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Avatar
2009
PG-13
$761 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating: 
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Cameron
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 1/2/2010, and Melanie B. on 1/20/2010.
Additional comments: Dr. Barry Hummel, "This is epic filmmaking at its best! But why, on a distant planet in the future, does Sigourney Weaver's character need to be shown using tobacco?"; Melanie B., "Tobacco was used to show the stress of one of the main actors. It was used to make the woman look more powerful, domineering."
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Titanic
1997
PG-13
$601 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating: 
Year of Release: 1997
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Cameron
Distributor: Paramount
This film was reviewed by Kristin W. from Bell High School on 3/14/2009.
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Dark Knight, The
2008
PG-13
$533 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating: 
Year of Release: 2008.
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by:
- Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on 10/9/2008
- Kailyn W. from Bell High School on 3/15/2009
Additional Comments: The Joker (Heath Ledger) starts a fire using a cigar...
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977
PG
$461 Million
SmokeScreeners review: 
Year of Release: 1977
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George Lucas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 12/20/2007.
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments:
"The original Star Wars trilogy (now known as Episodes IV-VI) had many scenes of smoking, exclusively in the form of hookahs or water pipes.
In this scene from the original 1977 film, the smoke-filled cantina includes two characters using hookahs. See if you can spot them:
You can actually hear this alien as he sucks air through a waterpipe:
The other alien actually has a name: Dannik Jerriko. In the original Star Wars script, Dannik was simply an extra known as “pipe smoking alien” whose table is disturbed when Pando Baba gets his arm severed by Obi-Wan:
Dannik Jerriko was later featured in his own short story titled Soup’s On: The Pipe Smoker’s Tale from the book Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina published in 1995. He even has his own action figure, where he carried around his hookah pipe on his belt!
Does George Lucas regret populating his space-age saga with old-school tobacco? For a possible admission of guilt, see the blog on The Attack of the Clones." Or, better still, check out this bizarre PSA:
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Shrek 2
2004
PG
$441 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating: 
Year of Release: 2004
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury
Distributor: Dreamworks SKG
The film was reviewed by:
- Dr. Barry Hummel on 9/4/2007
- Joshua A. from Gilchrist County Florida 4-H SWAt on 6/9/2010
The comments were: "It was good to see that there was no smoking in the land of Far, Far Away, despite all sorts of other hip, cultural references! Even the villians in the tavern managed to look evil without resorting to smoking... proving, of course, that it is possible!" Dr. Barry Hummel
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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
1982
PG
$435 Million
SmokeScreeners review:
Year of Release: 1982
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distrubutor: Universal Studios
Film reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 1/29/2008.
Dr. Hummel posted the following comments:
"Let's take a look at two scenes that occur early in the 1982 film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. The two scenes have little to do with the focus of the movie, but seem to exist to explore the relationship between Elliott (Henry Thomas), and his older brother, Michael (Robert MacNaughton).
First, watch this scene:
Here we see five teenage boys playing a game. Clouds of smoke are seen rising from the table, though we do not actually see any of the boys smoking. We also see boys drinking from cans; it is impossible to tell whether they are drinking soda or beer. The only other person in the room is Elliott. You can see that he wants to be a part of the group; of course, the older boys are dangling his participation in the game like a carrot on a stick. But think about it: this young boy wants to be part of this group of older boys, and he appears to be willing to do anything for that privilege. Might that include smoking or drinking?
You will also notice that there is no adult supervision while all of this is taking place. That changes in this follow-up scene:
Now we see the mother (Dee Wallace) in the room. Notice that the smoke has disappeared. Clearly the older boys knew they were doing something that Mom would NOT be happy about. If you think that is reading too much into it, notice the two cans of air freshener on the table. Why else would the cans be there except to mask the odor of the tobacco or marijuana before Mom entered the room?
Scenes like these are subtle, but they underscore the use of tobacco by teenagers as a defiant act. The message is that it is okay to use tobacco, even if your parents do NOt approve... just cover your tracks. The sad part, is that scenes like this also deliver the message that you have to smoke (or drink) to hang out with 'the big boys'."
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
PG
$431 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1999
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George Lucas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 8/14/2007
Additional Comments: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, every species had the good sense not to smoke!
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
PG-13
$423 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gore Verbinski
Distributor: Buena Vista
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 4/26/2009.
