The film follows Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the charming, fast-talking chief spokesman for the "Academy of Tobacco Studies" — a front organization for the big tobacco industry. Nick’s job is to defend smoking on television talk shows, fight lawsuits from cancer victims (known as "the dying"), and lobby against anti-smoking legislation, all while using slick logical fallacies and moral relativism.
: Nick Naylor is the Vice President of the "Academy of Tobacco Studies," a lobby masquerading as a research group. He is exceptionally skilled at "rhetorical jujitsu," arguing that the industry values personal choice above all else, even in the face of overwhelming health evidence. thank you for smoking movie summary
Nick’s career reaches a crisis point when he enters a romantic relationship with Heather Holloway (Katie Holmes), an ambitious investigative reporter. Nick lowers his guard and reveals intimate secrets about his lobbying strategies, corrupt dealings, and personal philosophies. The film follows Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the
Nick’s biggest challenge came in the form of Senator Ortolan Finistirre, a Vermont liberal hell-bent on slapping a conspicuous "poison" skull and crossbones on every pack of cigarettes sold in America. To combat the Senator’s legislation, Nick devised a strategy so audacious it bordered on brilliance: he would get Hollywood back into the business of smoking. If the movies could make the heroes smoke again, the public would follow. He is exceptionally skilled at "rhetorical jujitsu," arguing