmm.{105695}{105744}So I guess this means{105747}{105825}you won't be appearing|at Finistirre's subcommittee.{105827}{105881}Hmm. I was kind of looking|forward to it, too.{105883}{105949}It's kind of cool in|a Jimmy Stewart sort of way.{105952}{106012}More like an Ollie North sort of way.{106015}{106069}Finistirre would have|torn you a new asshole{106071}{106108}in a House of Parliament, no less.{106110}{106141}I could have taken him.{106144}{106184}- Yeah.|- Oh, yeah? What would you have said?{106186}{106216}I don't know.{106218}{106296}I'd just like him to feel|immeasurable pain,{106298}{106333}humiliation.{106336}{106371}Yeah, well, that would be|kind of tough.{106373}{106406}I mean, he's already a Senator.{106409}{106450}(chuckles){106453}{106505}I mean, how would you get|back in even if you wanted to?{106602}{106630}Uh-oh.{106773}{106804}You're not gonna like this.{106806}{106876}(reporters clamoring){106878}{106905}Hello.|Thanks very much for coming.{106908}{106964}First of all, I'd like to say|a few words{106966}{106993}to all the people who|are mentioned

{106996}{107045}in the recent newspaper article.{107048}{107084}Please take comfort in knowing{107086}{107177}that I will not rest until|your names are cleared.{107179}{107229}This experience has taught me|an important lesson-{107232}{107275}having sexual affairs|with members of the press{107277}{107313}is just unfair.{107316}{107360}It's not unfair to me, mind you,{107362}{107445}but to all the people in my life|whose only crime is knowing me.{107448}{107524}It was your names, not mine,|that suffered{107527}{107588}from a meaningless affair|with a seductress{107590}{107673}in the form of a young|brunette Washington reporter{107676}{107713}whose name I won't mention{107716}{107762}because I have dignity.

{107765}{107805}(reporters clamoring){107808}{107832}Mr. Naylor!{107835}{107878}Are you still planning|on testifying{107881}{107931}at tomorrow's subcommittee|hearing on tobacco?{107933}{107988}I'm glad you asked that question.{107990}{108032}There have been wide accusations of me|dropping out of tomorrow's hearing.{108035}{108064}Let it be known{108067}{108109}that unless Senator Finistirre|has withdrawn my invitation{108111}{108145}- to speak, it is my plan|- It's called a subpoena.{108148}{108192}To be in Congress tomorrow|to share my knowledge{108194}{108249}of big tobacco and all those|who enjoy its products.{108251}{108281}Thank you very much.|I'll see you tomorrow.

{108284}{108322}(all clamoring){108325}{108372}(TVshuts off){108374}{108403}(phone rings){108444}{108521}(cacophony of phones ringing){109592}{109653}(indistinct, distorted|roaring and shutters clicking){109712}{109774}Still feel likeJimmy Stewart?{110038}{110062}Good.{110093}{110166}(beeping){110218}{110253}(electronic squealing){110256}{110282}Why don't you all go ahead?


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{110285}{110321}This could be a while.{110395}{110436}(electronic squealing|continues){110438}{110559}If we could, um... if we could|take our seats, please.{110591}{110622}(clears throat){110625}{110686}Gentlemen, ladies.{110689}{110754}If I may call this meeting to order.{110757}{110871}We'll do everything we can to|keep things brief and concise{110873}{110910}so that we can all|get out of here on time.{110913}{110996}The skull and crossbones|means one thing:{110999}{111034}Poison.{111037}{111101}Thus, the message is quite clear.{111104}{111156}Like any other product|that carries the branding,{111158}{111236}if you take it, you will die.{111238}{111312}Yes, but isn't this overkill?{111314}{111393}Why don't we just use words,|as we currently do?{111395}{111486}Something that describes the|dangers of cigarette smoking.{111489}{111513}Well, the American public|is not affected{111516}{111551}by masthead anymore.{111553}{111581}They need images.{111584}{111641}We've done studies|which show that consumers react{111643}{111704}up to 80% more to imagery|rather than words.{111707}{111738}The stats are there.{111741}{111784}It's just sad{111786}{111842}that the Academy ofTobacco|Studies did not release

