No other film made me want to spark up a cigarette as much as this one. I'm not saying it was stressful to watch, I just mean that the amount of smoking on display was intense! It gave me cravings! At one point Sunny even lights up whilst sitting in a hospital bed! Awesome!
Can anyone else name a film with such gratuitous smoking? I can only think of Reservoir Dogs and Smoke at this present time
It was Sunny smoking while eating that I noticed, and sitting in bed too. Even as an occasional smoker I thought that was pretty excessive.
One of Schroeder's other films, Barfly, has Micky Rourke sparking up in every other scene, and drinking too.
Casablanca, Coffee and Cigarettes, Alfie, China Town, Velvet Goldmine, Dawn of the Dead, Radio Days... the list is endless.
*sparks up*
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Right. Well, I have to - I have to go now, Duane, because I, I'm due back on the planet Earth.
Jazztiger (the original poster), wrote, in part:
...Can anyone else name a film with such gratuitous smoking? I can only think of Reservoir Dogs and Smoke at this present time.
We had the same reaction and I did in fact "spark up" my e-cig and throw back a couple of drinks while watching. But I can hardly imagine being a three-pack-a-day smoker, good God.
I couldn't help but chuckle when she sat there smoking in her hospital bed, but I assume that happened more often than we'd think back then. Reminds me of how not too long ago at all there were still smoking sections in restaurants and friends and I would smoke over dinner which is something I would NEVER do now.
I haven't smoked in 10 years and it made me want to light up, too. It'd probably taste terrible if I really had one, now, but all you tend to remember are the good aspects of smoking, when an ex-smoker "reminisces." We forget about the crappy parts, like waking up in the middle of the night having a coughing fit, or that feeling like you've constantly got phlegm in your lungs...
I didn't do it very often, but I HAVE smoked while eating simultaneously, especially if the break I was on was pressed for time. It reminded me of that when I watched Glen Close smoking while eating her ice cream sundae! My thought was, "ugh, how could I have done that?!"
My husband hasn't smoked for even longer than me, and every once in a while he'll smell a cigarette waft right after someone just lit up, and he'll say, "mmmm, doesn't that smell good?" I'm glad I quit, and I'm a LOT healthier for it, but I actually sorta miss smoking in some ways, and being young enough to not have to care about my health.
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I remember enjoying this film; however, it only has a rating of five something on this site. Oh well, had a great ensemble cast including: Kate Hudson, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Janeane Garofalo, etc. Even Elvis Costello is in this! LOL! It's really difficult to locate on DVD though. At least it's difficult to find as a rental. I haven't actually searched to see if the DVD is for sale. Guess it's a rather obscure film. ..........................fp :):):)
Oh, loved "Reversal of Fortune", by the way! It is a MUST SEE, imho! :)
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I totally agree. The hospital bed, at home in bed, at the dinner table while still eating, and at that party when Claud admits to cheating with Miss Isles she lit up a new cigarette before the one she just finished was snuffed out.
Pulp Fiction is another one with a lot of smoking. I saw it in the theatre when it first came out. On top of all the people smoking, it's a long movie. We couldn't get out of the theatre at the end fast enough. The sidewalk was packed with people exiting and lighting up.
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