I've looked through the topic heading and can't see this though it must have been discussed umpteen times. She was really drawing on the ciggies. Pretty disturbing for a nine year old. I wonder if she had trouble quitting. She must have
shareAccording to the Trivia section, the cigarettes were made from cabbage leaves. They apparently made Tatum nauseous.
shareYou do wonder whether she was "made to smoke them" and whether it would have made much of a difference to leave the smoking out. I personally don't think so.🐭
shareOnce again, people view a film through their own, current, cultural lense. Many people smoked back then (1930's); it was the fashion. So this was represented in the film. This is historically accurate. I doubt even Tatum O'Neal would say she was "harmed" by smoking the fake, cabbage cigarettes. Get a grip people. There are much worse things in the world to stress about.
shareJust came across this on "MeTV" on my local stations. Saw it before a few times, absolute perfection and the Cigs DO matter. The help the authentic feel of the film. As noted, they were Cabbage. 'Mad Men' uses a similar herbal cigarette. It's common in Hollywood. 'Stand By Me' was another and Rob Reiner is a Freak about Health. It worked and I doubt it personally affected her later life issues.
shareStressing about? Well a 9yo smoking isn't a joke and it was a film shot in the 70's when they knew full well it caused disease. In the 30's they did not know these things. The question was : Was it a real ciggie? No it wasn't. Still, inhaling any smoke is not good for you. Especially a 9 year old.
shareLighten up. It's a movie. Nobody got hurt. And, as far as knowledge of the negative effects of smoking in the 1930s is concerned, they knew all about them. It's a myth that nobody knew until the 1960s. They were called "coffin nails" and "cancer sticks" as far back as the 1800s.
shareAccording to the commentary on the DVD they were made out of dried lettuce.
Good thing. I first smoked when I was 13 and the nicotine really does make you high and I was hooked from then on.
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