Additional comments: Davy Jones smoked a pipe in one scene during the film.
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Lion King, The
1994
G
$423 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1994
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by: Zachary H. from Riverglades Middle School on 11/21/2007; Emily P. of Gilchrist County Florida 4-H SWAT on 6/9/2010.
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Toy Story 3
2010
G
$415 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Lee Unkrich
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Pictures
This film was reviewed by Abigail H. from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Coral Springs, FL on June 27,2010.
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Spider-Man
2002
PG-13
$404 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2002
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sam Raimi
Distributor: Sony
In this film 2 smoking incidents occured, both of which were inside.
The film was reviewed by:
- Dr. Barry Hummel on 9/5/2007
- Jordan M. from Bell High School on 2/16/2009
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments: J.K. Simmons (as J. Jonah Jameson) smokes a cigar around his co-workers in two scenes during the movie. One of those scenes includes Tobey Maguire as the teen-age Peter Parker, but I did not score this as a special circumstance as Peter Parker was a college freshman at that point in the movie.
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
PG-13
$402 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Bay
Distributor: Paramount
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on 8/2/2009.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
PG-13
$381 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2011
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Yates
Distributor: Warner Bros.
This film was reviewed by Abigail H. of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on July 15, 2011
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
PG-13
$380 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2005
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: George Lucas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 8/15/2007
Additional Comments: It's nice to see that Mr. Lucas found a way to convey the smoldering intensity of evil without needing to dangle a cigarette out of anyone's lips.
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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The
2003
PG-13
$377 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Distributor: New Line Cinema
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/16/2009.
Additional comments: Four of the films stars (Ian McKellen, John Rhys Davies, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan) were seen smoking pipes during the film.
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Spider-Man 2
2004
PG-13
$374 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2004
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sam Raimi
Distributor: Sony
In this film 5 smoking incidents occured, 4 of which were inside and 1 of which was outside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/20/2007.
The comments were: Beginning with the opening credits, we see a drawing of J. Jonah Jameson smoking a cigar. As with the first film, J.K. Simmons (as J. Jonah Jameson) smokes a cigar in two scenes during the movie. In addition, Alfred Molina (Doc Ock) smokes a cigar in one scene, assisted by his extra limbs. Background extras were also seen smoking in the streets of New York.
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Passion of the Christ, The
2004
R
$371 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2004
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mel Gibson
Distributor: Newmarket Films
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Jurassic Park
1993
PG-13
$357 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1993
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distributor: Universal
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 7/21/2007.
Additional Comments: "Ray Arnold (Samuel L. Jackson, in a supporting role), chain-smoked his way through every scene in which he appeared. Take this scene for example:
You have to admire a guy who likes to share his secondhand smoke as much as Mr. Arnold. Here is another scene in which he creates another toxic cloud:
If the dinosaurs don't get Mr. Arnold, the cancer will..."
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
PG-13
$352 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2011
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Bay
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
This film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on July 9, 2011.
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
2002
PG-13
$342 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2002
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Distributor: New Line Cinema
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel of QDREF on 5/10/2009.
There is much less smoking in this film than in "The Fellowship of the Ring". However, Aragorn smokes a pipe two times during the film, once indoors around children.
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Finding Nemo
2003
G
$340 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2003
MPAA Rating: G
Directors: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by Maximillian J. from Bell High School on 3/26/2009
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Spider-Man 3
2007
PG-13
$337 Million
SmokeScreeners review:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sam Raimi
Distributor: Sony
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/20/2007.
Dr. Barry Hummel posted the following additional comments:
"Spider-Man 3 has one incredibly interesting scene of smoking. In this scene, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) is competing for his free-lance job with Eddie Brock (Topher Grace). Both men are trying to persuade their boss, J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) that they are the right man for the job. Watch what happens:
So the big boss is smoking in his office, and the heck with anybody who wants to say anything about it!
The problem is, the Spider-Man films take place in New York City. By 2007, the year in which Spider-Man 3 was released, New York had passed a ban on smoking in the workplace. So, techinically Mr. Jameson is breaking the law himself even as he pleads for his staff to "catch Spider-Man in the act."
