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Newsies( 1992)

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A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream.

Overview

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Christian Bale

      Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

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      Bill Pullman

      Bryan Denton

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      Ann-Margret

      Medda Larkson

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      Robert Duvall

      Joseph Pulitzer

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      David Moscow

      David Jacobs

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      Luke Edwards

      Les Jacobs

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      Max Casella

      Racetrack Higgins

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      Gabriel Damon

      Spot Conlon

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      Marty Belafsky

      Crutchy

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      Aaron Lohr

      Mush

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      Dee Caspary

      Snitch

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      Shon Greenblatt

      Oscar Delancey

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      Trey Parker

      Kid Blink

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      Michael A. Goorjian

      Skittery

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      Dominic Lucero

      Bumlets

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      David Sidoni

      Pie-Eater

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      Kevin Stea

      Swifty the Rake

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      Ele Keats

      Sarah Jacobs

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      Jeffrey DeMunn

      Mayer Jacobs

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      Deborra-Lee Furness

      Esther Jacobs

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      Marc Lawrence

      Kloppman

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      Michael Lerner

      Weasel

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      Kevin Tighe

      Snyder

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      Charles Cioffi

      Seitz

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      William Boyett

      Judge Movealong Monahan

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      Shay Duffin

      Captain McSwain

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      Tom Finnegan

      Bunsen

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      Frank Novak

      Policeman

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      Arvie Lowe, Jr.

      Boots

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      Mark David

      Specs

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    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Wed Sep 23 2020
    Enjoyed this. I've noted before that musicals aren't my favourite (the more I watch, the more they grow on me to be honest), but I had a fun time viewing <em>'Newsies'</em>. It manages to maintain the entertainment whilst keeping strong focus on both the music and storyline, a lot of the musicals that I've seen tend to focus on the tunes first and almost forget about the plot, this doesn't. I thoroughly liked seeing the premise unfold. Talking of song and dance, I rate the musical numbers. I wouldn't say I'll remember or revisit any of the songs but that's not really important, the fact t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    2819485.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • musical
    • based on true story
    • teenage girl
    • teenage boy
    • juvenile crime
    • brawl
    • boy singer
    • name change
    • slingshot
    • juvenile detention center
    • corrupt official
    • turn of the century
    • newspaper boy
    • 19th century
    • newsboy
    • correctional institution
    • 20th century