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Newsies (1992)

PG  121 min  -  Drama | Family | 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 meet by the ruthlessness of big business.

Director:

Kenny Ortega
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Bale ...
David Moscow ...
Luke Edwards ...
Max Casella ...
Gabriel Damon ...
Marty Belafsky ...
Arvie Lowe Jr. ...
Aaron Lohr ...
Trey Parker Trey Parker ...
Dee Caspary ...
Joseph Conrad ...
Dominic Maldonado Dominic Maldonado ...
Matthew Schoenfeld Matthew Schoenfeld ...
Snipeshooter (as Matthew Fields)
Mark David Mark David ...
Ivan Dudynsky 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 Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Publisher | Newspaper | Orphan | Fight | New York City  | See more »

Taglines:

A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Family | Musical

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Newsboys See more »

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,819,485 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

At the time, this was one of the lowest grossing live action movies in Walt Disney studio history. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the beginning song "Carrying the Banner" when Crutchy sings there are unsychronized voice/mouth movements. See more »

Quotes

David Jacobs: I've never been to Brooklyn - have you guys?
Boots: Spent a month there one night.
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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 »


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 »