"My father taught us not to lie.""Well, mine told me not to starve; so we both have an education."
Sometimes all it takes is a voice, one voice that becomes a hundred, then a thousand, unless it's silenced.
When the world listened to newspapers, New York was run by two newspapermen Mr. Pulitzer (Duvall) and Mr. Hearst. While trying to outdo each other they begin to lose profit. To make up for this loss they decide to make their delivery boys: the newsies, pay an extra 10 cents for papers. These newsies are poor orphans living on the streets. They can't afford to pay the extra money.
Inspired by the strike of the Trolley Workers, two boys take a stand. Jack Kelly (Bale), who everyone calls Cowboy, is the self-appointed leader of the newsies. Everyone knows him and the story of his miraculous escape from the Refuge (a prison for children). While Jack is a charismatic leader, he is nothing without his pal Davey (Moscow), the walking mouth. David is well educated and knows about strikes and unions. David's words and Jack's mouth inspire the rest of the crew to act. They have a motley crew: Crutchy (Belafsky) is a gimp with a lot of heart, Racetrack (Casella) likes to gamble although he doesn't have good tips, Kid Blink (Parker) who wears an eye patch, Spot (Damon) the leader of the newsies in Brooklyn and his slingshot, Mush (Lohr) and Boots (Lowe), and David's brother Les (Edwards). But they are not afraid...come the fuzz, the Delancy brothers, or the scabbers to take their jobs. They don't trust any adults, accept for a reporter, Denton (Pullman) and the owner of the dance hall Medda (Margaret). Will they break the big boys, or will they all end up in the refuge, black and blue after the Delancey's beat them up?
A period musical (based on actual events), all of the boys sing and dance their way into your hearts. The director (who recently directed the popular High School Musical films) also choreographed the entire film. I love the music in this film, "King of New York" and "Seize the Day" are show stoppers and the other songs are equally memorable...plus any movie that has Christian Bale sing and dance has to be amazing, am I right?
Overall the story is good and even the minor characters are entertaining. All of the newsies have personalities that work well together and make you laugh. Robert Duvall is the perfect villain. My only problem is Ann-Margaret. Yes, shes gorgeous and has a lovely voice, but I don't really watch the two scenes she's in...her songs completely take me out of the movie, so I don't watch them. No offense to her, but she wasn't necessary, except for the Rally scene, and even then she didn't need to sing. And the part of Sarah...not really necessary, except to have a love interest for Bale. She is o.k., but her part isn't all that important. But the male parts all work. Great job boys, carry the banner!!
Dude, it's quotable: the songs are catchy and AMAZING, and there are many funny lines
BUY IT NOW!: o.k., maybe thats a bit much, but you can't just watch this once. See it once to learn the story and fall in love with the characters, then watch it to learn the songs, then watch it for the little lines by the minor characters (they have some of the funniest throw-away lines, but you have to pay attention) and then watch it so you can sing along and even quote random sections!!
Newsies (1992) 121 minutes
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Christian Bale as Jack "Cowboy" Kelly
David Moscow as David Jacobs
Luke Edwards as Les Jacobs
Max Casella as Racetrack
Gabriel Damon as Spot Conlon
Marty Belafsky as Crutchy
Arvie Lowe Jr. as Boots
Aaron Lohr as Mush
Trey Parker as Kid Blink
Bill Pullman as Bryan Denton
Ann-Margret as Medda Larkson
Ele Keats as Sarah Jacobs
Robert Duvall as Joseph Pulitzer
Michael Lerner as Weasel
When the world listened to newspapers, New York was run by two newspapermen Mr. Pulitzer (Duvall) and Mr. Hearst. While trying to outdo each other they begin to lose profit. To make up for this loss they decide to make their delivery boys: the newsies, pay an extra 10 cents for papers. These newsies are poor orphans living on the streets. They can't afford to pay the extra money.
Inspired by the strike of the Trolley Workers, two boys take a stand. Jack Kelly (Bale), who everyone calls Cowboy, is the self-appointed leader of the newsies. Everyone knows him and the story of his miraculous escape from the Refuge (a prison for children). While Jack is a charismatic leader, he is nothing without his pal Davey (Moscow), the walking mouth. David is well educated and knows about strikes and unions. David's words and Jack's mouth inspire the rest of the crew to act. They have a motley crew: Crutchy (Belafsky) is a gimp with a lot of heart, Racetrack (Casella) likes to gamble although he doesn't have good tips, Kid Blink (Parker) who wears an eye patch, Spot (Damon) the leader of the newsies in Brooklyn and his slingshot, Mush (Lohr) and Boots (Lowe), and David's brother Les (Edwards). But they are not afraid...come the fuzz, the Delancy brothers, or the scabbers to take their jobs. They don't trust any adults, accept for a reporter, Denton (Pullman) and the owner of the dance hall Medda (Margaret). Will they break the big boys, or will they all end up in the refuge, black and blue after the Delancey's beat them up?
A period musical (based on actual events), all of the boys sing and dance their way into your hearts. The director (who recently directed the popular High School Musical films) also choreographed the entire film. I love the music in this film, "King of New York" and "Seize the Day" are show stoppers and the other songs are equally memorable...plus any movie that has Christian Bale sing and dance has to be amazing, am I right?
Overall the story is good and even the minor characters are entertaining. All of the newsies have personalities that work well together and make you laugh. Robert Duvall is the perfect villain. My only problem is Ann-Margaret. Yes, shes gorgeous and has a lovely voice, but I don't really watch the two scenes she's in...her songs completely take me out of the movie, so I don't watch them. No offense to her, but she wasn't necessary, except for the Rally scene, and even then she didn't need to sing. And the part of Sarah...not really necessary, except to have a love interest for Bale. She is o.k., but her part isn't all that important. But the male parts all work. Great job boys, carry the banner!!
Dude, it's quotable: the songs are catchy and AMAZING, and there are many funny lines
BUY IT NOW!: o.k., maybe thats a bit much, but you can't just watch this once. See it once to learn the story and fall in love with the characters, then watch it to learn the songs, then watch it for the little lines by the minor characters (they have some of the funniest throw-away lines, but you have to pay attention) and then watch it so you can sing along and even quote random sections!!
Newsies (1992) 121 minutes
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Christian Bale as Jack "Cowboy" Kelly
David Moscow as David Jacobs
Luke Edwards as Les Jacobs
Max Casella as Racetrack
Gabriel Damon as Spot Conlon
Marty Belafsky as Crutchy
Arvie Lowe Jr. as Boots
Aaron Lohr as Mush
Trey Parker as Kid Blink
Bill Pullman as Bryan Denton
Ann-Margret as Medda Larkson
Ele Keats as Sarah Jacobs
Robert Duvall as Joseph Pulitzer
Michael Lerner as Weasel
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