So, the question is, which of these people are going to say something to Mr. Jameson? Do you think it will be one of two guys fighting for a full-time job? You can alsmost bet that the guy who says something will be the guy who is not hired. Maybe Mr. Jameson's secretary will tell him to stop? Not likely, given that he dismissed her with a wave. How about the guy who pops in and announces that he really cares what Mr. Jameson wants before being told to 'shut up' and 'get out'. No, I suspect Mr. Jameson will simply continue to flaunt the law at the expense of the health of his staff."
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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
2010
PG
$334 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Burton
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel of QDREF on 3/6/2010.
Additional comments: "Only the blue caterpillar is seen smoking a hookah in Wonderland in three separate scenes. Sadly, one of these occurs during a flashback sequence in which the caterpillar blows smoke in the face of Alice when she is a young child!"
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Forrest Gump
1994
PG-13
$330 Million
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SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1994
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Distributor: Paramount
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 5/1/2009.
Additional comments: Only one of the film's stars (Gary Sinise) smokes during the film, but background extras and costars accounted for 40 different smoking incidents! There were also scenes of a doctor and school bus driver smoking around young Forest Gump.
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Shrek the Third
2007
PG
$323 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Distributor: Dreamworks SKG
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Riverglades Elementary School on 5/28/2007.
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Transformers
2007
PG-13
$319 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Bay
Distributor: Paramount
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 7/17/2008.
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Iron Man
2008
PG-13
$318 Million
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001
PG
$318 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2001
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Christopher Columbus
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 6/6/2007.
Additional Comments: When Harry visits The Leaky Cauldron with Hagrid, Harry is exposed to the second-hand smoke of the bar patrons.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
PG-13
$317 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2008
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distributor: Paramount
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 6/5/2008.
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments: "Indiana Jones has both a friend and an enemy in George 'Mac' Michale, a triple or quadruple agent (I lost count). Mac is also the only character who smokes during the film.
In this scene, we see Mac light up a cigar as he tails Indy and Mutt as they begin their search for The Crystal Skull:
The cigar actually draws attention to the character so that the viewer will take a careful look at hime and identify him. Later on, Mac blows a little smoke Indy's way as he explains why he is turning his coat so frequently:
As I always try to point out, the tobacco use adds nothing to the character or the story. We don't need the cigar to tell us that Mac is a morally bankrupt human being."
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
2001
PG-13
$315 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2001
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Distributor: New Line Cinema
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel of QDREF on 5/3/2009
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Iron Man 2
2010
PG-13
$312 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon Favreau
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
This film review was reviewed by Abigail H. of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL on 5/14/2010.
Additional comments: "There is no actual smoking in this movie. In fact, it was interesting to watch Micky Rourke with a toothpick dangling from his lips instead of a cigar. However, there is a bizarre reference to cigars when one of the characters describes a top-of-the-line weapon as 'the cubans, the Cohibas, the Montecristos'."
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
PG
$311 Million
SmokeScreeners review:
Year of Release: 2002
MPAA Ratiing: PG
Director: George Lucas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 8/15/2007.
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments:
"There is an interesting scene early in this film that seems to make an odd reference to tobacco. Obi-Wan Kenobi tails an assassin into a nightclub where he has the following odd encounter:
Our alien friend is pushing something called 'death sticks', which look exactly like cigarettes.
I wonder if George Lucas is having regrets given the extensive presence of hookah pipes throughout the original Star Wars trilogy. The action figures marketed to children even came with their own water pipes...
Is he trying to recant the glorification of smoking in his earlier films? It wouldn't be the only history that he attempted to revise in his prequels... just what the heck are Midi-chlorians, and why do we need a scientific explanation of The Force? Too much hero-worship, George?"
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
PG-13
$309 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gore Verbinski
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by:
- Dr. Barry Hummel on 6/4/2007
- Kailyn W. from Bell High School on 2/1/2009
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983
PG
$309 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1983
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Charles Marquand
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 5/21/2009.
Additional comments: Jabba the Hutt smokes a hookah pipe early in the film; the hookah pipe even appears on the movie poster! Later, a single Ewok is seen smoking a pipe.
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Independence Day
1996
PG-13
$306 Million
SmokeScreeners review:
Year of Release: 1996
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roland Emmerich
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
Reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 7/26/2008
Dr. Hummel wrote the following comments:
"I wanted to focus on an interesting transition during the Sci-Fi movie Independence Day (1996).
