Big Tobacco
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Big Tobacco is a pejorative term often applied to the tobacco industry in general, or more particularly to the "big three" tobacco corporations in the United States. The phrase is often used in TheTruth.com, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and other anti-smoking ad campaigns funded by the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The term usually refers to tobacco companies Philip Morris (Altria), R. J. Reynolds (RJR) and British American Tobacco, but can also include other companies with a major stake in tobacco consumption, such as Lorillard or Brown & Williamson.
[edit] Cultural references
One of the villains in the superhero movie Mystery Men, the cigar-chomping leader of a business-themed gang, uses the pseudonym "Big Tobacco". In the movie Thank You for Smoking, Aaron Eckhart plays a lobbyist for Big Tobacco.
