Summary:
The chief spokesperson and lobbyist Nick Naylor is the Vice-President of the Academy of Tobacco Studies. He is talented in speaking and spins argument to defend the cigarette industry in the most difficult situations. His best friends are Polly Bailey that works in the Moderation Council in alcohol business, and Bobby Jay Bliss of the gun business own advisory group SAFETY. They frequently meet each other in a bar and they self-entitle the Mod Squad a.k.a. Merchants of Death, disputing which industry has killed more people. Nick's greatest enemy is Vermont's Senator Ortolan Finistirre, who defends in the Senate the use a skull and crossed bones in the cigarette packs. Nick's son Joey Naylor lives with his mother, and has the chance to know his father in a business trip. When the ambitious reporter Heather Holloway betrays Nick disclosing confidences he had in bed with her, his life turns upside-down. But Nick is good in what he does for the mortgage.
| Runtime: | 92 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for language and some sexual content. |
| Production: | ContentFilm |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jason Reitman | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christopher Buckley | Novel |
| Jason Reitman | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aaron Eckhart | Nick Naylor |
| Cameron Bright | Joey Naylor |
| Maria Bello | Polly Bailey |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alex Diaz | Kid #1 |
| Courtney Taylor Burness | Kid #3 |
| David Koechner | Bobby Jay Bliss |
| Eric Haberman | Robin Williger |
| J.K. Simmons | BR |
| Jeff Witzke | Kidnapper |
| Joan Lunden | Herself |
| Jordan Del Spina | Kid #4 |
| Jordan Garrett | Kid #2 |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Teacher |
| Mary Jo Smith | Sue Maclean |
| Todd Louiso | Ron Goode |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alessandro Camon | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Brunt | Co-Producer |
| Daniel Dubiecki | Co-Producer |
| David J. Bloomfield | Co-Executive Producer |
| David O. Sacks | Producer |
| Edward R. Pressman | Executive Producer |
| Elon Musk | Executive Producer |
| Eveleen Bandy | Associate Producer |
| John Schmidt | Executive Producer |
| Mark Woolway | Executive Producer |
| Max Levchin | Executive Producer |
| Michael Beugg | Executive Producer |
| Michael R. Newman | Co-Producer |
| Mindy Marin | Co-Producer |
| Peter Thiel | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Belafonte | Associate Producer |
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