In this early scene from the movie, David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) gives his father (Judd Hirsch) a lecture about smoking cigars:
Much later in the movie, Levinson has flown into the heart of an alien ship with Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) to plant a computer virus designed to bring down the alien fleet. Things are looking grim, so the two heroes do the obvious: they share a cigar!
The message is loud and clear. Despite a lifetime of clean, healthy living, Levinson decides to light up now that it looks as if his life is about to end. On the surface, this seems harmless enough. But why on earth (or in space) would a cigar be this man's dying wish?
Of course, Levinson has a small problem: he survives! So our two heroes return to earth, cigars in hand:
Captain Hiller is kind enough to smoke around both his fiancee and her young son. Meanwhile, Levinson's father notices his cigar and asks, 'So this is healthy?'
'No,' Levinson replies, 'but I could get used to it.'
Used to it or addicted to it? Or, are they really the same thing?"
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
PG-13
$305 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2002
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gore Verbinski
Distributor: Buena Vista
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 4/25/2009.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
PG
$302 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Yates
Distributor: Warner Bros.
This film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on 7/15/2009.
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Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The
2010
PG-13
$301 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Slade
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
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Twilight Saga: New Moon, The
2009
PG-13
$297 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Chris Weitz
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
PG-13
$295 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Yates
Distributor: Warner Bros.
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel of QDREF on 11/23/2010.
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Sixth Sense, The
1999
PG-13
$294 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1999
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 7/19/2009.
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SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Distributor: Buena Vista
This film was reviewed by Abigail H. from MS Douglas High School on 6/11/2009.
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Inception
2010
PG-13
$293 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Warner Bros.
This film was reviewed by Abigail H. from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on September 8, 2010.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
PG-13
$292 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Yates
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by Abigail H. from Westglades Middle School on 7/13/2007
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Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The
2005
PG
$292 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2005
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Adamson
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 5/31/2009.
Additional comments: Professor Kirke (Jim Broadbent) smokes around the children twice during the movie.
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980
PG
$290 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1980
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Irvin Kershner
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/21/2009
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
PG-13
$290 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2005
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike Newell
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Riverglades Elementary School on 6/10/2007
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Home Alone
1990
PG
$286 Million
SmokeScreeners rating:
Year of Release: 1990
MPAA rating: PG
Director: Christopher Columbus
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
Reviewed by Abigail H. from MS Douglas High School on 9/27/2008
Dr. Barry Hummel added the following additional comments:
"In Home Alone, there is one interesting scene depicting smoking. Kevin (Macauley Culkin), approaches a guy who just ended his shift as Santa's 'helper'. Watch the guy's reaction as the kid calls out to him:
As soon as Santa's elf realizes Kevin is heading towards him, he quickly tosses his cigarette away and tries to clear the air around him. The guy obviously realizes that he is setting a bad example smoking in his Santa costume. Kudos to the director, Chris Columbus, for making the point that adults shouldn't smoke around kids."
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Matrix Reloaded, The
2003
R
$282 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2003
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Distributor: Warner Brothers
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel of QDREF on August 14, 2011.
Additional comments: "The only appearance of tobacco was the presence of a hookah pipe in one scene inside of a restaurant."
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Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part, The1
2011
PG-13
$280 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2011
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bill Condon
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
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Meet the Fockers
2004
PG-13
$279 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2004
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jay Roach
Distributor: Universal
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Hangover, The
2009
R
$277 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Todd Philips
Distributor: Warner Bros.
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel of the Quit Doc Research and Education Foundation on 6/6/2010.
Additional comments: "A single background extra was seen smoking outside."
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Shrek
2001
PG
$268 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2001
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Distributor: Dreamworks SKG
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 9/1/2007.
Additional Comments: In an early scene in the movie, Papa Bear's pipe was too big! What makes it even worse is that he is smoking his pipe while Baby Bear sleeps in his arms. Those special circumstances move it up to 2 Butts! Yes, it is a small cameo that doesn't last really long... so why even bother with the pipe?
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
PG
$262 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2002
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Christopher Columbus
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Riverglades Elementary School on 6/7/2007
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Incredibles, The
2004
PG
$261 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2004
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brad Bird
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 8/18/2007.
