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Newsies (1992)
6.3
Ratings: 6.3/10 from 9,628 users
Metascore:
46/100
Reviews: 237 user | 21 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com
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 meet by the ruthlessness of big business. Director:Kenny Ortega |
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| Christian Bale | ... | ||
| David Moscow | ... | ||
| Luke Edwards | ... | ||
| Max Casella | ... | ||
| Gabriel Damon | ... | ||
| Marty Belafsky | ... | ||
| Arvie Lowe Jr. | ... | ||
| Aaron Lohr | ... | ||
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Trey Parker | ... | |
| Dee Caspary | ... | ||
| Joseph Conrad | ... | ||
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Dominic Maldonado | ... | |
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Matthew Schoenfeld | ... |
Snipeshooter
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Mark David | ... | |
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Ivan Dudynsky | ... | |
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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
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
They Found The Courage To Challenge The Powerful! (DVD release) See more »Parents Guide:
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Newsboys See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$2,819,485 (USA)Company Credits
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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 »
Written by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Performed by the Newsies Ensemble with additional background vocals See more »
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Trivia
Most of the newsies depicted in the film are based on real people from the strike such as Spot Conlon, Racetrack Higgins, Kid Blink. Jack Kelly, however, is a fabrication, though he may have been based on the real Kid Blink, who was accused of being bribed by Pulitzer to end the strike. David is most probably based on Morris Cohen, the other leader of the strike. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the Newsies are fighting the men sent by Pulitzer, Racetrack throws a punch that is not accompanied by a sound. See more »Quotes
David Jacobs: [to Jack] You're a liar! You lied about everything. You lied about your father being out west, cause he's not out west! You didn't even tell me your real name!See more »
Crazy Credits
Right before the credits begin rolling, a boy with a newspaper jumps up andthe shot freezes on him. At the end of the credits the shot unfreezes and
he falls down and rolls on the ground. See more »
Soundtracks
"THE WORLD WILL KNOW (REPRISE)"Written by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Performed by the Newsies Ensemble with additional background vocals See more »
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