Talk:Thank You for Smoking (film)

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Contents 1 Being made in to a TV show 2 Question 3 Proposed Move 4 Last Comment in the "Trivia" Section 5 "Talking Head" link 6 Chopin 7 DVD Release? 8 Trivia Section 9 DVD Case 10 Smoking on the DVD 11 Fair use rationale for Image:Thank you for smoking Poster.jpg 12 Fair use rationale for Image:Modsquad.jpg

[edit] Being made in to a TV show

Seems like it's something that should be added somewhere.

I added it yesterday. It's in the second paragraph. Greyfedora 02:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

• If "Thank You For Smoking" doesn't have it's own wiki that is unrelated to the movie, why is it necessary to have the movie here rather than there? Krazykillaz 16:48, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware "Thank You For Smoking" was a slogan for cigarette companies long before the film was produced. Before state laws banned smoking in buildings, cigarette company offices used to have signs saying "Thank You For Smoking" etc. That's why I'm proposing the move to (film) rather than undisambiguated. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 02:16, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Ah. Got it. Thanks for the clearing that up. Krazykillaz 19:59, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Move

Should be moved to Thank You For Smoking (film) per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films). savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 02:10, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I moved this page immediately in order to fix User:Fernandobouregard's cut and paste move. Rhobite 03:41, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I oppose a move to Thank You For Smoking (film) based on the text from the link you provided stating: "When disambiguating a film from something else..." (emphasis added). I do not think that a disambig is needed for a slogan that is hardly notable. —A 11:18, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I oppose this as well, seeing as how there is currently no article on the slogan itself, it's completely unnecessary to have a disambiguation at this point; there's simply nothing to "disambiguate" it from.--Sycron 20:39, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

The book doesn't count, then?

Opposed. The book is at it's actual title, "Thank You For Smoking: A Novel." BabuBhatt 22:26, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Note that the book is now at Thank You for Smoking (novel). DES ^(talk) 18:48, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Last Comment in the "Trivia" Section

The last comment in the "Trivia" section indicates that Eckhart's statement about a cigarette in an all oxygen environment causing an explosion is untrue, but then continues to argue that a sea-level type composition of air is used on the International Space Station. This does not really fit with the previous asertion. Eckhart's comment about a cigarette in an oxygen environment may still be true, even if an all oxygen environment is not used on the International Space Station. I edited the page to fix this problem.

I have to say I don't really care, but to set the facts straight:

Oxygen is not combustable unless pressurized, unlikely in a breathing environment like a space station since- ask any scuba diver- concentrated oxygen can be toxic and raise the alkalility of blood causing syncope. The famous fire aboard the Apollo was not an explosion, the fire simply spreadvery quickly due to oxygen's role as an accelerant. The oxygen in the Apollo's cabin was also more pressurized than it would have been in space. (though I can't remember why). Smoking in a space station is still a bad idea though. Angrynight 20:57, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Interesting side note: Fire danger in a zero gravity environment is actually much LESS than it is in regular gravity. In gravity, hot air rises from the heat of the fire, bringing in new cold oxygenated air from the bottom. In zero gravity, there is no "up", so hot air doesn't rise. Fires put themselves out very quickly after consuming all the oxygen in their immediate vicinity. - Richfife 22:24, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

The current addition involving the reference to "BR" is an unfounded plug, more than likely fan-based. Until further references are made, I will be editiing it.

[edit] "Talking Head" link

Someone had the great idea to wikilink talking head, which is great since I wanted to check that out and see more about that, but it leads to a DAB page, and I'm not sure where to de-dab that. Can someone use different terminology or clarify that term? --MPD01605 05:28, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Well it obviously refers to the first definition, but that doesn't have its own article. For the time being, I've put in a piped link to pundit (expert), though that's also less than perfect. ~Switch ^{t c g} 08:10, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chopin

Is there any point to the trivia on Chopin's Ballad? I understand that it is indeed trivia, but it just doesn't seem to be relevant to anything in the movie. --Zifnabxar 03:41, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DVD Release?

Any one know when the DVD for this film will be released? 150.210.226.5 16:21, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Well I'm holding one in my hand right now, and I bought it used! So presumably it's been available for some time by now. --TexasDex 04:36, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia Section

I'm not convinced the trivia section of this article really needs a cleanup tag. It all seems legitimate, even interesting, and not easily integrated into other sections of the page. What exactly is the problem that needs attention? I understand that the idea is to invite new people to contribute, but I think that an overabundance of "this part of the article has problems" tags detracts from the overall quality of presentation at Wikipedia, giving it a kind of amateur vibe that I don't think is always warranted. Just a thought. --Tractorkingsfan 09:59, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Anybody? Alright, it's gone. --Tractorkingsfan 06:53, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to do this late, but please review WP:AVTRIV. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 14:24, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Read. Trivia section gone. --Tractorkingsfan 17:14, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DVD Case

The article mentions that the cover for the DVD is based off of a cigarette container, but the source doesn't prove it. Can anyone else find a source for the statement?72.25.66.221 08:58, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Smoking on the DVD

The article said that there is a scene in the movie where the main character smokes, then passes out. I just finished watching the Region 1 DVD and that scene was NOT in the movie. Was it cut or is that section of the article untrue? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.73.20.102 (talk) 03:42, 7 April 2007 (UTC).

Yeah, it was a deleted scene. There were also several deleted scenes which showed an actual cigarette, something which didn't appear in the film either, IIRC. Well, the black and white movie Nick watches (Sands of Iwo Jima) showed a cigarette I guess. Hoof Hearted 14:33, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Thank you for smoking Poster.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Modsquad.jpg

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