Additional Comments: Writer/Director Brad Bird also voiced the character Edna "E" Mode, the costume designer for the superheroes. In one extended scene, Edna carries around a cigarette in a cigarette holder, drawing attention to it by using it to tap in an entry code among other things.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
PG
$260 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2000
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ron Howard
Distributor: Universal Studios
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Riverglades Elementary School on 12/7/2007
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SmokeScreeners rating:
Year of Release: 1975
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Film reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 11/10/2007
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments:
"In the classic Steven Spielberg film Jaws (1975), there were plenty of smoking scenes. Here are a few scenes that I think are the most important.
Almost everyone remembers the scene in which Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) reviews the autopsy results of the first victim. Here is a clip from that scene:
What I find interesting about this is Hooper's reaction. He is not afraid to stop Brody from smoking in this work environment. This was not a common sentiment in 1975, when this film was produced. In fact, it would be another 20+ years before true reform began to occur to reduce workplace exposure to secondhand smoke.
Now look at this scene, in which Brody (Roy Scheider) confronts the Mayor of Amity (Murray Hamilton) in a local hospital after one of the shark attacks:
A very nervous Mayor Vaughn struggles with a decision that will impact his political future; in the midst of this struggle, he turns to an old friend: tobacco. He is going to have his "smoke" despite the fact that he is in an emergency room full of patients. Where is Matt Hooper when we need him?
Finally, I had to toss in this classic scene:
This is one of the most recognizable scenes from the film. It is, after all, the very first time we see the open jaws of the great white shark popping out of the water. Call me silly, but is that cigarette really necessary?
By the way, in 2004 there were 7 deaths from shark attacks worldwide. In contrast, worldwide tobacco deaths are roughly 5,000,000 each year. The great irony is that the Brody's of the world are more likely to die as a result of smoking than because of a great white shark attack!"
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Star Trek
2009
PG-13
$258 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: J.J. Abrams
Distributor: Paramount
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel of 5/9/2009.
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments: "One of the marketing tools for this film is 'It's not your father's Star Trek'. It turns out that it doesn't have to be. Using a complicated plot to drive a great action fillm, J.J. Abrams has simultaneously rooted his film deeply in the past and changed the future.
Think about it. This is the ultimate reboot of the entire Star Trek universe. He has created a parallel time line. Nothing that has occured in the past (at least as far as 4 out of 5 television series and all 10 previous films are concerned) can or will happen again. Much like the Vulcan High Council of the eradicated planet has become the caretakers of the Vulcan history and culture, Spock has become the caretaker of the original Star Trek history and culture.
This frees the caretakers of the franchise to boldly go in a new direction without being obligated to tell stories that fit into the complicated (or should I say bloated) universe that existed before. That might be the biggest stroke of genius of all."
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I Am Legend
2007
PG-13
$256 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Francis Lawrence
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by Chehade B. from Riverglades Elementary School on 4/26/2008.
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Blind Side, The
2009
PG-13
$256 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Lee Hancock
Distributor: Warner Bros.
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Monsters, Inc.
2001
G
$256 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2001
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Pete Docter, David Silverman
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 11/9/2007.
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Hangover: Part II, The
2011
R
$254 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2011
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Todd Phillips
Distributor: Warner Bros.
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Despicable Me
2010
PG
$252 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Distributor: Universal Pictures
This film was reviewed by Zachary H. of Westglades Middle School, Parkland, Florida on 7/20/2010.
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Batman
1989
PG
$251 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1989
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Burton
Distributor: Warner Brothers
In this film 16 smoking incidents occured, 11 of which were inside and 5 of which were outside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 11/7/2007.
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional discussion:
"In Tim Burton's Batman, most of the smoking scenes are in the background, especially in bars and the newspaper office.
Unfortunately, three prominent characters smoked during the film: Harvey Dent (Billy Dee Williams), the Mayor (Lee Wallace), and Detective Eckhardt (William Hootkins).
The corrupt Detective Eckhardt can be seen smoking a cigar early in the film when he is confronted by reporter Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl):
More importantly, District Attorney Harvey Dent (Billy Dee Williams) is seen smoking cigars on several occasions. One time, Dent is one of several characters seen smoking at a fund-raiser at Wayne Manor:
Another time, Dent is seen smoking in his office while trying to track down the Joker:
One positive note: The director did was able to make the Joker look quite villainous without resorting to tobacco use... a trend continued by Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight."