{111845}{111878}this type of information earlier.{111881}{111952}When you say|the Academy ofTobacco Studies,{111954}{111986}you're referring to...{111989}{112016}Yes.{112018}{112060}To the coalition...{112062}{112085}Yes, the coalition.{112087}{112125}The big... big tobacco...{112128}{112158}...that is represented by...{112161}{112190}By, um...{112193}{112220}And specifically{112222}{112244}Mr...{112246}{112272}Um...{112274}{112312}Mr., uh, Nick Naylor.

{112315}{112337}Nick Naylor?{112339}{112362}Thank you very much.{112410}{112432}WITNESS:|The current use{112434}{112473}of words instead of imagery{112476}{112562}is an obvious move against|the non-English-speaking population{112565}{112600}of the United States.{112602}{112653}The skull and crossbones{112656}{112737}speak loudly in all languages.{112739}{112801}By not using it,|they're saying{112804}{112900}they want those who can't|read English to die.{112903}{112945}Hmm. Senor Herrera,{112948}{113016}could you clarify "they"?{113018}{113049}NICK:|Let it be known,

{113052}{113111}the public beating|has not gone out of style.{113287}{113339}Nick Naylor, please step forward.{113572}{113635}You go sit with him.{113836}{113908}Please state your name,|address and current occupation.{113910}{113937}My name is Nick Naylor.{113940}{113982}I live at 6000|Massachusetts Avenue{113985}{114030}and I am currently unemployed,{114033}{114084}but until recently,|I was the vice president{114086}{114122}of the Academy ofTobacco Studies.{114125}{114146}Mr. Naylor,


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{114149}{114232}as vice president|of the Academy{114234}{114281}ofTobacco Studies,|what was required of you?{114284}{114313}What did you do?{114316}{114400}I informed the public|of all the research performed{114402}{114450}in the investigation|on the effects of tobacco.{114453}{114480}Mm-hmm,|and what,{114482}{114544}so far,|has the Academy concluded{114546}{114605}in their investigation|into the effects of tobacco?{114607}{114661}Well, many things, actually.{114664}{114706}Why, just the other day|they uncovered evidence{114709}{114753}that smoking can offset|Parkinson's disease.{114755}{114796}(amused buzz){114799}{114828}I'm sure the health|community{114831}{114858}is thrilled.{114861}{114930}Mr. Naylor, who provides|the financial backing{114933}{114980}for the Academy ofTobacco Studies?{114982}{115061}Uh... Conglomerated Tobacco.{115063}{115104}That's the cigarette companies.{115106}{115156}For the most part, yes.{115158}{115228}Do you think that...{115230}{115277}might affect their priorities?{115280}{115312}No, just as I'm sure{115314}{115358}campaign contributions|don't affect yours.{115361}{115385}Ohh.

{115388}{115430}(all laughing){115433}{115510}Senators, Mr. Naylor is not here|to testify on the goings-on{115513}{115556}of the Academy ofTobacco Studies.{115558}{115608}We're here to examine|the possibility{115610}{115644}of a warning logo on cigarettes.{115646}{115669}Now, Mr. Naylor,{115672}{115708}I have to ask you,|out of formality,{115711}{115758}do you believe that smoking|cigarettes, over time,{115761}{115838}can lead to lung cancer and|other respiratory conditions{115841}{115869}such as emphysema?{115914}{115950}Yes.{116018}{116040}In fact, I think you'd be|hard-pressed{116042}{116068}to find someone|who really believes

{116071}{116118}that cigarettes are not|potentially harmful.{116121}{116174}I mean, show of hands,|who out here thinks{116177}{116212}- that cigarettes aren't dangerous...|- Mr. Naylor.{116215}{116290}There's no need for theatrics.{116293}{116354}Sir, I just don't see the point in a warning|label for something people already know.{116357}{116388}The warning symbol{116390}{116477}is a reminder, a reminder of the|dangers of smoking cigarettes.{116480}{116524}Well, if we want to remind|people of danger,{116526}{116563}why don't we slap|a skull and crossbones{116565}{116589}on all Boeing airplanes,{116591}{116625}Senator Lothridge?{116628}{116650}And all Fords, Senator Dupree?

