Newsies (1992)

PG04/10/1992Drama, 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

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    Christian Bale

    Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

  2. Cast 1

    Bill Pullman

    Bryan Denton

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    Ann-Margret

    Medda Larkson

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    Robert Duvall

    Joseph Pulitzer

  5. Cast 1

    David Moscow

    David Jacobs

  6. Cast 1

    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

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 ...