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Night at the Museum
2006
PG
$251 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2006
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Shawn Levy
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
This film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middles School on 5/30/2009
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Men in Black
1997
PG-13
$251 Million
SmokeScreeners review:
Year of Release: 1997
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Distributor: Sony
The film was reviewed by:
- Dr. Barry Hummel on 9/28/2007
- Chelsea S. from Bell High School on 3/16/2009
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments:
"Men in Black is a funny, clever film. The basic premise is that aliens have been hiding among us and living on earth undercover. In order to keep the peace, the Men in Black were created as a secret police force. They monitor the activities of the aliens to make sure that they behave themselves.
Most of the aliens have assimilated quite nicely. During the movie, however, there is a crisis in which an alien species decides the time has come to destroy the earth. The Men in Black are trying to avert the crisis, but many of the aliens living on earth seem to have lost confidence in the group and began a mass evacuation. The following scene takes place as aliens of all shapes and sizes are scrambling to get off the planet before it is reduced to space dust; click here to view the clip on Facebook
If you look carefully at these 'sorry little ingrates', you will notice that they are trying to take a cart-full of cartons of Marlboro cigarettes!
Think about it. These space worms have determined that the one thing that they cannot live without if the Earth is destroyed is cigarettes. Now that is an addiction...
By the way, this sort of tobacco product placement was supposed to end with the Master Settlement Agreement bewteen the major tobacco companies and the states' attorney generals in 1998. So, why do these same worms smoke the same brand in Men in Black II?"
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
PG
$250 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2004
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by Abigail H. from Westglades Middle School on 6/8/2007
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Toy Story 2
1999
G
$246 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1999
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Riverglades Elementary School on 11/21/2007.
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SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2006
Directors: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 12/19/2007.
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Bruce Almighty
2003
PG-13
$243 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tom Shadyac
Distributor: Universal
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
PG
$242 Million
SmokeScreeners review:
Year of Release: 1981
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distributor: Paramount
In this film 8 smoking incidents occured, 6 of which were inside and 2 of which were outside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 1/11/2008.
Dr. Barry Hummel posted the following additional comments:
"Raiders of the Lost Ark is a fabulous film. Set during the rise of the Nazis during the 1930's, the film tells the story of an academic archeologist, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) as he races to beat Nazis to a religious relic, the Lost Ark of the Covenant.
Fortunately, we never see Dr. Jones using tobacco. Sadly, the same cannot be said for his love interest, Marion Ravenwood. The following scene takes place early in the film, when the villains arrive at Marion's business to try and track down a pendant that will lead them to the resting place of the Lost Ark:
Notice how Marion uses the cigarette as a symbol of power. She dangles the cigarette in her lips as she speaks to the Nazi, a sign of disrespect. As he draws closer, she blows smoke in his face... using the smoke as a weapon to try back him off. He coughs, but holds his ground, at which point she turns to leave. Could it be that she is actually nervous underneath that tough image that she is trying to convey with that cigarette?
After this encounter, Marion decides to help Dr. Jones. She gives him the pendant, and accompanies him to Cairo to search for the Lost Ark. In Cairo, Marion is abducted, but in the confusion Dr. Jones thinks that Marion has actually been killed. To console himself, Indy heads to a local bar to drown his sorrow in a bottle of whiskey. But this is not your typical bar:
Indiana Jones has stgepped into a hookah bar! Technically, it may have been accurate to put the character in a hookah bar in a city like Cairo in the 1930's. But, is it really necessary? Does the tobacco use really add anything to the scene? It becomes even more disturbing when you realize that Indy's friend, Sallah, sends a group of children into the smoke-filled bar to rescue him from the danger.
I would never argue the accuracy of such a scene. I would, however, dispute the necessity of including it. Hookah use in the middle east in the 1930's may have been commonplace, but children and adults watching a classic film like Raiders of the Lost Ark rarely discuss the historical context of such tobacco use. It just adds to the false perception that tobacco use is normal... and that the majority of Americans use tobacco.
If you doubt that scenes like this have an impact, you should read up on the rise of hookah use in the United States in recent years."
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Twister
1996
PG-13
$242 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1996
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jan de Bont
Distributor: Warner Brothers
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 3/29/2009.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
PG
$241 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2002
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Joel Zwick
Distributor: IFC Films
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
PG-13
$241 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2011
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Marshall
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
This film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on June 4, 2011.