{116653}{116709}That is ridiculous.{116711}{116766}The death toll from airline|and automobile accidents{116769}{116818}doesn't even skim the surface|of cigarettes.{116821}{116846}They don't even compare.{116849}{116898}Oh, this from a senator|who calls Vermont home.{116901}{116952}I don't follow you, Mr. Naylor.{116954}{116994}Well, the real{116997}{117058}demonstrated number one killer|in America is cholesterol,{117061}{117084}and here comes|Senator Finistirre,{117087}{117141}whose fine state is,|I regret to say,


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{117143}{117216}clogging the nation's arteries|with Vermont cheddar cheese.{117218}{117253}(audience murmuring){117255}{117320}If we want to talk numbers,|how about the millions of people{117323}{117346}dying of heart attacks.{117349}{117379}Perhaps Vermont cheddar{117381}{117438}should come|with a skull and crossbones.{117441}{117485}That is lud...{117487}{117510}The great state of Vermont{117513}{117550}will not apologize for its cheese.{117553}{117576}Mr. Naylor,{117578}{117614}we are here to discuss cigarettes.{117617}{117704}Not planes, not cars- cigarettes.{117706}{117770}Now, as we discussed earlier,|these warning labels{117773}{117849}are not for those who know, but|rather for those who don't know.{117852}{117894}(sighs){117897}{117944}What about the children?{117947}{117996}Gentlemen...{117998}{118045}it's called education.{118047}{118092}It doesn't come off the side|of a cigarette carton.{118094}{118120}It comes from our teachers,{118122}{118172}and more importantly, our parents.{118174}{118249}It is the job|of every parent{118252}{118339}to warn their children of all|the dangers of the world,{118341}{118403}including cigarettes, so that|one day, when they get older,

{118405}{118449}they can choose for themselves.{118503}{118579}I look at my... son{118581}{118615}who...{118617}{118661}was kind enough|to come with me today,{118664}{118724}and I can't help but think{118726}{118781}that I am responsible|for his growth{118783}{118834}and his development.{118837}{118873}And I'm proud of that.{118876}{118906}Well, having|said that,{118909}{118970}would you condone him smoking?{118973}{119029}Well, of course not.|He's not 18.{119031}{119056}That would be illegal.{119059}{119084}(chuckling)

{119087}{119137}Yes, l-I heard you deliver|that line on 20-20,{119140}{119173}but enough dancing.{119175}{119231}What are you going to do|when he turns 18?{119271}{119308}Come on, Mr. Naylor.{119311}{119396}On his 18th birthday, will|you share a cigarette with him?{119399}{119452}Will you spend|a lovely afternoon,{119455}{119507}like one of your ludicrous|cigarette advertisements?{119509}{119546}You seem to have a lot to say{119549}{119581}about how we|should raise our children.{119583}{119606}What of your own?{119609}{119668}What are you|going to do{119670}{119725}when he turns 18?{119884}{119972}If he really wants a cigarette,|I'll buy him his first pack.

{119974}{120011}(audience mutters softly){120085}{120153}Thank you for your testimony,|Mr. Naylor. You're excused.{120317}{120352}I'll meet you outside, okay?{120653}{120691}Great.{120693}{120720}Well done, my boy.{120723}{120774}Were you in the same room as me?{120777}{120803}The whole personal choice thing?{120805}{120832}They ate that shit up.{120835}{120879}(laughing):|Just checked the whip count.{120881}{120915}That bill is going down in flames.


