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The News Boys (1992)
"Newsies" (original title)

 -  Drama | Musical  -  10 April 1992 (USA)
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A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.

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Storyline

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale) organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs (David Moscow) as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful. Written by Kaitlin Dwyer Rankins

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A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Rated PG for mild violence | See all certifications »

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10 April 1992 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Newsboys  »

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Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,819,485 (USA)
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Trivia

Originally intended as a drama, not a musical. See more »

Goofs

When Medda is sing "My Lovey-Dovey Baby" it show Les sitting by a man bouncing a puppet on his Leg. In the next shot, the man with the puppet sits down by Les. See more »

Quotes

Dutchy: [finishing up painting a strike sign] So'd I spell it right, Kloppman?
Kloppman: [reads over the sign and nods] Very good, that's very good.
Dutchy: [proudly] Strike.
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Crazy Credits

Right before the credits begin rolling, a boy with a newspaper jumps up and the shot freezes on him. At the end of the credits the shot unfreezes and he falls down and rolls on the ground. See more »

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Referenced in The Singles Ward (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Escape from Snyder"
Written, conducted and produced by J.A.C. Redford
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Movie that never gets old!
27 March 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

When I first watched this movie, I was just 3 years old.. My mom tells me that my little brother and I used to dance and jump off couches and try to spin around on the ceiling fan, and sing, when we watched this movie...

Recently, it was being mentioned to me for suggestions for our school chorus.. I began to look things up about the movie, and all of a sudden, had an urge to go out and buy it the next day. I've had the movie for a week, and have already watched it 6 times.

Around 12 or 13 years later, the movie still has me wanting to dance and sing along... This is a movie that never gets old, no matter what your age.


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