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Ghost Busters
1984
PG
$239 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1984
MPAA rating: PG
Director: Ivan Reitman
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middles School on 11/1/2008
Dr. Barry Hummel posted the following additional comments:
"Ghost Busters is a classic comedy in which three down-and-out college professors develop a system for ridding the world of evil spirits. Too bad that they couldn't find a way to rid the world of secondhand smoke!
Take this scene. You will notice the no-smoking scene in the elevator. Too bad the courtesy does not extend to other areas of the hotel...
I wonder if Dr. Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) bothered to pick up the cigarette that fell from his lips? Or did he just let it smolder on the carpet creating a fire hazard?
As the film progresses, the Ghost Busters become the talk of the town. Check out this cameo by radio and television personality Larry King, smoking in his studio during a live broadcast...
So, the ghost-busting business continues to grow, and the time has come to hire a new employee. In this scene, Dr. Stantz and Dr. Venkman return from a job shortly after the arrival of a potential employee, Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson). Check out the great first impression that Stantz and Venkman make on Mr. Zeddmore!
It is hard to believe there was a time where workplace smoking was universal. Over half of the states in the USA, including New York where the movie Ghost Busters takes place, now have some kind of smoke-free workplace legislation.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now classifies secondhand smoke as a Group A carcinogen... the highest possible classification. So, on top of the verbal abuse that the office manager, Janine (Annie Potts), has to suffer at the hands of Dr. Venkman, she is also suffering a form of physical abuse due to second hand smoke. In 1984, the EPA may have stopped by the check on the nuclear equipment used to contain the ghosts captured by our heroes. In 2008, they might also stop by to fine the Ghost Busters for violations of the smoke-free workplace laws on the books in New York!
Do possible safety violations and a crackdown by the EPA have our heroes worried? Not on your life!
While we have come along way in protecting non-smokers in work environments, some of the worst secondhand smoke exposure occurs in a much tighter environment... vehicles.
Because vehicles are smaller, non-smokers are exposed to higher concentrations of the carcinogens found in secondhand smoke. Non-smokers actually smoke the equivalent of 3 cigarettes for every hour that they spend in a car with a smoker! Some states are beginning to pass legislation regulating vehicle smoking, especially where children are involved.
By the end opf the movie, our heroes have cleaned up New York, ridding the city of all its paranormal activity. With nothing left to do, perhaps they should tackle a more relevant problem.
Smoke Busters, anyone?"
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Shrek Forever After
2010
PG
$238 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mike Mitchell
Distributor: Paramount
This film was reviewed by Joshua A. from the Gilchrist County Florida 4-H SWAT Club on June 9, 2010.
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Beverly Hills Cop
1984
R
$235 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1984
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Brest
Distributor: Paramount
In this film 6 smoking incidents occured, 3 of which were inside and 3 of which were outside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 4/14/2009.
Additional comments: This movie starts off with a sting operation involving black market cigarettes. The boxes are clearly marked with Pall Mall and Lucky Strike. With the exception of Lisa Eilbacher, all of the smoking was done by background extras.
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X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
PG-13
$234 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Brett Ratner
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 1/8/2008.
Additional Comments: That pesky Wolverine and his cigars! If only every smoker could heal themselves from the damage caused by tobacco smoke.
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War of the Worlds (2005)
2005
PG-13
$234 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2005
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distributor: Paramount
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 12/16/2007.
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Cast Away
2000
PG-13
$234 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2000
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/8/2009.
Additional comments: All of the smoking occurs early in this film while Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is working in Russia.
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Exorcist, The
1973
R
$233 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1973
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Friedkin
Distributor: Warner Bros
In this film 17 smoking incidents occured, 15 of which were inside and 2 of which were outside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF.The age of Dr. Barry Hummel is Adult .This film was reviewed on 8/29/2009.
Additional comments: "12 different cast members (including Ellen Burstyn and Jason Miller) are seen smoking in this film. The worst offender is a physician seen smoking in the hallway of a hospital!"
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Lost World: Jurassic Park, The
1997
PG-13
$229 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1997
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distributor: Universal
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/20/2008
The comments were: There is a single scene of tobacco use, when Nick Van Owen (Vince Vaughn) puts a cigarette in his mouth early in the movie. There is also a line that compares the hunters to "Marlboro Men".
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Signs
2002
PG-13
$228 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2002
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor: Buena Vista
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Hancock
2008
PG-13
$228 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2008
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Berg
Distributor: Sony
The film was reviewed by:
- Dr. Barry Hummel on 7/28/2008.
