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Thank You for Smoking

2005 film by Jason Reitman

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia

Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0

Source revisionJun 21, 2026

Entity authoritySource title only

Source-derived summary

Thank You for Smoking is a 2005 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Jason Reitman in his feature film director debut and starring Aaron Eckhart, based on the 1994 novel by Christopher Buckley. It follows the efforts of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor (Eckhart), who lobbies on behalf of cigarettes using heavy spin tactics while also trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son, played by Cameron Bright. Maria Bello, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, Rob Lowe, David Koechner, William H. Macy, J. K. Simmons, and Robert Duvall appear in supporting roles.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Thank You for Smoking” as 2005 film by Jason Reitman. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2005, 1994—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Thank, Smoking and film can be independently traced.

Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 2005 film by Jason Reitman. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 21, 2026. The first chronological checks are 2005 and 1994.

Critical limits

Later fame can flatten the distinction between original context, subsequent adaptation and institutional collecting history. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

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Identifying works and editions
Tracing reception history
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Three-step research path

Establish the record: confirm the title “Thank You for Smoking”, its source revision and the description used here.
Expand the search: follow Thank You for Smoking primary sources, Thank You for Smoking archive and Thank research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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Which edition, object, performance or recording is being described?

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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Thank You for Smoking” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.