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Newsies (1992)

10/04/1992 (US)Drama, Music, History, Family2h 1m
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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

    1. Christian Bale

      Christian Bale

      Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

    2. Bill Pullman

      Bill Pullman

      Bryan Denton

    3. Ann-Margret

      Ann-Margret

      Medda Larkson

    4. Robert Duvall

      Robert Duvall

      Joseph Pulitzer

    5. David Moscow

      David Moscow

      David Jacobs

    6. Luke Edwards

      Luke Edwards

      Les Jacobs

    7. Max Casella

      Max Casella

      Racetrack Higgins

    8. Gabriel Damon

      Gabriel Damon

      Spot Conlon

    9. Marty Belafsky

      Marty Belafsky

      Crutchy

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    A review by r96sk

    8.0
    Written by r96sk on 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 ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$15,000,000.00

    Revenue$2,819,485.00

    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