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{120917}{120985}Your speech was unorthodox,|but you did it, boy.{120988}{121009}You crushed the fucker.{121012}{121039}That's good news for you guys.{121041}{121075}Oh. Whoa, whoa.{121077}{121147}We're still a team, right?{121149}{121197}What about damage control?{121233}{121265}Look, Nick.{121268}{121354}Winston-Salem is ready|to do whatever it takes{121357}{121393}to keep you onboard.{121500}{121588}(crowd clamoring){121591}{121664}Nick, will you continue|fighting for cigarettes?{121667}{121699}Of course he will.{121701}{121749}This man here is our general.{121751}{121793}We're not just gonna let him retire.{121796}{121820}REPORTER:|Is that correct, Nick?{121823}{121859}You're sticking with tobacco?{121956}{122040}NICK: Now, I know what|you're probably thinking.{122042}{122070}What a great opportunity for me{122073}{122111}to teach Joey|how to use leverage against{122113}{122152}a backstabbing boss.{122154}{122237}But I actually meant what|I said about responsibility.{122239}{122326}Some things|arejust more important{122329}{122356}than paying a mortgage.{122359}{122421}So I did the only responsible|thing I could.

{122424}{122490}I turned down thejob.{122493}{122549}And my timing|couldn't have been better.{122551}{122606}Within a few months,|the cigarette companies{122609}{122642}settled|with the American smoker{122645}{122708}to the tune of $246 billion.{122737}{122793}And the Academy|of Tobacco Studies{122795}{122837}was permanently dismantled.{122840}{122895}For the first time in decades,{122897}{122938}BRfound himself out of work.{122981}{123031}Otherwise, not much has changed.{123033}{123085}The MOD squad still meets every week.{123088}{123119}Nice.{123121}{123176}We even added a few new members.

{123178}{123245}The things I could learn|from you, BobbyJay.{123248}{123272}POLLY: Right.{123274}{123309}BOBBYJAY:|Stick around. Stick around.{123311}{123376}Senator Finistirre is still|fighting for his causes.{123379}{123421}What do you say|to the people who claim{123424}{123470}you are destroying cinema classics?{123473}{123512}Mmm, no. All|we're doing{123514}{123554}is using|digital technology{123557}{123632}to tastefully update|movies of the past...{123635}{123672}by removing cigarettes.{123675}{123752}I believe that if these|stars were alive today,{123755}{123813}they would agree that|we're doing the right thing.{123816}{123857}But, in essence, aren't|you changing history?

{123860}{123954}No, I think we're improving history.{123999}{124031}Even Heather is still reporting.{124033}{124066}The whole town has been evacuated.{124069}{124196}They're calling this|the storm of the century.{124198}{124230}Not much changes at all.{124233}{124345}And this year's Foggy Bottom|Debating Society Champion is...{124348}{124372}Joey Naylor.{124374}{124402}- Yay!|- Yay!{124405}{124426}NICK: Joey!{124429}{124450}POLLY: Joey!


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{124453}{124474}NICK: Joey, Joey!{124477}{124513}That's my boy.{124516}{124553}Hold it up. Hold it up.{124556}{124600}(Polly whooping){124641}{124689}And me?{124692}{124756}Well, there's still a place|for guys like me.{124759}{124822}So, be straight with me.{124825}{124890}Is it true?{124893}{124926}- It could be.|- Come on.{124929}{124979}We know of very few cases.{124981}{125008}There's no scientific proof at all.{125011}{125033}There was an unfortunate|incident out in Iowa...{125035}{125058}It's really a complicated situation.{125061}{125089}NICK:|Gentlemen,{125092}{125154}practice these words|in front of the mirror.{125157}{125228}"Although we are constantly|exploring the subject,{125230}{125295}"currently,|there is no direct evidence{125297}{125331}"that links cell phone usage{125333}{125378}to brain cancer."{125403}{125476}(relieved sigh){125534}{125577}Michael Jordan plays ball.{125580}{125617}Charles Manson kills people.{125620}{125655}I talk.{125695}{125722}Everyone has a talent.

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