- Tracey D. from Bell Middle School on 2/7/2009
Dr. Hummel posted the following additional comments: This is one of the rare superhero movies that does NOT inlcude scenes of smoking! In fact, in 2008 it was the only superhero movie (in a very crowded genre) to find a way to tell a compelling story without resorting to tobacco use.
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Bourne Ultimatum, The
2007
PG-13
$227 Million
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Rush Hour 2
2001
PG-13
$226 Million
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WALL-E
2008
G
$224 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2005
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Andrew Stanton
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on 7/23/2008.
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
PG
$220 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Turteltaub
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
The film was reviewed by Abigail H. from MS Douglas High School on 8/18/2008.
Additional Comments: There is a scene in a bar where an extra smokes. There is a kids in the bar, but in a different room.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
PG
$220 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2009
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Betty Thomas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
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Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
PG-13
$219 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating: 
Year of Release: 1993
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Chris Columbus
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
In this film 5 smoking incidents occured, all of which were inside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 10/5/2008.
Additional Comments: This film includes one of the most inspired anti-smoking messages delivered in a movie! During the opening sequence, Robin Williams is voicing animated characters; when one of the cartoon characters has a cigarette shoved in this mouth, Robin Williams makes a great anti-smoking speech. He then quits his job as a result of the smoking scene.
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King Kong (2005)
2005
PG-13
$218 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2005
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Distributor: Universal
In this film 26 smoking incidents occured, 11 of which were inside and 15 of which were outside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/24/2008.
Additional Comments: This remake of King Kong, made in 2005, had more smoking incidents than the previous two versions combined! Eleven different characters, including two of the film's stars, accounted for 26 smoking scenes... none of which were necessary to the story.
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Ghost
1990
PG-13
$218 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1990
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jerry Zucker
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 6/16/2009.
Additional comments: The good news? The movie contained no scenes of smoking. The bad news? There is a scene in which a cigarette machine is smashed open, spilling packs of four different brands of cigarettes: Pall Mall, Taryton, arlton, and Malibu. Can you say "product placement"?
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How to Train Your Dragon
2010
PG
$218 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Distributor: Paramount
This film was reviewed by Joshua A. from the Gilchrist County Florida 4-H SWAT Club on June 9, 2010.
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Da Vinci Code, The
2006
PG-13
$218 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
This film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 5/17/2009.
Additional comments: Etienne Chicot (as Lt. Collet) was the only star of the movie to smoke, chomping on cigars in three different scenes.
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Aladdin
1992
G
$217 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release:
MPAA Rating: G
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker
Distributor: Buena Vista
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel on 11/5/2007.
Additional Comments: The Genie is seen smoking a cigarette in one scene, drawing attention to it by blowing a heart-shaped smoke ring.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007
PG
$217 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Hill
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on 6/2/2008.
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Saving Private Ryan
1998
R
$217 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 1998
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distributor: Paramount
In this film 37 smoking incidents occured, 2 of which were inside and 35 of which were outside.
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 6/17/2009.
Additional comments: This film contains all of the smoking you would expect from a WWII drama, including a rare depiction of chewing tobacco use.
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Kung Fu Panda
2008
PG
$215 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2008
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Distributor: Dreamworks SKG
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Westglades Middle School on 7/16/2008.
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Mission: Impossible II
2000
PG-13
$215 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2000
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Woo
Distributor: Paramount
The film was reviewed by Dr. Barry Hummel from QDREF on 5/9/2009.
Additional comments: "There are two prominent scenes involving tobacco. The first occurs when the villain (Dougray Scott) punishes his number-one man (Richard Roxburgh) by snipping his finger with a cigar cutter. The other takes place when the owner of a pharmaceutical company (Brendan Gleeson) is smoking in his limousine."
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X2: X-Men United
2003
PG-13
$215 Million
SmokeScreeners Rating:
Year of Release: 2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bryan Singer
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
In this film 4 smoking incidents occured, 3 of which were inside and 1 of which was outside.
The film was reviewed by Zachary H. from Riverglades Middle School on 12/23/2007.
The comments were: Zachary reported that one smoker caught fire as a result of smoking and he felt this was an anti-smoking message. That same smoker, however, was earlier seen smoking around children.
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