American Voices

Smoking And The Movies

September 2, 1997 | ISSUE 32•05

The Clinton Administration recently took Hollywood to task for the rise in on-screen portrayals of smoking. What do you think about cigarettes and cinema?

  • If people see characters smoking in movies, it's only a matter of time before we start to see people smoking in real life.

    Sharon Wayne
    Speech Pathologist

  • I say, down with smoking, and up with gender- positive portrayals of anthropomorphic squirrels in animated musicals.

    Matt Reiderer
    Construction Worker

  • I started smoking at age 13 after seeing my Uncle Abe's glamorous portrayal of smoking in my Bar Mitzvah video.

    David Pinsky
    Orthodontist

  • Doesn't anyone know those are just prop cigarettes used in the movies?

    Chet Billups
    Systems Analyst

  • Hollywood needs a few more people like Kevin Costner, who in 1995's Waterworld took a rare, heroic stand against the evil Smokers.

    Adrienne Elson
    Guidance Counselor

  • Movies need to stop entertaining and start educating.

    Paul Dougan
    Realtor

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